| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 667 | Steven GARDINER |
BAH |
43.89 Q NR | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1071 | Nathon ALLEN |
JAM |
44.19 Q PB | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1282 | Wayde VAN NIEKERK |
RSA |
44.22 Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 708 | Isaac MAKWALA |
BOT |
44.30 Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 712 | Baboloki THEBE |
BOT |
44.33 Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1413 | Fred KERLEY |
USA |
44.51 q | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 1084 | Demish GAYE |
JAM |
44.55 Q PB | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 1266 | Abdalelah Haroun |
QAT |
44.64 q SB | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 961 | Matthew HUDSON-SMITH |
GBR |
44.74 SB | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 1431 | Gil Roberts |
USA |
44.84 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 688 | Kévin BORLÉE |
BEL |
45.10 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 1422 | Wilbert LONDON |
USA |
45.12 | |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 766 | Jamal Walton |
CAY |
45.16 | .157 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 871 | Óscar HUSILLOS |
ESP |
45.16 PB | .160 |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 1325 | Lalonde Gordon |
TTO |
45.20 | |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 689 | Jonathan BORLÉE |
BEL |
45.23 | |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 833 | Pavel MASLÁK |
CZE |
45.24 | |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 1249 | Rafał Omelko |
POL |
45.37 | |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | 1055 | Brian GREGAN |
IRL |
45.42 | |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | 1426 | LaShawn Merritt |
USA |
45.52 | |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | 1324 | Machel CEDENIO |
TTO |
45.91 | |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 1143 | Boniface Ontuga MWERESA |
KEN |
45.93 | |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | 1065 | Davide RE |
ITA |
45.95 | |
| 24 | 8 | 1 | 952 | Dwayne COWAN |
GBR |
45.96 |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second