| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1521 | Joey Woody |
USA
|
48.55 Q | 0.214 |
| 2 | 1143 | Pawel Januszewski |
POL
|
48.63 Q SB | 0.255 |
| 3 | 1339 | Marcel Schelbert |
SUI
|
48.80 Q | 0.139 |
| 4 | 820 | Kemel Thompson |
JAM
|
48.95 | 0.153 |
| 5 | 320 | Jirà MužÃk |
CZE
|
49.17 SB | 0.179 |
| 6 | 1553 | Samuel Matete |
ZAM
|
49.28 | 0.169 |
| 7 | 835 | Kazuhiko Yamazaki |
JPN
|
49.46 | 0.172 |
| 8 | 480 | Jean-Laurent Heusse |
FRA
|
50.17 | 0.141 |
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 459 | Stéphane Diagana |
FRA
|
48.18 Q SB | 0.161 |
| 2 | 794 | Fabrizio Mori |
ITA
|
48.29 Q SB | 0.164 |
| 3 | 154 | Eronilde Nunes de Araújo |
BRA
|
48.41 Q | 0.174 |
| 4 | 1522 | Torrance Zellner |
USA
|
48.53 q | 0.129 |
| 5 | 819 | Dinsdale Morgan |
JAM
|
48.71 q | 0.179 |
| 6 | 691 | Tibor Bédi |
HUN
|
49.00 PB | 0.215 |
| 7 | 1179 | Carlos Silva |
POR
|
49.45 | 0.165 |
| 8 | 592 | Thomas Goller |
GER
|
49.89 | 0.178 |