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400 metres, Men

Date	24 – 28 September 1988
Status	Olympic
Location	Ol-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants	75 from 55 countries

In early August 1988, at the Weltklasse Meet in Zürich, Harry “Butch” Reynolds broke Lee Evans’s vaunted world record of 43.86 from the 1968 Olympics, running 43.29. He was a heavy favorite in Seoul, and had also won the US Olympic Trials from Danny Joe Everett. The third US qualifier was a youngster, Everett’s 19-year-old UCLA teammate, Steve Lewis. In the first two rounds at Seoul, Lewis had the fastest times. The two semis were won by Reynolds and Lewis, with 1987 World Champion Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) failing to qualify. In the final, Everett opened up early and led to 200 metres. Lewis then took the lead but Reynolds was closing. His last 100 was the fastest but he narrowly missed catching Lewis, who won the gold. Everett held on to complete the US sweep.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	45.31 (1 h5)	44.41 (1 h3)	44.35 (1 h1)	43.87 (1)	Gold
2	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	46.28 (3 h2)	44.46 (1 h4)	44.33 (1 h2)	43.93 (2)	Silver
3	1088	Danny Everett	USA	45.63 (1 h9)	44.83 (1 h2)	44.36 (2 h1)	44.09 (3)	Bronze
4	36	Darren Clark	AUS	45.93 (1 h7)	44.96 (2 h3)	44.38 (3 h1)	44.55 (4)
5	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	46.02 (3 h10)	45.02 (2 h2)	44.74 (4 h2)	44.72 (5)
6	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	46.24 (1 h8)	45.16 (4 h2)	44.50 (4 h1)	44.94 (6)
7	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	45.84 (1 h4)	44.70 (1 h1)	44.60 (2 h2)	44.95 (7)
8	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	46.79 (1 h3)	45.02 (3 h3)	44.69 (3 h2)	45.03 (8)
5 h1 r3/4	641	Susumu Takano	JPN	45.42 (1 h10)	45.00 (2 h4)	44.90 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	480	Thomas Schönlebe	GDR	47.07 (2 h4)	45.09 (3 h2)	44.90 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	462	Jens Carlowitz	GDR	45.64 (2 h5)	45.09 (2 h1)	45.08 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	614	Howard Davis	JAM	45.97 (2 h6)	45.40 (4 h4)	45.48 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	126	Gérson de Souza	BRA	45.90 (1 h6)	45.35 (3 h4)	45.27 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	620	Devon Morris	JAM	45.95 (2 h9)	45.30 (4 h3)	45.68 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r3/4	846	Tomasz Jędrusik	POL	46.12 (3 h9)	45.27 (4 h1)	46.17 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r3/4	459	Brian Whittle	GBR	46.07 (1 h2)	45.22 (3 h1)	46.07 (8 h2)	–
5 h1 r2/4	803	Sunday Uti	NGR	47.08 (3 h4)	45.33 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	46.15 (2 h7)	45.44 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	259	Gaietà Cornet	ESP	46.16 (2 h2)	45.39 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	217	Gabriel Tiacoh	CIV	47.19 (3 h5)	45.49 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	45	Miles Murphy	AUS	46.38 (2 h1)	45.93 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	404	Todd Bennett	GBR	46.37 (1 h1)	45.96 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	176	Anton Skerritt	