| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hidekazu Katsuki |  JPN | 49.72 | 49.72 | 
| 2 | Dries Vorster |  RSA | 48.46 | 49.82 | 
| 3 | Derrick Adkins |  USA | 48.39 | 48.39 | 
| 4 | Winthrop Graham |  JAM | 47.60 | 47.60 | 
| 5 | Barnabas Kinyor |  KEN | 49.39 | 49.39 | 
| 6 | Gary Cadogan |  GBR | 49.25 | 49.25 | 
| 7 | Oleg Tverdokhleb |  UKR | 48.63 | 48.94 | 
| 8 | Sven Nylander |  SWE | 48.37 | 49.70 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Perez |  CUB | 49.28 | 49.28 | 
| 2 | Marc Dollendorf |  BEL | 49.90 | 49.90 | 
| 3 | Samuel Matete |  ZAM | 47.10 | 47.82 | 
| 4 | Erick Keter |  KEN | 48.47 | 48.85 | 
| 5 | Olaf Hense |  GER | 48.48 | 48.48 | 
| 6 | Niklas Wallenlind |  SWE | 48.35 | 49.45 | 
| 7 | Fabrizio Mori |  ITA | 48.92 | 50.10 | 
| 8 | Yoshihiko Saito |  JPN | 49.10 | 49.69 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1993 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shunji Karube |  JPN | 49.57 | 49.80 | 
| 2 | Domingo Cordero |  PUR | 49.12 | 49.55 | 
| 3 | Kevin Young |  USA | 46.78 | 47.37 | 
| 4 | Giorgio Frinolli |  ITA | 49.42 | 49.42 | 
| 5 | Stéphane Diagana |  FRA | 48.13 | 48.78 | 
| 6 | Gideon Biwott |  KEN | 49.27 | 49.27 | 
| 7 | Rohan Robinson |  AUS | 49.49 | 49.49 | 
| 8 | Miro Kocuvan |  SLO | 49.73 | 49.73 |