| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Perez |
CUB
|
49.28 | 50.32 |
| 2 | Ruslan Mashchenko |
RUS
|
48.47 | 48.47 |
| 3 | Fabrizio Mori |
ITA
|
48.92 | 49.27 |
| 4 | Eronilde Nunes de Araújo |
BRA
|
48.04 | 48.04 |
| 5 | Stéphane Diagana |
FRA
|
47.37 | 47.37 |
| 6 | Derrick Adkins |
USA
|
47.54 | 47.54 |
| 7 | Erick Keter |
KEN
|
48.24 | 49.27 |
| 8 | Shunji Karube |
JPN
|
49.07 | 49.07 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Octavius Terry |
USA
|
49.43 | 49.43 |
| 2 | Dusán Kovács |
HUN
|
49.30 | 49.30 |
| 3 | Winthrop Graham |
JAM
|
47.60 | 48.68 |
| 4 | Laurent Ottoz |
ITA
|
48.53 | 48.53 |
| 5 | Kazuhiko Yamazaki |
JPN
|
48.37 | 48.37 |
| 6 | Samuel Matete |
ZAM
|
47.10 | 47.80 |
| 7 | Ken Harnden |
ZIM
|
48.72 | 48.72 |
| 8 | Sven Nylander |
SWE
|
48.22 | 48.68 |