CAN	46.64 (3 h1)	46.08 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	670	Lucas Sang	KEN	46.85 (2 h3)	45.72 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	399	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.91 (3 h8)	46.35 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	900	Ousmane Diarra	SEN	46.86 (3 h3)	46.23 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r2/4	665	Elkana Nyangau	KEN	46.25 (4 h10)	46.09 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r2/4	1009	Patrick Delice	TTO	46.14 (4 h9)	45.75 (7 h4)	–	–
8 h1 r2/4	76	Elvis Forde	BAR	46.47 (3 h7)	46.59 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r2/4	94	Troy Douglas	BER	45.69 (2 h10)	46.28 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h3 r2/4	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	47.87 (3 h6)	47.48 (8 h3)	–	–
8 h4 r2/4	49	Rob Stone	AUS	46.52 (2 h8)	46.04 (8 h4)	–	–
4 h1 r1/4	78	Richard Louis	BAR	46.80 (4 h1)	–	–	–
4 h2 r1/4	80	Seibert Straughn	BAR	47.37 (4 h2)	–	–	–
4 h3 r1/4	1168	Douglas Kalembo	ZAM	47.44 (4 h3)	–	–	–
4 h4 r1/4	1006	Lin Kuang-Liang	TPE	48.18 (4 h4)	–	–	–
4 h5 r1/4	1183	Jean-Didace Bémou	CGO	48.46 (4 h5)	–	–	–
4 h6 r1/4	109	Sunday Maweni	BOT	47.97 (4 h6)	–	–	–
4 h7 r1/4	1175	Elijah Nkala	ZIM	46.60 (4 h7)	–	–	–
4 h8 r1/4	704	Yun Nam-Han	KOR	47.02 (4 h8)	–	–	–
5 h1 r1/4	922	Felix Sandy	SLE	46.82 (5 h1)	–	–	–
5 h2 r1/4	869	Filipe Lombá	POR	47.57 (5 h2)	–	–	–
5 h3 r1/4	71	Mohamed Hossain Milzer	BAN	48.76 (5 h3)	–	–	–
5 h4 r1/4	220	Ernest Tché-Noubossie	CMR	48.31 (5 h4)	–	–	–
5 h5 r1/4	723	Abdullah Ali Ahmed	LBA	48.89 (5 h5)	–	–	–
5 h6 r1/4	823	Sulaiman Juma Al-Habsi	OMA	48.30 (5 h6)	–	–	–
5 h7 r1/4	283	Antonio Sánchez	ESP	47.18 (5 h7)	–	–	–
5 h8 r1/4	1017	John Goville	UGA	47.11 (5 h8)	–	–	–
5 h9 r1/4	1155	Slobodan Branković	YUG	46.59 (5 h9)	–	–	–
5 h10 r1/4	1159	Ismail Mačev	YUG	46.37 (5 h10)	–	–	–
6 h1 r1/4	489	Gustavo Envela	GEQ	48.11 (6 h1)	–	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	185	Ali Faudet	CHA	48.69 (6 h2)	–	–	–
6 h3 r1/4	1000	Akossi Gnalo	TOG	51.46 (6 h3)	–	–	–
6 h4 r1/4	709	Haji Bakr Al-Qahtani	KSA	48.53 (6 h4)	–	–	–
6 h5 r1/4	1167	Jonathan Chipalo	ZAM	48.97 (6 h5)	–	–	–
6 h6 r1/4	732	Nordin Mohamed Jadi	MAS	49.52 (6 h6)	–	–	–
6 h7 r1/4	775	Jaime Rodrigues	MOZ	47.33 (6 h7)	–	–	–
6 h8 r1/4	831	Muhammad Fayyaz	PAK	47.13 (6 h8)	–	–	–
6 h9 r1/4	519	Jorge Fidel Ponce	HON	51.11 (6 h9)	–	–	–
6 h10 r1/4	543	Elieser Wattebosi	INA	47.10 (6 h10)	–	–	–
7 h1 r1/4	296	Joe Rodan	FIJ	48.69 (7 h1)	–	–	–
7 h2 r1/4	1138	Baptiste Firiam	VAN	51.77 (7 h2)	–	–	–
7 h4 r1/4	1170	Enock Musonda	ZAM	49.21 (7 h4)	–	–	–
7 h5 r1/4	727	Maher Abbas	LBN	51.29 (7 h5)	–	–	–
7 h6 r1/4	1146	Michael Williams	VIN	51.22 (7 h6)	–	–	–
7 h7 r1/4	562	Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef	IRQ	47.45 (7 h7)	–	–	–
7 h8 r1/4	772	Yaya Seyba	MLI	48.83 (7 h8)	–	–	–
7 h10 r1/4	609	Willis Todman	IVB	50.11 (7 h10)	–	–	–
8 h1 r1/4	745	Odiya Silweya	MAW	49.73 (8 h1)	–	–	–
8 h4 r1/4	752	Ahmed Shageef	MDV	50.61 (8 h4)	–	–	–
8 h5 r1/4	103	Carlton Usher	BIZ	51.42 (8 h5)	–	–	–
8 h7 r1/4	574	Desai Wynter	ISV	48.39 (8 h7)	–	–	–
8 h8 r1/4	21	Alfred Browne	ANT	48.92 (8 h8)	–	–	–
AC h3 r1/4	118	Sérgio de Menezes	BRA	– (DNF h3)	–	–	–
