Pos  | Rank  | Heat  | Bib | Team | Mark  | Details  | Reaction Time  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  | 1  | 2  | GER | 41.91   | Q  | |||
2  | 1  | 1  | JAM | 42.63   | Q  | |||
3  | 2  | 1  | NGR | 42.72   | Q  | |||
4  | 3  | 1  | URS | USSR  | 42.78   | |||
5  | 4  | 1  | FRA | 43.05   | q  | |||
6  | 2  | 2  | CUB | 43.31   | Q  | |||
7  | 5  | 1  | AUS | 43.34   | q  | |||
8  | 6  | 1  | GBR | 43.43   | ||||
9  | 3  | 2  | ITA | 43.71   | Q  | |||
10  | 4  | 2  | FIN | 43.73   | ||||
11  | 5  | 2  | ESP | 44.08   | ||||
12  | 7  | 1  | BUL | 44.17   | ||||
13  | 6  | 2  | JPN | 44.85   | ||||
2  | USA | DNF   |