| World men's all-time best 400m |
| 1 | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | USA | 670913 | 1 | Sevilla, ESP | 990826 |
| 2 | 43.29 | Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ | USA | 640608 | 1 | Zürich | 880817 |
| + | 43.39 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Göteborg | 950809 |
| + | 43.44 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 960619 |
| + | 43.49 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 960729 |
| 3 | 43.50 | Quincy Watts | USA | 700619 | 1 | Barcelona | 920805 |
| + | 43.65 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Stuttgart | 930817 |
| + | 43.66 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Sacramento | 950616 |
| + | 43.66 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Lausanne | 960703 |
| + | 43.68 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Zürich | 980812 |
| + | 43.68 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Sacramento, Ca | 000716 |
| + | 43.71 |     Quincy Watts |   |   | s1:2 | Barcelona | 920803 |
| + | 43.74 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Eugene, Or | 930619 |
| + | 43.75 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Waco, Tx | 970419 |
| + | 43.76 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Uniondale, NY | 980721 |
| 4 | 43.81 | Danny Everett | USA | 661101 | 1 | New Orleans, La | 920626 |
| + | 43.83 |     Quincy Watts |   |   | 1 | Zürich | 920819 |
| + | 43.84 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Sydney, AUS | 000925 |
| 5 | 43.86A | Lee Evans | USA | 470225 | 1 | Ciudad de México | 681018 |
| + | 43.86 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Oslo | 950721 |
| 6 | 43.87 | Steve Lewis | USA | 690516 | 1 | Seoul | 880928 |
| + | 43.88 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Zürich | 950816 |
| + | 43.90 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Madrid | 940906 |
| + | 43.91 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 960619 |
| + | 43.92 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1r2 | Lausanne | 990702 |
| + | 43.92 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Eugene, Or | 000624 |
| + | 43.93 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 1 | Indianapolis | 880720 |
| + | 43.93 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 2 | Seoul | 880928 |
| + | 43.94 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Berlin | 930827 |
| + | 43.95 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | s1:1 | Sevilla, ESP | 990824 |
| + | 43.96 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Monaco | 980808 |
| 7 | 43.97A | Larry James | USA | 471106 | 2 | Ciudad de México | 681018 |
| + | 43.97 |     Quincy Watts |   |   | s1:1 | New Orleans, La | 920624 |
| + | 43.98 |     Danny Everett |   |   | 2 | Indianapolis | 880720 |
| + | 43.98 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | London | 920710 |
| + | 44.00 |     Quincy Watts |   |   | 1 | Austin | 920606 |
| + | 44.04 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Berlin | 940830 |
| + | 44.06 |     Danny Everett |   |   | 1 | Sevilla | 900530 |
| + | 44.06 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Bruxelles | 980828 |
| + | 44.07 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Bruxelles | 000825 |
| + | 44.08 |     Steve Lewis |   |   | 2 | New Orleans, La | 920626 |
| + | 44.08 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 1r1 | Lausanne | 970702 |
| + | 44.09 |     Danny Everett |   |   | 3 | Seoul | 880928 |
| 8 | 44.09 | Alvin Harrison | USA | 740120 | 3 | Atlanta, Ga | 960619 |
| 9 | 44.09 | Jerome Young | USA | 760814 | 1 | New Orleans, La | 980621 |
| + | 44.10 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 1 | Columbus | 870503 |