AC h9 r1/4	1163	Mwana Bute Kasongo	COD	– (DQ h9)	–	–	–
DNS	18	Luis Neto	ANG	– (DNS h9)	–	–	–
DNS	221	William Taramai	COK	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–
DNS	446	Derek Redmond	GBR	– (DNS h6)	–	–	–
DNS	840	Porfirio Méndez	PAR	– (DNS h10)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	24 September 1988
Format	Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	45.31	Q
2	641	Susumu Takano	JPN	45.42	Q
3	1088	Danny Everett	USA	45.63	Q
4	462	Jens Carlowitz	GDR	45.64	Q
5	94	Troy Douglas	BER	45.69	Q
6	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	45.84	Q
7	126	Gérson de Souza	BRA	45.90	Q
8	36	Darren Clark	AUS	45.93	Q
9	620	Devon Morris	JAM	45.95	Q
10	614	Howard Davis	JAM	45.97	Q
11	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	46.02	Q
12	459	Brian Whittle	GBR	46.07	Q
13	846	Tomasz Jędrusik	POL	46.12	Q
14	1009	Patrick Delice	TTO	46.14	q
15	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	46.15	Q
16	259	Gaietà Cornet	ESP	46.16	Q
17	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	46.24	Q
18	665	Elkana Nyangau	KEN	46.25	q
19	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	46.28	Q
=20	404	Todd Bennett	GBR	46.37	Q
=20	1159	Ismail Mačev	YUG	46.37
22	45	Miles Murphy	AUS	46.38	Q
23	76	Elvis Forde	BAR	46.47	Q
24	49	Rob Stone	AUS	46.52	Q
25	1155	Slobodan Branković	YUG	46.59
26	1175	Elijah Nkala	ZIM	46.60
27	176	Anton Skerritt	CAN	46.64	Q
28	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	46.79	Q
29	78	Richard Louis	BAR	46.80
30	922	Felix Sandy	SLE	46.82
31	670	Lucas Sang	KEN	46.85	Q
32	900	Ousmane Diarra	SEN	46.86	Q
33	399	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.91	Q
34	704	Yun Nam-Han	KOR	47.02
35	480	Thomas Schönlebe	GDR	47.07	Q
36	803	Sunday Uti	NGR	47.08	Q
37	543	Elieser Wattebosi	INA	47.10
38	1017	John Goville	UGA	47.11
39	831	Muhammad Fayyaz	PAK	47.13
40	283	Antonio Sánchez	ESP	47.18
41	217	Gabriel Tiacoh	CIV	47.19	Q
42	775	Jaime Rodrigues	MOZ	47.33
43	80	Seibert Straughn	BAR	47.37
44	1168	Douglas Kalembo	ZAM	47.44
45	562	Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef	IRQ	47.45
46	869	Filipe Lombá	POR	47.57
47	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	47.87	Q
48	109	Sunday Maweni	BOT	47.97
49	489	Gustavo Envela	GEQ	48.11
50	1006	Lin Kuang-Liang	TPE	48.18
51	823	Sulaiman Juma Al-Habsi	OMA	48.30
52	220	Ernest Tché-Noubossie	CMR	48.31
53	574	Desai Wynter	ISV	48.39
54	1183	Jean-Didace Bémou	CGO	48.46
55	709	Haji Bakr Al-Qahtani	KSA	48.53
=56	296	Joe Rodan	FIJ	48.69
=56	185	Ali Faudet	CHA	48.69
58	71	Mohamed Hossain Milzer	BAN	48.76
59	772	Yaya Seyba	MLI	48.83
60	723	Abdullah Ali Ahmed	LBA	48.89
61	21	Alfred Browne	ANT	48.92
62	1167	Jonathan Chipalo	ZAM	48.97
63	1170	Enock Musonda	ZAM	49.21
64	732	Nordin Mohamed Jadi	MAS	49.52
65	745	Odiya Silweya	MAW	49.73
66	609	Willis Todman	IVB	50.11
67	752	Ahmed Shageef	MDV	50.61
68	519	Jorge Fidel Ponce	HON	51.11
69	1146	Michael Williams	VIN	51.22
70	727	Maher Abbas	LBN	51.29
71	103	Carlton Usher	BIZ	51.42
72	1000	Akossi Gnalo	TOG	51.46
73	1138	Baptiste Firiam	VAN	51.77
DNF	118	Sérgio de Menezes	BRA	–
DQ	1163	Mwana Bute Kasongo	COD	–
DNS	221	William Taramai	COK	–
DNS	446	Derek Redmond	GBR	–
DNS	18	Luis Neto	ANG	–
DNS	840	Porfirio Méndez	PAR	–

