| Final 20:40 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Antonio Pettigrew | USA | 44.57s | 4 | | 2. Roger Black | GBR | 44.62s | 3 | | 3. Danny Everett | USA | 44.63s | 5 | | 4. Roberto Hernandez | CUB | 44.86s | 6 | | 5. Andrew Valmon | USA | 45.09s | 1 | | 6. Ian Morris | TRI | 45.12s | 8 | | 7. Susumu Takano | JPN | 45.39s | 7 | | 8. Mark Garner | AUS | 45.47s | 2 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Antonio Pettigrew | USA | 44.52s | 3 | | 2. Roberto Hernandez | CUB | 44.66s | 4 | | 3. Danny Everett | USA | 44.97s | 7 | | 4. Ian Morris | TRI | 45.00s | 6 | | 5. Seymour Fagan | JAM | 45.34s | 2 | | 6. Ibrahim Ismail | QAT | 45.46s | 5 | | 7. Derek Redmond | GBR | 45.67s | 1 | | 8. Benyounes Lahlou | MAR | 45.75s | 8 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Roger Black | GBR | 44.64s | 5 | | 2. Andrew Valmon | USA | 45.08s | 3 | | 3. Susumu Takano | JPN | 45.43s | 6 | | 4. Mark Garner | AUS | 45.53s | 4 | | 5. Patrick O'Connor | JAM | 45.54s | 7 | | 6. Samson Kitur | KEN | 46.07s | 2 | | 7. Alvin Daniel | TRI | 46.23s | 1 | | 8. Olivier Noirot | FRA | 47.13s | 8 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Roberto Hernandez | CUB | 44.71s | 4 | | 2. Susumu Takano | JPN | 44.91s | 3 | | 3. Ian Morris | TRI | 45.07s | 2 | | 4. Ibrahim Ismail | QAT | 45.37s | 5 | | 5. Jens Carlowitz | GER | 45.68s | 6 | | 6. Dawda Jallow | GAM | 46.21s | 8 | | 7. Simon Kipkemboi | KEN | 46.29s | 7 | | 8. Michael Joubert | AUS | 46.94s | 1 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Andrew Valmon | USA | 45.41s | 2 | | 2. Seymour Fagan | JAM | 45.45s | 3 | | 3. Samson Kitur | KEN | 45.54s | 4 | | 4. Derek Redmond | GBR | 45.66s | 6 | | 5. Paul Greene | AUS | 45.97s | 1 | | 6. Lazaro Martinez | CUB | 46.12s | 5 | | 7. Tamas Molnar | HUN | 46.47s | 7 | | -. Carlos Morales | CHI | DNS | 8 |
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| Heat 3 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Antonio Pettigrew | USA | 45.03s | 3 | | 2. Mark Garner | AUS | 45.08s | 6 | | 3. Roger Black | GBR | 45.39s | 4 | | 4. Patrick O'Connor | JAM | 45.56s | 7 | | 5. Patrick Delice | TRI | 45.78s | 5 | | 6. Anthony Wilson | CAN | 47.03s | 2 | | 7. Amar Hacini | ALG | 47.30s | 1 | | -. Cayetano Cornet | ESP | DNS | 8 |
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| Heat 4 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Alvin Daniel | TRI | 45.48s | 4 | | 2. Benyounes Lahlou | MAR | 45.69s | 6 | | 3. Danny Everett | USA | 45.93s | 5 | | 4. Olivier Noirot | FRA | 45.98s | 2 | | 5. Dmitriy Kliger | URS | 46.29s | 1 | | 6. Wilson Canizales | COL | 46.42s | 3 | | 7. Paul Sanders | GBR | 46.59s | 8 | | -. Andrea Nuti | ITA | DQ | 7 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Antonio Pettigrew | USA | 45.02s | 2 | | 2. Wilson Canizales | COL | 46.23s | 7 | | 3. Patrick O'Connor | JAM | 46.30s | 6 | | 4. Paul Sanders | GBR | 46.38s | 3 | | 5. Simon Kipkemboi | KEN | 46.46s | 1 | | 6. Michael Joubert | AUS | 46.55s | 4 | | 7. Carlos Morales | CHI | 46.80s | 8 | | 8. Manuel Alves Fonseca | STP | 54.01s | 5 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Susumu Takano | JPN | 46.10s | 4 | | 2. Samson Kitur | KEN | 46.19s | 5 | | 3. Lazaro Martinez | CUB | 46.25s | 3 | | 4. Tamas Molnar | HUN | 46.64s | 8 | | 5. Dmitriy Kliger | URS | 46.71s | 6 | | 6. Roberto Bortolotto | BRA | 47.44s | 1 | | 7. Joel Otim | UGA | 48.03s | 2 | | -. Amadou Sy Savane | GUI | DQ | 7 |
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| Heat 3 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Alvin Daniel | TRI | 45.64s | 4 | | 2. Derek Redmond | GBR | 45.78s | 2 | | 3. Benyounes Lahlou | MAR | 45.80s | 1 | | 4. Andrew Valmon | USA | 46.16s | 5 | | 5. Andrea Nuti | ITA | 46.80s | 6 | | 6. Filipe Lomba | POR | 47.37s | 7 | | 7. Eswort Coombs | STV | 48.63s | 3 | | -. Tim Hesse | GHA | DQ | 8 |
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| Heat 4 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Danny Everett | USA | 45.73s | 1 | | 2. Patrick Delice | TRI | 46.03s | 4 | | 3. Paul Greene | AUS | 46.27s | 6 | | 4. Olivier Noirot | FRA | 46.41s | 3 | | 5. Dawda Jallow | GAM | 46.66s | 2 | | 6. Anthony Wilson | CAN | 46.71s | 7 | | 7. Seibert Straughn | BAR | 46.88s | 5 |
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| Heat 5 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Seymour Fagan | JAM | 44.88s | 7 | | 2. Jens Carlowitz | GER | 45.78s | 8 | | 3. Roger Black | GBR | 46.02s | 5 | | 4. Ian Morris | TRI | 46.16s | 1 | | 5. Amar Hacini | ALG | 46.52s | 2 | | 6. Tsvetoslav Stankulov | BUL | 46.89s | 4 | | 7. Thabani Gonye | ZIM | 47.61s | 3 | | 8. Henry Sweeney | MNT | 49.81s | 6 |
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| Heat 6 | Team | Time | L | | 1. Roberto Hernandez | CUB | 45.49s | 3 | | 2. Mark Garner | AUS | 45.77s | 6 | | 3. Ibrahim Ismail | QAT | 46.20s | 2 | | 4. Cayetano Cornet | ESP | 46.54s | 1 | | 5. Jindrich Roun | TCH | 46.86s | 5 | | 6. Charles Gitonga | KEN | 47.03s | 7 | | -. Troy Douglas | BER | DNS | 4 |
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