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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Date Started: September 25, 1988
Date Finished: September 25, 1988
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Steve Lewis |
| Silver: | Butch Reynolds |
| Bronze: | Danny Joe Everett |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Morris | 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 44.70 | 6 | QU |
| 2 | Jens Carlowitz | 24 | East Germany | GDR | 45.09 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Brian Whittle | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 45.22 | 4 | QU |
| 4 | Tomasz Jędrusik | 19 | Poland | POL | 45.27 | 5 | QU |
| 5 | Sunday Uti | 25 | Nigeria | NGR | 45.33 | 7 | |
| 6 | Miles Murphy | 21 | Australia | AUS | 45.93 | 2 | |
| 7 | Dawda Jallow | 21 | Gambia | GAM | 46.35 | 1 | |
| 8 | Elvis Forde | 28 | Barbados | BAR | 46.59 | 8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Joe Everett | 21 | United States | USA | 44.83 | 5 | QU |
| 2 | Innocent Egbunike | 26 | Nigeria | NGR | 45.02 | 6 | QU |
| 3 | Thomas Schönlebe | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 45.09 | 7 | QU |
| 4 | Bert Cameron | 28 | Jamaica | JAM | 45.16 | 8 | QU |
| 5 | Simeon Kipkemboi | 28 | Kenya | KEN | 45.44 | 3 | |
| 6 | Todd Bennett | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 45.96 | 2 | |
| 7 | Ousmane Diarra | 24 | Senegal | SEN | 46.23 | 1 | |
| 8 | Troy Douglas | 25 | Bermuda | BER | 46.28 | 4 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Lewis | 19 | United States | USA | 44.41 | 5 | QU |
| 2 | Darren Clark | 23 | Australia | AUS | 44.96 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Mohamed Al-Malky | 25 | Oman | OMA | 45.02 | 8 | QU |
| 4 | Devon Morris | 27 | Jamaica | JAM | 45.30 | 6 | QU |
| 5 | Gaietà Cornet | 25 | Spain | ESP | 45.39 | 4 | |
| 6 | Anton Skerritt | 24 | Canada | CAN | 46.08 | 2 | |
| 7 | Elkana Nyangau | Kenya | KEN | 46.09 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Takale Tuna | 23 | Papua New Guinea | PNG | 47.48 | 7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butch Reynolds | 24 | United States | USA | 44.46 | 1 | QU |
| 2 | Susumu Takano | 27 | Japan | JPN | 45.00 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Gérson de Souza | 29 | Brazil | BRA | 45.35 | 5 | QU |
| 4 | Howard Davis | 21 | Jamaica | JAM | 45.40 | 6 | QU |
| 5 | Gabriel Tiacoh | 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | 45.49 | 7 | |
| 6 | Lucas Sang | 25 | Kenya | KEN | 45.72 | 8 | |
| 7 | Patrick Delice | 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 45.75 | 4 | |
| 8 | Rob Stone | 23 | Australia | AUS | 46.04 | 2 |