| + | 44.11 |     Steve Lewis |   |   | s1:2 | Indianapolis | 880718 |
| + | 44.12 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 2 | Eugene, Or | 930619 |
| + | 44.12 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Athína | 970805 |
| + | 44.13 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 1 | Baton Rouge | 870706 |
| + | 44.13A |     Quincy Watts |   |   | 1 | Sestriere | 930728 |
| + | 44.13 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 2 | Stuttgart | 930817 |
| 10 | 44.13 | Derek Mills | USA | 720709 | 1 | Eugene, Or | 950604 |
| 11 | 44.14 | Roberto Hernandez | CUB | 670306 | 2 | Sevilla | 900530 |
| + | 44.15 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 1 | London (CP) | 870710 |
| 12 | 44.15 | Anthuan Maybank | USA | 691230 | 1r2 | Lausanne | 960703 |
| 13 | 44.17 | Innocent Egbunike | NGR | 611130 | 1r1 | Zürich | 870819 |
| + | 44.17 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Lausanne | 910710 |
| 14 | 44.18 | Samson Kitur | KEN | 660225 | s2:2 | Barcelona | 920803 |
| + | 44.18 |     Anthuan Maybank |   |   | 1 | Zürich | 960814 |
| + | 44.18 |     Alvin Harrison |   |   | 1r1 | Brisbane | 000908 |
| + | 44.19A |     Larry James |   |   | 2 | Echo Summit, South Lake Tahoe | 680914 |
| + | 44.19 |     Jerome Young |   |   | 1 | Edwardsville, Il | 980523 |
| + | 44.19 |     Alvin Harrison |   |   | 2 | Zürich | 980812 |
| + | 44.20 |     Danny Everett |   |   | 2 | Zürich | 880817 |
| 15 | 44.20A | Charles Gitonga | KEN | 711005 | 1 | Nairobi | 960629 |
| + | 44.21 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Rieti | 900909 |
| 16 | 44.21 | Ian Morris | TRI | 611130 | s3:2 | Barcelona | 920803 |
| + | 44.21 |     Steve Lewis |   |   | 2 | Barcelona | 920805 |
| 17 | 44.21 | Antonio Pettigrew | USA | 671103 | 1r1 | Nassau | 990526 |
| + | 44.22A |     Roberto Hernandez |   |   | 1 | Ciudad de México | 880522 |
| + | 44.22 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Köln | 910908 |
| + | 44.22 |     Quincy Watts |   |   | 3 | New Orleans, La | 920626 |
| + | 44.22 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Zürich | 930804 |
| + | 44.22 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 2 | Göteborg | 950809 |
| + | 44.23A |     Innocent Egbunike |   |   | 1 | Nairobi | 870809 |
| + | 44.23 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Norman | 920411 |
| + | 44.23 |     Antonio Pettigrew |   |   | 1 | Kingston | 970919 |
| + | 44.24 |     Samson Kitur |   |   | 3 | Barcelona | 920805 |
| + | 44.24 |     Quincy Watts |   |   | 3 | Eugene, Or | 930619 |
| + | 44.24 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 2 | Oslo | 950721 |
| + | 44.24 |     Jerome Young |   |   | 1 | Eugene, Or | 990626 |
| + | 44.25 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Köln | 900819 |
| + | 44.25 |     Ian Morris |   |   | 4 | Barcelona | 920805 |
| + | 44.25 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | h1:7 | Arlington | 950506 |
| + | 44.25 |     Alvin Harrison |   |   | q1:3 | Sydney, AUS | 000923 |
| 18 | 44.26 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 501203 | 1 | Montréal | 760729 |
| + | 44.26 |     Innocent Egbunike |   |   | s1:1 | Roma | 870901 |
| + | 44.26 |     Steve Lewis |   |   | 3r1 | Zürich | 880817 |
| + | 44.26A |     Alvin Harrison |   |   | 1 | Roodepoort | 980316 |
| + | 44.27A |     Alberto Juantorena |   |   | 1 | Medellin | 780716 |
| 19 | 44.27 | Alonzo Babers | USA | 611031 | 1 | Los Angeles | 840808 |
| + | 44.27 |     Antonio Pettigrew |   |   | 1 | Houston | 890617 |
| + | 44.27 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Lausanne | 900712 |
| + | 44.27A |     Steve Lewis |   |   | 1 | Sestriere | 920721 |
