| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 870 | Denis Kudryavtsev |
RUS |
48.23 Q PB |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 705 | Bonface Mucheru |
KEN |
48.29 Q PB |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 202 | Jeffery Gibson |
BAH |
48.37 Q NR |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 794 | Patryk DOBEK |
POL |
48.40 q PB |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 956 | Yasmani COPELLO |
TUR |
48.46 q NR |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 1063 | Michael Tinsley |
USA |
48.47 Q |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 1005 | Kerron Clement |
USA |
48.50 Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 679 | Nicholas BETT |
KEN |
48.54 Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 911 | Kariem HUSSEIN |
SUI |
48.59 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 863 | Timofey Chalyy |
RUS |
48.69 PB |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 599 | Thomas BARR |
IRL |
48.71 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 1012 | Johnny Dutch |
USA |
48.74 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 454 | Rasmus MÄGI |
EST |
48.76 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 158 | Abdelmalik LAHOULOU |
ALG |
48.87 NR |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | 860 | L.J. van Zyl |
RSA |
48.89 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | 643 | Annsert Whyte |
JAM |
48.90 SB |
| 17 | 4 | 3 | 518 | Niall Flannery |
GBR |
49.17 |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 822 | Javier Culson |
PUR |
49.36 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 693 | Aron Kipchumba KOECH |
KEN |
49.54 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | 628 | Leford Green |
JAM |
49.59 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | 327 | Wen Cheng |
CHN |
49.62 |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | 222 | Michaël Bultheel |
BEL |
49.66 |
| 23 | 7 | 3 | 754 | Kurt Couto |
MOZ |
50.58 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 664 | Yuki MATSUSHITA |
JPN |
51.10 |