| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Smith |  CAN | 47.05 | 48.25 | 
| 2 | Robert Zmelik |  CZE | 48.20 | |
| 3 | Dan O'Brien |  USA | 46.53 | |
| 4 | Christian Plaziat |  FRA | 47.10 | |
| 5 | Dezsö Szabó |  HUN | 47.17 | |
| 6 | Paul Meier |  GER | 47.36 | 47.36 | 
| 7 | Alain Blondel |  FRA | 47.44 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Christian Schenk |  GER | 48.88 | |
| 3 | Rob Muzzio |  USA | 48.63 | |
| 4 | Steve Fritz |  USA | ||
| 5 | Ramil Ganiyev |  UZB | ||
| 6 | Petri Keskitalo |  FIN | 50.26 | |
| 7 | Eduard Hämäläinen |  BLR | 47.41 | 47.41 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Katsuhiko Matsuda |  JPN | ||
| 3 | Henrik Dagård |  SWE | 48.29 | |
| 4 | Xavier Brunet |  ESP | ||
| 5 | Sándor Munkacsi |  HUN | ||
| 6 | Indrek Kaseorg |  EST | ||
| 7 | Munehiro Kaneko |  JPN | 49.61 | 49.61 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tomáš Dvořák |  CZE | 49.35 | |
| 3 | Ronalds Blums |  LAT | ||
| 4 | Sébastien Levicq |  FRA | ||
| 5 | Barry Walsh |  IRL | 50.74 | |
| 6 | Alex Kruger |  GBR | ||
| 7 | Michael Kohnle |  GER | 49.63 |