| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1099 | LaShawn Merritt |
USA |
44.76 Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 594 | Jermaine Gonzales |
JAM |
44.99 Q |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 171 | Kévin BORLÉE |
BEL |
45.02 Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 170 | Jonathan BORLÉE |
BEL |
45.14 Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 524 | Rondell Bartholomew |
GRN |
45.17 q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 525 | Kirani JAMES |
GRN |
45.20 Q |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 874 | Femi OGUNODE |
QAT |
45.41 q SB |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 963 | Rabah YOUSIF |
SUD |
45.43 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 1106 | Greg Nixon |
USA |
45.51 |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 565 | Tabarie Henry |
ISV |
45.53 Q |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 154 | Chris Brown |
BAH |
45.54 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 934 | Pavel Trenikhin |
RUS |
45.68 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 1013 | Renny QUOW |
TTO |
45.72 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 1131 | Jamaal Torrance |
USA |
45.73 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 160 | Demetrius Pinder |
BAH |
45.87 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 158 | Ramon Miller |
BAH |
45.88 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 271 | Nery Brenes |
CRC |
45.93 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 840 | Marcin Marciniszyn |
POL |
45.94 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 456 | Martyn ROONEY |
GBR |
46.09 |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | 618 | Yuzo Kanemaru |
JPN |
46.11 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | 278 | Williams Collazo |
CUB |
46.13 |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | 896 | Oscar Pistorius |
RSA |
46.19 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | 303 | Erison Hurtault |
DMA |
46.41 |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | 596 | Riker Hylton |
JAM |
46.99 |