First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)

POS Rank Heat BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULTS ms*
1 1 2 1491 Karsten Warholm NORNOR 48.28 Q
2 1 1 328 Alison dos Santos BRABRA 48.35 Q PB
3 2 1 1772 Yasmani Copello TURTUR 48.39 Q SB .386
4 2 2 105 Abdelmalik Lahoulou ALGALG 48.39 Q NR .388
5 3 1 1149 Kyron McMaster IVBIVB 48.40 q
6 1 3 1867 Rai Benjamin USAUSA 48.52 Q
7 3 2 1895 TJ Holmes USAUSA 48.67 q
8 2 3 1603 Abderrahman Samba QATQAT 48.72 Q
9 4 1 691 Rasmus Mägi ESTEST 48.93 SB
10 3 3 1208 Takatoshi Abe JPNJPN 48.97
11 4 3 1066 Thomas Barr IRLIRL 49.02 SB
12 4 2 770 Ludvy Vaillant FRAFRA 49.10
13 5 1 1767 Mohamed Touati TUNTUN 49.14 PB
14 5 2 846 Chris McAlister GBRGBR 49.18 PB
15 6 1 1910 Amere Lattin USAUSA 49.20
16 7 1 1170 Kemar Mowatt JAMJAM 49.32
17 5 3 1045 Jabir Madari Pillyalil INDIND 49.71
18 6 3 1400 Fernando Vega MEXMEX 49.96
19 7 3 585 Vít Müller CZECZE 49.97
20 8 1 1744 Chieh Chen TPETPE 50.00 .991
21 6 2 904 Luke Campbell GERGER 50.00 .995
22 7 2 1527 Patryk Dobek POLPOL 50.18
23 8 2 1240 Masaki Toyoda JPNJPN 50.30
24 8 3 1452 Rilwan Alowonle NGRNGR 52.01
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ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second