| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 470 | Ingo Schultz |
GER |
44.66 Q PB |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 613 | Gregory Haughton |
JAM |
44.83 Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 894 | Robert Mackowiak |
POL |
44.84 Q PB |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 66 | Avard Moncur |
BAH |
44.89 Q |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 816 | Eric Milazar |
MRI |
44.92 Q |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 700 | Hamdan Odha Al-Bishi |
KSA |
45.10 q |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 511 | Alleyne Francique |
GRN |
45.11 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Malik Louahla |
ALG |
45.14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 429 | Mark Richardson |
GBR |
45.14 SB |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 387 | Marc Raquil |
FRA |
45.22 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 1146 | Leonard Byrd |
USA |
45.39 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 946 | Marcus La Grange |
RSA |
45.44 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 292 | David Canal |
ESP |
45.50 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 1058 | Jimisola Laursen |
SWE |
45.62 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | 132 | Anderson Jorge dos Santos |
BRA |
45.83 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 176 | Shane Niemi |
CAN |
45.91 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 947 | Hendrick Mokganyetsi |
RSA |
45.99 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 902 | Piotr Rysiukiewicz |
POL |
46.12 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 886 | Piotr Dlugosielski |
POL |
46.62 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | 1032 | Sugath Thilakaratne |
SRI |
46.69 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | 430 | Iwan Thomas |
GBR |
46.72 |
| 1 | 1193 | Antonio Pettigrew |
USA |
DQ | ||
| 3 | 1212 | Jerome Young |
USA |
DQ | ||
| 3 | 619 | Michael McDonald |
JAM |
DNF |