| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Renner |  AUT | 20.85 | 20.85 | 
| 2 | Enrique Talavera |  ESP | 20.79 | 20.98 | 
| 3 | Daniel Effiong |  NGR | 20.68 | 20.68 | 
| 4 | Robson da Silva |  BRA | 19.96 | 20.15 | 
| 5 | Hermann Lomba |  FRA | 20.69 | 20.69 | 
| 6 | Floyd Heard |  USA | 19.95 | 20.67 | 
| 7 | Atlee Mahorn |  CAN | 20.39 | 20.83 | 
| 8 | Jaroslaw Kaniecki |  POL | 21.00 | 21.00 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felix Stevens |  CUB | 20.24 | 21.06 | 
| 2 | Dmitriy Bartenyev |  URS | 20.78 | 20.78 | 
| 3 | Frank Fredericks |  NAM | 20.08 | 20.08 | 
| 4 | Emmanuel Tuffour |  GHA | 20.50 | 20.50 | 
| 5 | Kennedy Ondiek |  KEN | 20.73 | 20.73 | 
| 6 | Michael Rosswess |  GBR | 20.51 | 20.58 | 
| 7 | Bruno Marie-Rose |  FRA | 20.36i | 20.43 | 
| 8 | Innocent Asonze |  NGR | 20.88 | 20.88 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Capobianco |  AUS | 20.93 | 20.93 | 
| 2 | Stefano Tilli |  ITA | 20.40 | 20.89 | 
| 3 | John Regis |  GBR | 20.18 | 20.62 | 
| 4 | Olapade Adeniken |  NGR | 20.63 | 20.63 | 
| 5 | Michael Johnson |  USA | 19.85 | 20.02 | 
| 6 | Nikolay Antonov |  BUL | 20.28 | 20.28 | 
| 7 | Cyprian Enweani |  CAN | 20.95 | 20.95 | 
| 8 | Daniel Cojocaru |  ROU | 20.94 | 20.94 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1991 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshiyuki Okuyama |  JPN | 20.80 | 20.80 | 
| 2 | Linford Christie |  GBR | 20.09 | 20.72i | 
| 3 | Leroy Burrell |  USA | 20.38 | 20.38 | 
| 4 | Jean-Charles Trouabal |  FRA | 20.75 | 20.75 | 
| 5 | Aleksandr SOKOLOV |  URS | 20.67 | 20.67 | 
| 6 | Joseph Gikonyo |  KEN | 20.43 | 20.43 | 
| 7 | Pascal Thurnherr |  SUI | 20.84 | 20.84 | 
| 8 | Cameron Taylor |  NZL | 21.06 | 21.06 |