| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | AUS | Australia U20 |
AUS |
43.44 Q AU20R | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | JAM | Jamaica U20 |
JAM |
43.61 Q SB | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | NGR | Nigeria U20 |
NGR |
43.65 Q SB | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | USA | United States U20 |
USA |
43.67 SB | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | SUI | Switzerland U20 |
SUI |
43.99 Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | GER | Germany U20 |
GER |
44.09 Q | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | FRA | France U20 |
FRA |
44.26 SB | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | BEL | Belgium U20 |
BEL |
44.33 Q NU20R | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | ESP | Spain U20 |
ESP |
44.54 Q NU20R | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | POL | Poland U20 |
POL |
44.60 SB | |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | ITA | Italy U20 |
ITA |
44.61 SB | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | CZE | Czechia U20 |
CZE |
44.75 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago U20 |
TTO |
45.03 Q | .026 |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | CAN | Canada U20 |
CAN |
45.03 Q SB | .028 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | SLO | Slovenia U20 |
SLO |
45.36 PB | |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | EST | Estonia U20 |
EST |
45.64 NU20R | |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | SVK | Slovak Republic U20 |
SVK |
45.66 | |
| 18 | 4 | 2 | HUN | Hungary U20 |
HUN |
45.80 | |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | CRO | Croatia U20 |
CRO |
45.87 NU20R | |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | IND | India U20 |
IND |
45.91 | |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | RSA | South Africa U20 |
RSA |
45.96 SB | |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | CHI | Chile U20 |
CHI |
46.22 | |
| 23 | 7 | 2 | CHN | PR of China U20 |
CHN |
46.79 | |
| 2 | BRA | Brazil U20 |
BRA |
DNF | |||
| 3 | SWE | Sweden U20 |
SWE |
DNS |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second