| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1150 | LaShawn Merritt | 
 USA                 | 
                44.60 Q | 
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 744 | Youssef Ahmed MASRAHI | 
 KSA                 | 
                44.61 Q NR | 
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1148 | Tony MCQUAY | 
 USA                 | 
                44.66 Q SB | 
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 560 | Kirani JAMES | 
 GRN                 | 
                44.81 Q | 
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 349 | Luguelín SANTOS | 
 DOM                 | 
                44.83 Q | 
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 330 | Pavel MASLÁK | 
 CZE                 | 
                44.84 q NR | 
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 176 | Jonathan BORLÉE | 
 BEL                 | 
                44.85 Q SB | 
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 210 | Anderson FREITAS HENRIQUES | 
 BRA                 | 
                44.95 q PB | 
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 175 | Kévin BORLÉE | 
 BEL                 | 
                45.03 | 
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 151 | Chris Brown | 
 BAH                 | 
                45.18 SB | 
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 1055 | Jarrin Solomon | 
 TTO                 | 
                45.43 | 
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 1054 | Deon LENDORE | 
 TTO                 | 
                45.47 | 
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 1129 | Arman Hall | 
 USA                 | 
                45.54 | 
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 488 | Nigel Levine | 
 GBR                 | 
                45.60 | 
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 642 | Javon FRANCIS | 
 JAM                 | 
                45.62 | 
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 612 | Matteo GALVAN | 
 ITA                 | 
                45.69 | 
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 637 | Javere Bell | 
 JAM                 | 
                45.77 | 
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 647 | Omar Johnson | 
 JAM                 | 
                45.89 | 
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 341 | Nick EKELUND-ARENANDER | 
 DEN                 | 
                45.89 | 
| 20 | 7 | 2 | 345 | Gustavo Cuesta | 
 DOM                 | 
                45.93 | 
| 21 | 7 | 1 | 597 | Brian GREGAN | 
 IRL                 | 
                45.98 | 
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 1198 | José Meléndez | 
 VEN                 | 
                46.22 | 
| 23 | 8 | 1 | 666 | Yuzo Kanemaru | 
 JPN                 | 
                46.28 | 
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 306 | Nery Brenes | 
 CRC                 | 
                46.34 |