| 20 | 44.28 | Andrew Valmon | USA | 650101 | 4 | Eugene, Or | 930619 |
| + | 44.28 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Lausanne | 980825 |
| 21 | 44.28 | Tyree Washington | USA | 760828 | 1 | Eagle Rock, Ca | 010512 |
| + | 44.29 |     Michael Johnson |   |   | 1 | Bruxelles | 960823 |
| + | 44.29 |     Tyree Washington |   |   | 2 | Monaco | 980808 |
| 22 | 44.29 | Derrick Brew | USA | 771228 | 1 | Athens, Ga | 990516 |
| 23 | 44.29 | Sanderlei Claro Parrela | BRA | 741007 | 2 | Sevilla, ESP | 990826 |
| 24 | 44.30 | Gabriel Tiacoh | CIV | 630910 | 1 | Indianapolis | 860607 |
| + | 44.30 |     Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ |   |   | 1 | Köln | 890820 |
| + | 44.30 |     Roberto Hernandez |   |   | 1 | Monaco | 900812 |
| 25 | 44.30 | Lamont Smith | USA | 721211 | 4 | Atlanta, Ga | 960619 |
| 106 performances by 25 athletes |
| 26 | 44.31 | Manuel Alejandro Cardenas | MEX | 740904 | 3 | Sevilla, ESP | 990826 |
| 27 | 44.33 | Thomas Schönlebe | GDR | 650806 | 1 | Roma | 870903 |
| 28 | 44.34 | Darnell Hall | USA | 710926 | 1 | Lausanne | 950705 |
| 29 | 44.36 | Iwan Thomas | GBR | 740105 | 1 | Birmingham | 970713 |
| 30 | 44.37 | Roger Black | GBR | 660331 | 2 | Lausanne | 960703 |
| 31 | 44.37 | Davis Kamoga | UGA | 680717 | 2 | Athína | 970805 |
| 32 | 44.37 | Mark Richardson | GBR | 720726 | 1 | Oslo | 980709 |
| 33 | 44.38 | Darren Clark | AUS | 650906 | s3:1 | Seoul | 880926 |
| 34 | 44.40 | Fred Newhouse | USA | 481108 | 2 | Montréal | 760729 |
| 35 | 44.41A | Ron Freeman (2) | USA | 470612 | 3 | Ciudad de México | 681018 |
| 36 | 44.45A | Ronnie Ray | USA | 540201 | 1 | Ciudad de México | 751018 |
| 37 | 44.45 | Darrell Robinson | USA | 631223 | 2 | Westwood, Ca | 860517 |
| 38 | 44.45 | Avard Moncur | BAH | 781102 | 1r1 | Madrid | 010707 |
| 39 | 44.47 | Michael Franks | USA | 630923 | 1 | Canberra | 851005 |
| 40 | 44.47 | David Grindley | GBR | 721029 | s4:2 | Barcelona | 920803 |
| 41 | 44.47A | Ezra Sambu | KEN | 780904 | 1 | Nairobi | 010623 |
| 42 | 44.48 | Roddie Haley | USA | 651206 | 1 | Houston, Tx | 860518 |
| 43 | 44.49 | Roxbert Martin | JAM | 691105 | 1 | Kingston | 970621 |
| 44 | 44.50 | Erwin Skamrahl | FRG | 580308 | 1 | München | 830726 |
| 45 | 44.50 | Derek Redmond | GBR | 650903 | s1:2 | Roma | 870901 |
| 46 | 44.50 | Bertland Cameron | JAM | 591116 | s4:1 | Seoul | 880926 |
| 47 | 44.51 | Jerome Davis | USA | 770820 | s5:1 | Sevilla, ESP | 990824 |
| 48 | 44.56 | Mohamed Amer Al Malky | OMA | 621201 | 1 | Budapest | 880812 |
| 49 | 44.56 | Gregory Haughton | JAM | 731110 | 3 | Göteborg | 950809 |
| 50 | 44.57 | Jamie Baulch | GBR | 730503 | 3r2 | Lausanne | 960703 |
| 51 | 44.58 | Patrick Delice | TRI | 671112 | 1 | Abilene, Tx | 930529 |
| 52 | 44.59A | Raymond Pierre | USA | 670919 | 1 | Provo | 890603 |
| 53 | 44.59 | Mark Everett | USA | 680902 | 1 | Helsinki | 910627 |
| 54 | 44.59A | Arnaud Malherbe | RSA | 721120 | 2 | Roodepoort | 990319 |
| 55 | 44.59 | Hendrik Mokganyetsi | RSA | 750907 | 2 | Yokohama | 000909 |
| 56 | 44.60A | John Smith | USA | 500805 | 1 | Cali | 710801 |
| 57 | 44.60 | Viktor Markin | URS | 570223 | 1 | Moskva | 800730 |
| 58 | 44.61 | Kevin Robinzine | USA | 660412 | 4 | Indianapolis | 880720 |
| 59 | 44.61 | R. A. Sugath Tillakaratne | SRI | 730730 | 1 | Fukuoka | 980720 |
| 60 | 44.62 | Tomasz Czubak | POL | 731216 | s6:1 | Sevilla, ESP | 990824 |
| 61 | 44.63 | Sunday Bada | NGR | 690622 | s3:2 | Stuttgart | 930816 |
| 62 | 44.64A | Michael McDonald II | JAM | 750317 | 1 | Ciudad de México | 960609 |
| 63 | 44.64 | Calvin Harrison | USA | 740120 | 2r1 | Brisbane | 000908 |
| 64 | 44.65 | Clement Chukwu ¶ | NGR | 730707 | 1 | Dakar | 980820 |
