| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mirko Spada |  SUI | 49.10 | 49.10 | 
| 3 | Sebastian Chmara |  POL | 48.92 | |
| 4 | Robert Zmelik |  CZE | 48.20 | |
| 5 | Simon Poelman |  NZL | 50.10 | |
| 6 | Rolf Schläfli |  SUI | 47.71 | |
| 7 | Petri Keskitalo |  FIN | 50.26 | |
| 8 | Rojs Piziks |  LAT | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramil Ganiyev |  UZB | 49.80 | |
| 2 | Jan Poděbradský |  CZE | ||
| 3 | Indrek Kaseorg |  EST | 48.35 | 48.35 | 
| 4 | Sébastien Levicq |  FRA | 51.75 | |
| 5 | Valeriy Belousov |  RUS | ||
| 6 | Andrei Nazarov |  EST | 49.21 | |
| 7 | Alex Kruger |  GBR | 50.33 | |
| 8 | Antonio Peñalver |  ESP | 49.50 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Brian Brophy |  USA | ||
| 3 | Paul Meier |  GER | 47.36 | |
| 4 | Jón Arnar Magnússon |  ISL | ||
| 5 | Michael Kohnle |  GER | 49.10 | 49.10 | 
| 6 | Lev Lobodin |  UKR | ||
| 7 | Thorsten Dauth |  GER | 48.13 | |
| 8 | Tomáš Dvořák |  CZE | 48.34 | 48.34 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Smith |  CAN | 47.05 | 49.10 | 
| 2 | Chris Huffins |  USA | 48.61 | 48.61 | 
| 3 | Henrik Dagård |  SWE | 46.71 | |
| 4 | Alain Blondel |  FRA | 47.44 | |
| 5 | Erki Nool |  EST | 46.98 | 46.98 | 
| 6 | Christian Plaziat |  FRA | 47.10 | |
| 7 | Dan O'Brien |  USA | 46.53 | 47.96 | 
| 8 | Eduard Hämäläinen |  BLR | 47.20 | 47.20 |