| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 769 | Clarence MUNYAI |
RSA |
20.54 Q | +1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 762 | Gift LEOTLELA |
RSA |
20.58 Q | +2.0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 412 | Roger Gurski |
GER |
20.64 Q PB | +1.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 573 | Jun YAMASHITA |
JPN |
20.67 q PB | +1.5 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 383 | Cameron Tindle |
GBR |
20.71 q PB | +1.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 907 | Michael NORMAN |
USA |
20.71 Q | +1.1 |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 537 | Nigel ELLIS |
JAM |
20.78 Q | +2.0 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 819 | Chun-Han YANG |
TPE |
20.90 Q | +1.1 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 372 | Ryan Gorman |
GBR |
20.91 | +1.1 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 891 | Micaiah HARRIS |
USA |
20.97 | +1.5 |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | 584 | Vladislav Grigoryev |
KAZ |
21.08 | +2.0 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | 666 | Emmanuel Arowolo |
NGR |
21.16 | +2.0 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 681 | Mathias Hove JOHANSEN |
NOR |
21.19 | +1.1 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | 108 | Coull Graham |
ANT |
21.24 PB | +1.1 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | 184 | Vinicius Moraes |
BRA |
21.25 | +1.5 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 140 | Samson COLEBROOKE |
BAH |
21.30 PB | +2.0 |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 566 | Wataru Inuzuka |
JPN |
21.40 | +2.0 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 177 | Xholani Talane |
BOT |
21.40 | +1.5 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | 599 | Moffat Ngari Wanjiru |
KEN |
21.48 | +1.5 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | 686 | Hamish Gill |
NZL |
21.49 | +1.1 |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | 113 | Trae Williams |
AUS |
21.49 | +2.0 |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | 603 | Seunghwan KO |
KOR |
21.50 | +1.1 |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | 806 | Marcus Tornée |
SWE |
21.70 | +1.1 |
| 3 | 825 | Akanni HISLOP |
TTO |
DNF |