| 65 | 44.66 | Vince Matthews | USA | 471216 | 1 | München | 720907 |
| 66 | 44.66 | Tyrone Kemp | USA | 690425 | 1 | Gainesville, Fl | 890408 |
| 67 | 44.66 | Du'aine Thorne -Ladejo | GBR | 710214 | 2 | Birmingham | 960616 |
| 68 | 44.66 | Ibrahim Ismail | QAT | 720510 | 1 | Jakarta | 000830 |
| 69 | 44.66 | Hamdan Obah Al-Bishi | KSA | 810505 | 1:19 | Santiago de Chile | 001020 |
| 70 | 44.66 | Ingo Schultz | GER | 750726 | s1:3 | Edmonton, CAN | 010805 |
| 71 | 44.67y-.26 | Curtis Mills | USA | 481006 | 1 | Knoxville | 690621 |
| 72 | 44.67 | Milton Campbell | USA | 760515 | 1 | Stuttgart | 970713 |
| 73 | 44.68 | Sunder Nix | USA | 611202 | 1 | Indianapolis | 820724 |
| 74 | 44.68 | Solomon Wariso # | GBR | 661111 | 3 | Birmingham | 980726 |
| 75 | 44.68 | Angelo Taylor | USA | 781229 | 1 | Princeton, NJ | 010512 |
| 76 | 44.69 | Antonio McKay | USA | 640209 | 4= | Zürich | 860813 |
| 77 | 44.69 | Michael Blackwood | JAM | 760829 | 1 | Columbia, Mo | 000521 |
| 78 | 44.69 | Eric Milazar | MRI | 750601 | 2r1 | Madrid | 010707 |
| 79 | 44.70 | Karl Honz | FRG | 510128 | 1 | München | 720721 |
| 80 | 44.70 | Cliff Wiley | USA | 550521 | 1 | Sacramento | 810621 |
| 81 | 44.70 | Tim Simon | USA | 660911 | h1:2 | Norwalk | 900615 |
| 82 | 44.71 | Andre Phillips | USA | 590905 | 3 | Westwood, Ca | 860517 |
| 83 | 44.71 | Miles Murphy | AUS | 670519 | 1 | Perth | 880326 |
| 84 | 44.72 | Hartmut Weber | FRG | 601017 | 1 | Athína | 820909 |
| 85 | 44.72 | Brandon Couts | USA | 790217 | 2 | Columbia, Mo | 000521 |
| 86 | 44.73 | Willie Smith | USA | 560228 | 1 | Tuscaloosa | 780415 |
| 87 | 44.73A | James Rolle | USA | 640202 | 1 | Colorado Springs | 830702 |
| 88 | 44.73 | David Kitur | KEN | 621012 | s3:2 | Roma | 870901 |
| 89 | 44.73A | Troy McIntosh | BAH | 730329 | 2 | Ciudad de México | 960609 |
| 90 | 44.73A | Patrick Dwyer | AUS | 771103 | 1 | Pretoria, RSA | 000324 |
| 91 | 44.74 | Marlon Ramsey | USA | 740911 | 2 | Knoxville, Tn | 950603 |
| 92 | 44.74 | Raoul Howard | USA | 740311 | 1 | Lubbock, Tx | 960518 |
| 93 | 44.75 | Clarence Daniel | USA | 610611 | q1:4 | Indianapolis | 880717 |
| 94 | 44.75 | Deon Minor | USA | 730122 | s1:1 | Austin | 920605 |
| 95 | 44.75A | Jopie van Oudtshoorn | RSA | 760205 | 1:22 | Germiston, RSA | 990407 |
| 96 | 44.76A | Hassan El Kashief | SUD | 560326 | h1:4 | Provo | 820603 |
| 97 | 44.76 | Walter McCoy | USA | 581115 | 2 | Zürich | 840822 |
| 98 | 44.77 | Felix Stevens | CUB | 640308 | 1 | Santiago de Cuba | 860221 |
| 99 | 44.77 | Kevin Little | USA | 680403 | 1r1 | Walnut, Ca | 960421 |
| 100 | 44.77 | Jason Rouser | USA | 700322 | s4:2 | Atlanta, Ga | 960617 |
| 101 | 44.77A | Kennedy Ochieng | KEN | 711230 | 1 | Johannesburg | 990916 |
| 102 | 44.78 | Susumu Takano | JPN | 610521 | 1 | Tokyo | 910616 |
| 103 | 44.78 | Ja'Warren Hooker | USA | 780924 | s1:2 | Sacramento, Ca | 000715 |
| 104 | 44.79 | Evon Clarke | JAM | 650302 | 2 | Abilene, Tx | 930529 |
| 105 | 44.80 | Wayne Collett | USA | 491020 | 2 | München | 720907 |
| 106 | 44.80A | Chris Whitlock | USA | 590518 | 2 | Colorado Springs | 830702 |
| 107 | 44.81 | Danny McCray | USA | 740311 | 2 | Lubbock, Tx | 960518 |
| 108 | 44.82y-.26 | Wendel Mottley | TRI | 410702 | 1 | Kingston | 660811 |
| 109 | 44.82 | Maxie Parks | USA | 510709 | 1 | Westwood, Ca | 760612 |
| 110 | 44.83 | Sunday Uti | NGR | 621023 | s2:2 | Los Angeles | 840806 |
| 111 | 44.83 | Ray Armstead | USA | 600527 | 3 | Zürich | 840822 |
| 112 | 44.83 | Mark Rowe ¶ | USA | 600728 | 1 | Westwood, Ca | 890610 |
| 113 | 44.83 | Jude Monye | NGR | 731116 | 2 | Kingston | 960511 |
| 114 | 44.83 | Leonard Byrd | USA | 750317 | 1 | Milano | 010606 |
| 115 | 44.84 | William "Billy" Mullins | USA | 580201 | 1 | Westwood, Ca | 800511 |