Heat #1

Time	9:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	404	Todd Bennett	GBR	46.37	Q
2	45	Miles Murphy	AUS	46.38	Q
3	176	Anton Skerritt	CAN	46.64	Q
4	78	Richard Louis	BAR	46.80
5	922	Felix Sandy	SLE	46.82
6	489	Gustavo Envela	GEQ	48.11
7	296	Joe Rodan	FIJ	48.69
8	745	Odiya Silweya	MAW	49.73

Heat #2

Time	9:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	459	Brian Whittle	GBR	46.07	Q
2	259	Gaietà Cornet	ESP	46.16	Q
3	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	46.28	Q
4	80	Seibert Straughn	BAR	47.37
5	869	Filipe Lombá	POR	47.57
6	185	Ali Faudet	CHA	48.69
7	1138	Baptiste Firiam	VAN	51.77

Heat #3

Time	9:40

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	46.79	Q
2	670	Lucas Sang	KEN	46.85	Q
3	900	Ousmane Diarra	SEN	46.86	Q
4	1168	Douglas Kalembo	ZAM	47.44
5	71	Mohamed Hossain Milzer	BAN	48.76
6	1000	Akossi Gnalo	TOG	51.46
DNF	118	Sérgio de Menezes	BRA	–
DNS	221	William Taramai	COK	–

Heat #4

Time	9:45

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	45.84	Q
2	480	Thomas Schönlebe	GDR	47.07	Q
3	803	Sunday Uti	NGR	47.08	Q
4	1006	Lin Kuang-Liang	TPE	48.18
5	220	Ernest Tché-Noubossie	CMR	48.31
6	709	Haji Bakr Al-Qahtani	KSA	48.53
7	1170	Enock Musonda	ZAM	49.21
8	752	Ahmed Shageef	MDV	50.61

Heat #5

Time	9:50

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	45.31	Q
2	462	Jens Carlowitz	GDR	45.64	Q
3	217	Gabriel Tiacoh	CIV	47.19	Q
4	1183	Jean-Didace Bémou	CGO	48.46
5	723	Abdullah Ali Ahmed	LBA	48.89
6	1167	Jonathan Chipalo	ZAM	48.97
7	727	Maher Abbas	LBN	51.29
8	103	Carlton Usher	BIZ	51.42

Heat #6

Time	9:55

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	126	Gérson de Souza	BRA	45.90	Q
2	614	Howard Davis	JAM	45.97	Q
3	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	47.87	Q
4	109	Sunday Maweni	BOT	47.97
5	823	Sulaiman Juma Al-Habsi	OMA	48.30
6	732	Nordin Mohamed Jadi	MAS	49.52
7	1146	Michael Williams	VIN	51.22
DNS	446	Derek Redmond	GBR	–

Heat #7

Time	10:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	36	Darren Clark	AUS	45.93	Q
2	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	46.15	Q
3	76	Elvis Forde	BAR	46.47	Q
4	1175	Elijah Nkala	ZIM	46.60
5	283	Antonio Sánchez	ESP	47.18
6	775	Jaime Rodrigues	MOZ	47.33
7	562	Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef	IRQ	47.45
8	574	Desai Wynter	ISV	48.39

Heat #8

Time	10:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	46.24	Q
2	49	Rob Stone	AUS	46.52	Q
3	399	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.91	Q
4	704	Yun Nam-Han	KOR	47.02
5	1017	John Goville	UGA	47.11
6	831	Muhammad Fayyaz	PAK	47.13
7	772	Yaya Seyba	MLI	48.83
8	21	Alfred Browne	ANT	48.92

Heat #9

Time	10:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1088	Danny Everett	USA	45.63	Q
2	620	Devon Morris	JAM	45.95	Q
3	846	Tomasz Jędrusik	POL	46.12	Q
4	1009	Patrick Delice	TTO	46.14	q
5	1155	Slobodan Branković	YUG	46.59
6	519	Jorge Fidel Ponce	HON	51.11
DQ	1163	Mwana Bute Kasongo	COD	–
DNS	18	Luis Neto	ANG	–

