| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Nikolay Antonov |
BUL |
20.83 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Ade Mafe |
GBR |
20.95 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Miguel Ángel Gómez |
ESP |
21.09 PB |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Linford Christie |
GBR |
21.12 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Sandro Floris |
ITA |
21.17 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Thomas Jefferson |
USA |
21.19 |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Andrey Fedoriv |
URS |
21.19 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Patrick Stevens |
BEL |
21.33 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Paolo Catalano |
ITA |
21.36 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Daniel Cojocaru |
ROU |
21.41 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Eric Perrot |
FRA |
21.43 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Franz Ratzenberger |
AUT |
21.65 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Luis Rodríguez |
ESP |
21.67 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Jeroen Fischer |
BEL |
21.73 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Daron Council |
USA |
21.74 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Troy Douglas |
BER |
21.78 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Dazel Jules |
TTO |
21.91 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | Jirí Valík |
TCH |
22.41 |