| 116 | 44.84 | Richard Mitchell | AUS | 550324 | 2 | Moskva | 800730 |
| 117 | 44.84 | Alvin Daniel | TRI | 680830 | 1 | Birmingham | 920628 |
| 118 | 44.84 | Robert Mackowiak | POL | 700513 | s2:3 | Edmonton, CAN | 010805 |
| 119 | 44.85y-.26 | Maurice Peoples | USA | 501217 | 1 | Baton Rouge | 730609 |
| 120 | 44.85 | Mathias Schersing | GDR | 641007 | 3 | Stuttgart | 860829 |
| 121 | 44.86 | Zeke Jefferson | USA | 610725 | 1 | Dallas | 810516 |
| 122 | 44.86 | Jens Carlowitz | GDR | 640808 | 2 | Barcelona | 890909 |
| 123 | 44.86 | Shane Niemi | CAN | 780602 | 1 | Ottawa | 010721 |
| 124 | 44.87 | Frank Schaffer | GDR | 581023 | 3 | Moskva | 800730 |
| 125 | 44.87 | Davian Clarke | JAM | 760430 | s2:1 | Atlanta, Ga | 960728 |
| 126 | 44.87 | Chris Jones (1) | USA | 731008 | s3:1 | Indianapolis | 970613 |
| 127 | 44.87 | Andrew Pierce | USA | 790608 | 1 | Iowa City, Ia | 000521 |
| 128 | 44.87 | Ato Modibo | TRI | 790619 | 1 | Orlando, Fl | 010421 |
| 129 | 44.88 | Mike Paul | TRI | 570328 | 2 | Köln | 820822 |
| 130 | 44.88 | Seymour Fagan | JAM | 671230 | h1:5 | Tokyo | 910825 |
| 131 | 44.88 | Samuel Matete | ZAM | 680727 | 1 | Grosseto | 910906 |
| 132 | 44.89 | Harold Madox | USA | 651226 | s1:2 | Odessa, Tx | 860516 |
| 133 | 44.90 | Leslie Kerr | USA | 580917 | 2 | Dallas | 810516 |
| 134 | 44.90 | Marlin Cannon | USA | 701209 | 1 | Austin | 920509 |
| 135 | 44.90 | Chip Jenkins | USA | 640409 | 3 | Indianapolis | 920610 |
| 136 | 44.90 | Danny McFarlane | JAM | 720214 | 2 | Kingston | 950624 |
| 137 | 44.92 | Julius Sang | KEN | 480919 | 3 | München | 720907 |
| 138 | 44.92 | Harald Schmid | FRG | 570929 | 1 | Stuttgart | 790811 |
| 139 | 44.92 | Howard Henley | USA | 610814 | 1 | Westwood, Ca | 810510 |
| 140 | 44.92 | Laron Brown | USA | 620603 | 1 | Knoxville | 860524 |
| 141 | 44.93 | David Jenkins | GBR | 520525 | 1 | Eugene, Or | 750621 |
| 142 | 44.93 | Kriss Akabusi | GBR | 581128 | 1 | Birmingham | 880807 |
| 143 | 44.93 | Simeon Kipkemboi | KEN | 600415 | 3 | Auckland | 900128 |
| 144 | 44.93 | Kempa Busby | USA | 731009 | 2 | Edwardsville, Il | 980523 |
| 145 | 44.94A | Eddie Carey | USA | 600511 | 3 | Colorado Springs | 830702 |
| 146 | 44.94 | Rod Jones | USA | 640331 | 1 | Austin | 840512 |
| 147 | 44.94 | Simon Kemboi | KEN | 670301 | s3:1 | Stuttgart | 930816 |
| 148 | 44.95 | Herman Frazier | USA | 541029 | 3 | Montréal | 760729 |
| 149 | 44.95 | Marc Raquil | FRA | 770402 | 1 | Bremen | 010623 |
| 150 | 44.96 | Cayetano Cornet | ESP | 630822 | 1 | Barcelona | 890812 |
| 151 | 44.97 | Abedenigo Matilu | KEN | 681121 | q2:1 | Göteborg | 950806 |
| 152 | 44.98y-.26 | Larance Jones | USA | 510304 | 1 | Austin, Tx | 740413 |
| 153 | 44.98 | Charles Phillips | USA | 590818 | 1 | Arlington, Tx | 830507 |
| 154 | 44.98 | Ralf Lübke | FRG | 650617 | 1 | West Berlin | 860712 |
| 155 | 44.98 | Robert Stone | AUS | 650105 | 1 | Melbourne, AUS | 880306 |
| 156 | 44.98 | Jeff Reynolds | USA | 660125 | q5:1 | Indianapolis | 880717 |
| 157 | 44.98 | Willie Caldwell ¶ | USA | 630925 | s4:1 | New Orleans, La | 920624 |
| 158 | 44.99 | Ken Randle | USA | 541012 | s1:2 | Philadelphia, Pa | 760604 |
| 159 | 44.99 | Matthias Rusterholz | SUI | 710816 | 4r2 | Lausanne | 960703 |
| 160 | 44.99A | Marcus La Grange | RSA | 771212 | 3 | Pretoria, RSA | 000324 |
| 161 | 44.99 | Alleyne Francique | GRN | 760607 | 2 | Columbia, SC | 010513 |
| 162 | 45.00A | Elliott Tabron | USA | 600523 | h1:2 | Provo | 820603 |
| 163 | 45.01A | Amadou Gakou | SEN | 400325 | 4 | Ciudad de México | 681018 |
| 164 | 45.01 | Charles Asati | KEN | 460303 | 1 | Edinburgh | 700723 |
| 165 | 45.01 | Tony Darden | USA | 570902 | 2 | Sacramento | 810621 |
| 166 | 45.01A | Jaco Reinach | RSA | 620101 | 1 | Bloemfontein | 830415 |