Heat #10

Time	10:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	641	Susumu Takano	JPN	45.42	Q
2	94	Troy Douglas	BER	45.69	Q
3	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	46.02	Q
4	665	Elkana Nyangau	KEN	46.25	q
5	1159	Ismail Mačev	YUG	46.37
6	543	Elieser Wattebosi	INA	47.10
7	609	Willis Todman	IVB	50.11
DNS	840	Porfirio Méndez	PAR	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	25 September 1988
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	44.41	Q
2	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	44.46	Q
3	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	44.70	Q
4	1088	Danny Everett	USA	44.83	Q
5	36	Darren Clark	AUS	44.96	Q
6	641	Susumu Takano	JPN	45.00	Q
=7	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	45.02	Q
=7	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	45.02	Q
=9	462	Jens Carlowitz	GDR	45.09	Q
=9	480	Thomas Schönlebe	GDR	45.09	Q
11	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	45.16	Q
12	459	Brian Whittle	GBR	45.22	Q
13	846	Tomasz Jędrusik	POL	45.27	Q
14	620	Devon Morris	JAM	45.30	Q
15	803	Sunday Uti	NGR	45.33
16	126	Gérson de Souza	BRA	45.35	Q
17	259	Gaietà Cornet	ESP	45.39
18	614	Howard Davis	JAM	45.40	Q
19	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	45.44
20	217	Gabriel Tiacoh	CIV	45.49
21	670	Lucas Sang	KEN	45.72
22	1009	Patrick Delice	TTO	45.75
23	45	Miles Murphy	AUS	45.93
24	404	Todd Bennett	GBR	45.96
25	49	Rob Stone	AUS	46.04
26	176	Anton Skerritt	CAN	46.08
27	665	Elkana Nyangau	KEN	46.09
28	900	Ousmane Diarra	SEN	46.23
29	94	Troy Douglas	BER	46.28
30	399	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.35
31	76	Elvis Forde	BAR	46.59
32	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	47.48

Heat #1

Time	12:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	44.70	Q
2	462	Jens Carlowitz	GDR	45.09	Q
3	459	Brian Whittle	GBR	45.22	Q
4	846	Tomasz Jędrusik	POL	45.27	Q
5	803	Sunday Uti	NGR	45.33
6	45	Miles Murphy	AUS	45.93
7	399	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.35
8	76	Elvis Forde	BAR	46.59

Heat #2

Time	12:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1088	Danny Everett	USA	44.83	Q
2	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	45.02	Q
3	480	Thomas Schönlebe	GDR	45.09	Q
4	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	45.16	Q
5	655	Simeon Kipkemboi	KEN	45.44
6	404	Todd Bennett	GBR	45.96
7	900	Ousmane Diarra	SEN	46.23
8	94	Troy Douglas	BER	46.28

Heat #3

Time	12:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	44.41	Q
2	36	Darren Clark	AUS	44.96	Q
3	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	45.02	Q
4	620	Devon Morris	JAM	45.30	Q
5	259	Gaietà Cornet	ESP	45.39
6	176	Anton Skerritt	CAN	46.08
7	665	Elkana Nyangau	KEN	46.09
8	808	Takale Tuna	PNG	47.48

Heat #4

Time	12:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	44.46	Q
2	641	Susumu Takano	JPN	45.00	Q
3	126	Gérson de Souza	BRA	45.35	Q
4	614	Howard Davis	JAM	45.40	Q
5	217	Gabriel Tiacoh	CIV	45.49
6	670	Lucas Sang	KEN	45.72
7	1009	Patrick Delice	TTO	45.75
8	49	Rob Stone	AUS	46.04

Semi-Finals

Date	26 September 1988
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	44.33	Q
2	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	44.35	Q
3	1088	Danny Everett	USA	44.36	Q
4	36	Darren Clark	AUS	44.38	Q
5	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	44.50	Q
6	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	44.60	Q
7	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	44.69	Q
8	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	44.74	Q
=9	641	Susumu Takano	JPN	44.90
=9	480	Thomas Schönlebe	GDR	44.90
11	462	Jens Carlowitz	GDR	45.08
12	126	Gérson de Souza	BRA	45.27
13	614	Howard Davis	JAM	45.48
14	620	Devon Morris	JAM	45.68
15	459	Brian Whittle	GBR	46.07
16	846	Tomasz Jędrusik	POL	46.17

Heat #1

Time	15:45

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	44.35	Q
2	1088	Danny Everett	USA	44.36	Q
3	36	Darren Clark	AUS	44.38	Q
4	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	44.50	Q
5	641	Susumu Takano	JPN	44.90
6	462	Jens Carlowitz	GDR	45.08
7	126	Gérson de Souza	BRA	45.27
8	846	Tomasz Jędrusik	POL	46.17

Heat #2

Time	15:50

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	44.33	Q
2	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	44.60	Q
3	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	44.69	Q
4	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	44.74	Q
5	480	Thomas Schönlebe	GDR	44.90
6	614	Howard Davis	JAM	45.48
7	620	Devon Morris	JAM	45.68
8	459	Brian Whittle	GBR	46.07

Final Round

Date	28 September 1988 — 12:55

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1103	Steve Lewis	USA	43.87
2	1124	Butch Reynolds	USA	43.93
3	1088	Danny Everett	USA	44.09
4	36	Darren Clark	AUS	44.55
5	791	Innocent Egbunike	NGR	44.72
6	613	Bert Cameron	JAM	44.94
7	1010	Ian Morris	TTO	44.95
8	825	Mohamed Al-Malky	OMA	45.03