| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1173 | Michael Tinsley |
USA |
49.07 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 997 | Emir Bekric |
SRB |
49.16 Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 346 | Felix Sánchez |
DOM |
49.20 Q |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 934 | Timofey Chalyy |
RUS |
49.33 Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 983 | Mamadou Kasse HANN |
SEN |
49.33 Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1116 | Kerron Clement |
USA |
49.43 Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 643 | Leford Green |
JAM |
49.45 Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | 1051 | Jehue Gordon |
TTO |
49.52 Q |
| 9 | 2 | 5 | 651 | Isa Phillips |
JAM |
49.57 Q |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | 407 | Rasmus MÄGI |
EST |
49.63 Q |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 656 | Annsert Whyte |
JAM |
49.63 Q |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 911 | Cornel Fredericks |
RSA |
49.66 Q |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 500 | Sebastian Rodger |
GBR |
49.66 q |
| 14 | 3 | 4 | 1135 | Bershawn Jackson |
USA |
49.76 Q |
| 15 | 4 | 5 | 893 | Eric Alejandro |
PUR |
49.79 Q |
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 494 | David GREENE |
GBR |
49.79 q |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 120 | Tristan Thomas |
AUS |
49.80 q |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 507 | Rhys Williams |
GBR |
49.85 Q |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | 311 | Omar Cisneros |
CUB |
49.87 Q |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 894 | Javier Culson |
PUR |
49.91 Q |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | 668 | Takayuki KISHIMOTO |
JPN |
49.96 Q |
| 22 | 6 | 5 | 225 | Mahau SUGUIMATI |
BRA |
50.00 q |
| 23 | 4 | 2 | 456 | Mickaël François |
FRA |
50.02 Q |
| 23 | 5 | 3 | 945 | Denis Kudryavtsev |
RUS |
50.02 |
| 25 | 5 | 2 | 926 | L.J. van Zyl |
RSA |
50.05 |
| 26 | 7 | 1 | 447 | Yoann Décimus |
FRA |
50.21 |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | 162 | Jeffery Gibson |
BAH |
50.25 Q |
| 28 | 6 | 3 | 1112 | Andrés Silva |
URU |
50.48 SB |
| 29 | 5 | 4 | 660 | Yasuhiro Fueki |
JPN |
50.66 |
| 30 | 6 | 2 | 107 | Miloud Rahmani |
ALG |
50.79 |
| 31 | 7 | 3 | 907 | PC Beneke |
RSA |
51.14 |
| 32 | 7 | 5 | 658 | Takatoshi ABE |
JPN |
51.41 |
| 33 | 6 | 4 | 854 | Mowen Boino |
PNG |
51.49 SB |
| 34 | 7 | 4 | 852 | Eric CRAY |
PHI |
52.45 |
| 35 | 7 | 2 | 304 | Maoulida Daroueche |
COM |
53.28 |
| 2 | 765 | Jacques Frisch |
LUX |
DNF | ||
| 4 | 542 | Silvio Schirrmeister |
GER |
DNS |