| 167 | 45.01 | Kevin Lyles | USA | 730723 | 1 | Knoxville, Tn | 950407 |
| 168 | 45.02 | Inaldo, Justino Sena | BRA | 710618 | 3 | Madrid | 940906 |
| 169 | 45.02 | Neil de Silva | TRI | 691115 | q4:3 | Atlanta, Ga | 960727 |
| 170 | 45.02 | Geno White | USA | 780310 | 2 | Durham, Nc | 000603 |
| 171 | 45.03 | Benyounes Lahlou | MAR | 641103 | 2 | Latakia | 920909 |
| 172 | 45.03 | Takahiko Yamamura | JPN | 790813 | 4 | Yokohama | 000909 |
| 173 | 45.04 | Alfons Brydenbach | BEL | 541012 | 4 | Montréal | 760729 |
| 174 | 45.04 | Calvin Davis | USA | 720402 | 1 | New Orleans, La | 930605 |
| 175 | 45.04 | David Canal | ESP | 781207 | 3r1 | Sevilla | 010608 |
| 176 | 45.05 | Yevgeniy Lomtyev | URS | 611020 | 2 | Kiev | 840622 |
| 177 | 45.05 | Henry Thomas | USA | 670710 | 1 | Koblenz | 870813 |
| 178 | 45.05 | Ibrahima Wade | SEN | 680906 | 3 | Dakar | 980820 |
| 179 | 45.05 | Jun Osakada | JPN | 740402 | 5 | Yokohama | 000909 |
| 180 | 45.06A | Martin Jellinghaus | FRG | 441026 | s3:2 | Ciudad de México | 681017 |
| 181 | 45.06 | Robson Caetano da Silva | BRA | 640904 | 1 | Sao Paulo | 910519 |
| 182 | 45.07 | Otis Davis | USA | 320712 | 1 | Roma | 600906 |
| 183 | 45.07 | Bill Green | USA | 610510 | 2 | Westwood, Ca | 810510 |
| 184 | 45.07 | Devon Morris | JAM | 610122 | 1 | Russelville | 860524 |
| 185 | 45.07 | Olivier Noirot | FRA | 690826 | 1 | Dijon | 910728 |
| 186 | 45.08 | Carl Kaufmann | FRG | 360325 | 2 | Roma | 600906 |
| 187 | 45.08Ay-.26 | Benny Brown | USA | 530927 | 1 | Provo | 750607 |
| 188 | 45.08 | Mark Garner | AUS | 690630 | q2:3 | Tokyo | 910826 |
| 189 | 45.08 | Michael Marsh | USA | 670804 | 1 | Papendal | 970712 |
| 190 | 45.08 | Christopher Brown III | BAH | 781015 | 3 | Durham, Nc | 000603 |
| 191 | 45.09 | Aldo Canti | FRA | 610309 | 4 | Zürich | 840822 |
| 192 | 45.10 | Bernd Herrmann | FRG | 511122 | 1 | Hannover | 740727 |
| 193 | 45.11 | Robert Taylor | USA | 530429 | 2 | Westwood, Ca | 760612 |
| 194 | 45.11A | Ludwig Myburgh | RSA | 620426 | h1:1 | Potchefstroom | 850412 |
| 195 | 45.11 | Kevin Young | USA | 660916 | 3 | Walnut, Ca | 920418 |
| 196 | 45.11 | Valentin Kulbatskiy | UKR | 740905 | s1:2 | Fukuoka | 950901 |
| 197 | 45.11 | Stefan Holz | GER | 790225 | 1r2 | Zürich | 990811 |
| 198 | 45.12 | Darrol Gatson | USA | 560129 | 2 | Tuscaloosa | 780415 |
| 199 | 45.12A | Nikolay Chernyetskiy | URS | 591129 | s1 | Ciudad de México | 790909 |
| 200 | 45.12A | Franz-Peter Hofmeister | FRG | 510805 | 2 | Ciudad de México | 790911 |
| 201 | 45.13 | Ibrahim Hassan | GHA | 710212 | 5 | Walnut, Ca | 960421 |
| 202 | 45.13 | Malik-Khaled Louahla | ALG | 771219 | h1:7 | Edmonton, CAN | 010804 |
| 202 | 45.14 | Mike Cannon | USA | 641026 | h2:3 | Austin | 850530 |
| 203 | 45.14 | William Obea Moore | USA | 790110 | 1 | Santiago de Chile | 950902 |
| 204 | 45.14A | Adriaan Botha | RSA | 770308 | 3r1 | Roodepoort | 010316 |
| 205 | 45.15 | Mike Larrabee | USA | 331202 | 1 | Tokyo | 641019 |
| 206 | 45.15 | Norbert Dobeleit | FRG | 640717 | s3:2 | Split, YUG | 900829 |
| 207 | 45.15A | Riaan Dempers | RSA | 770304 | 1 | Secunda, RSA | 940506 |
| 208 | 45.15 | Andre Morris | USA | 721026 | 3 | Knoxville, Tn | 950603 |
| 209 | 45.15A | Julius Chepkwony | KEN | 690606 | 5 | Nairobi | 960629 |
| 210 | 45.15 | Paston Coke | JAM | 710823 | 2 | Palma de Mallorca, ESP | 990712 |
| 211 | 45.16A | Paul Greene | AUS | 721209 | 2 | Johannesburg | 960414 |
| 212 | 45.17 | William Reed | USA | 700401 | 1 | Tucson | 870720 |
| 213 | 45.17 | Travis Hannah | USA | 700131 | s3:2 | Austin | 920605 |
| 214 | 45.17 | Jimmie Hackley | USA | 750911 | 1 | Gainesville, Fl | 980524 |
| 215 | 45.18 | Stephane Diagana | FRA | 690723 | 1 | Narbonne | 920628 |
| 216 | 45.19 | Darnell Chase | USA | 651213 | 2 | Houston, Tx | 860518 |
| 217 | 45.19 | Danny Harris ¶ | USA | 650907 | 1 | Catania | 860913 |
| 218 | 45.19 | Eswort Coombs | VIN | 721126 | 1r3 | Walnut, Ca | 970420 |
| 219 | 45.19 | Ken Harnden | ZIM | 730331 | 1r1 | Sevilla | 990528 |
| 220 | 45.20Ay-.26 | Mike Sands | BAH | 530701 | s1:2 | Provo | 750606 |
| 221 | 45.20 | Vladimir Krylov | RUS | 640226 | 1 | Tashkent | 860918 |
| 222 | 45.20 | Sean Baldock | GBR | 761203 | s2:1 | Birmingham | 000812 |
| 223 | 45.21 | Emmett Taylor | USA | 470126 | 2 | Los Angeles | 680630 |
| 224 | 45.21 | Adrian Rodgers | USA | 520219 | s1:2 | Westwood, Ca | 780609 |
| 225 | 45.21A | James Atuti | KEN | 540319 | 1 | Nairobi | 790620 |
| 226 | 45.21 | Gerson Andrade Souza | BRA | 590102 | 2 | Rieti | 820916 |
| 227 | 45.21 | Bruce Frayne | AUS | 580124 | s5:2 | Los Angeles | 840806 |
| 228 | 45.21A | Howard Davis | JAM | 670427 | 3 | Provo | 890603 |
| 229 | 45.22 | Brian Whittle | GBR | 640424 | q3:1 | Seoul | 880925 |
| 230 | 45.22 | Gabriel Luke | USA | 691126 | 6 | New York, NY | 910615 |
| 231 | 45.22 | Wesley Russell | USA | 710303 | 2 | Columbus, Oh | 930509 |
| 232 | 45.22 | Rickey Harris | USA | 810929 | 1r1 | Atlanta, Ga | 010519 |
| 233 | 45.23 | Tony Allen | USA | 670621 | 1 | Kingston | 870502 |
| 234 | 45.23 | Felix Sanchez | DOM | 770830 | 1 | Sacramento, Ca | 010616 |
| 235 | 45.24 | Stan Vinson | USA | 520305 | 3 | Eugene, Or | 750621 |
| 236 | 45.24 | Darrell Hadden | USA | 641114 | 1 | San Angelo | 880416 |
| 237 | 45.24 | Mark Hylton | GBR | 760924 | 1r2 | Zürich | 980812 |
| 238 | 45.24A | Juan Pedro Toledo | MEX | 780617 | 1 | Ciudad de México | 000701 |
| 239 | 45.25 | Tommie Smith | USA | 440612 | 1 | London | 660820 |
| 240 | 45.25 | Rohan Pradeep Kumara | SRI | 750310 | 1 | Colombo | 000715 |
| 241 | 45.25 | Xu Zizhou | CHN | 810108 | 1 | Nishinomiya (Osaka) | 010524 |
| 242 | 45.26 | Mauro Zuliani | ITA | 590723 | 2 | Roma | 810905 |
| 243 | 45.26 | Allen Ingraham | BAH | 620307 | 2 | Austin | 840512 |
| 244 | 45.26 | Philip Brown | GBR | 620106 | 1 | Antrim | 850526 |
| 245 | 45.26 | Dennis Mitchell ¶ | USA | 660220 | 1 | Tampa | 860412 |
| 246 | 45.26 | Marcel Arnold | SUI | 620117 | s5:1 | Roma | 870901 |
| 247 | 45.26A | Bobang Phiri | RSA | 680505 | 2 | Secunda, RSA | 940506 |
| 248 | 45.26 | Udeme Ekpeyong | NGR | 730328 | 2 | Odessa, Tx | 940521 |
| 249 | 45.26 | Troy Douglas ¶ | BER | 621130 | q4:1 | Atlanta, Ga | 960727 |
| 250 | 45.26 | Tawanda Chiwira | ZIM | 740827 | 1 | Burnaby | 970518 |
| 251 | 45.26 | James Davis | USA | 760319 | 1 | Sacramento, Ca | 000422 |
| 252 | 45.26A | Johnny Collins | USA | 780728 | 1 | El Paso, Tx | 000520 |
| 253 | 45.26 | Dmitriy Golovastov | RUS | 710714 | 6 | Yokohama | 000909 |
| 254 | 45.27 | Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske | FRG | 460101 | h1:8 | München | 720903 |
| 255 | 45.27 | Todd Bennett | GBR | 620706 | 3 | Birmingham | 880807 |
| 256 | 45.27 | Tomasz Jedrusik | POL | 690203 | q4:1 | Seoul | 880925 |
| 257 | 45.27 | Keith Mouton | USA | 670607 | 1 | Houston, Tx | 890505 |
| 258 | 45.27 | Howard Burnett | JAM | 610308 | 3 | Rovereto | 900821 |
| 259 | 45.27 | Tony Miller | USA | 710212 | h1:1 | Boise, Id | 940602 |
| 260 | 45.27 | Norberto Tellez | CUB | 720122 | 4 | Madrid | 940906 |
| 261 | 45.28 | Moses Ugbisie | NGR | 641211 | h2:2 | Baton Rouge | 870604 |
| 262 | 45.28 | Brian Irvin | USA | 700730 | s4:2 | Austin | 920605 |
| 263 | 45.28 | Julius Edwards | USA | 771001 | 3 | Athens, Ga | 990516 |
| 264 | 45.29 | Hector Daley | PAN | 611122 | 1 | Cuidad Bolivar | 810815 |
| 265 | 45.29A | Eugene Sanders | USA | 600325 | h1:1 | Provo | 820603 |
| 266 | 45.29 | Andreas Knebel | GDR | 600621 | 2 | Athína | 820909 |
| 267 | 45.29 | Patrick Gordon | USA | 650820 | 4 | Lubbock, Tx | 870517 |
| 268 | 45.29 | Brad Pride | USA | 740607 | 1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 940515 |
| 269 | 45.29 | Wendell Gaskin | USA | 730107 | s2:1 | Knoxville, Tn | 940617 |
| 270 | 45.2eA | Jim Kemp | USA | 441125 | 5 | Echo Summit, South Lake Tahoe, Ca | 680914 |
| 271 | 45.2eA | Harold Francis | USA | 45 | 6 | Echo Summit, South Lake Tahoe, Ca | 680914 |
| 272 | 45.30A | Mike Mondane | USA | 46 | s2:1 | Echo Summit, South Lake Tahoe, Ca | 680913 |
| 273 | 45.30A | Fernando Acevedo | PER | 460726 | 3 | Cali | 710801 |
| 274 | 45.30 | Willie McLaughlin | USA | 630213 | s3:3 | Indianapolis | 830618 |
| 275 | 45.30 | Slobodan Brankovic | YUG | 671001 | s4:2 | Split, YUG | 900829 |
| 276 | 45.30 | Adeoye Mafe | GBR | 661112 | 5 | London | 930723 |
| 277 | 45.31A | Bruce Phillip | DOM | 661225 | s3 | Provo | 890601 |
| 278 | 45.31 | Marc Foucan | FRA | 711014 | 2r1 | Niort | 990801 |
| 279 | 45.32A | Carlton Young | USA | 610519 | h2:1 | Provo | 820603 |
| 280 | 45.32 | Elvis Forde | BAR | 591118 | s6:2 | Los Angeles | 840806 |
| 281 | 45.32 | Clifton Campbell | USA | 670618 | h3:2 | Eugene, Or | 880602 |
| 282 | 45.32 | Jean-Louis Rapnouil | FRA | 660124 | 1 | Bordeaux | 960609 |
| 283 | 45.32 | Stefan Balosák | SVK | 721123 | q4:2 | Atlanta, Ga | 960727 |
| 284 | 45.32 | Ilya Dzhivondov | BUL | 780306 | 1 | Sofia | 000603 |
| 285 | 45.33A | Amos Omolo | UGA | 370309 | q1:2 | Ciudad de México | 681016 |
| 286 | 45.33 | Gary Duncan | USA | 640525 | 1 | Tuscaloosa | 870503 |
| 287 | 45.33 | Paul Sanders | GBR | 620111 | 1 | Dijon | 910615 |
| 288 | 45.33 | Gaven Herring | USA | 750602 | 3 | Odessa, Tx | 970517 |
| 289 | 45.33 | Masayoshi Kan | JPN | 720225 | 5 | Nishinomiya (Osaka) | 980509 |
| 290 | 45.34 | Stephen Chepkwony | KEN | 531115 | 1 | Christchurch | 750124 |
| 291 | 45.34 | Klaus Thiele | GDR | 580121 | 2 | Potsdam | 800713 |
| 292 | 45.34 | Jorge Valentin | CUB | 640816 | 1 | Madrid | 870604 |
| 293 | 45.35A | Oliver Bridges | USA | 620630 | h2:2 | Provo | 820603 |
| 294 | 45.35 | Calvin Long | USA | 660702 | 1r1 | Tallahassee | 850316 |
| 295 | 45.35 | Leandro Penalver | CUB | 610523 | 2 | La Habana | 850330 |
| 296 | 45.35 | Peter Howard | USA | 631017 | 4 | Tampa, Fl | 880618 |
| 297 | 45.35A | Andrea Nuti | ITA | 670408 | 3 | Sestriere | 930728 |
| 298 | 45.35 | Edcardo Odom | USA | 730224 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 940521 |
| 299 | 45.35 | Dorian Green | USA | 741203 | 2 | Des Moines | 950429 |
| 300 | 45.35 | Robert Earl Wilson | USA | 770619 | 1 | Baton Rouge, La | 990410 |
| 301 | 45.35 | Alessandro Attene | ITA | 770910 | q3:3 | Sydney, AUS | 000923 |
| 302 | 45.35 | Godfrey Herring | USA | 780518 | 2r1 | Atlanta, Ga | 010519 |
| 303 | 45.36 | Ryszard Podlas | POL | 540729 | 3 | Sofia | 770821 |
| 304 | 45.36 | Oddur Sigurdsson | ISL | 590428 | 3= | Austin | 840512 |
| 305 | 45.36 | Rodney Eleby | USA | 670326 | 1 | Odessa, Tx | 870516 |
| 306 | 45.36 | Chris Nelloms | USA | 710814 | 1 | Elmhurst | 900616 |
| 307 | 45.36 | Rico Lieder | GER | 710925 | 1 | Seoul | 910818 |
| 308 | 45.36 | David Oaks | USA | 720512 | 2 | Des Moines | 930424 |
| 309 | 45.36 | Corey Nelson | USA | 771009 | 1 | Fullerton, Ca | 990522 |
| 310 | 45.36 | Brian Swarn | USA | 791119 | 2r1 | Atlanta, Ga | 000520 |
| 311 | 45.36 | Casey Vincent | AUS | 790317 | 4r1 | Brisbane | 000908 |
| 312 | 45.37y-.26 | Darwin Bond | USA | 51 | 2 | Austin | 740608 |
| 313 | 45.37 | Ndubuisi Dele Udo | NGR | 570324 | 1 | Lincoln | 760515 |
| 314 | 45.37 | Lazaro Martinez | CUB | 621111 | 2 | Caracas | 830827 |
| 315 | 45.37 | Mark Witherspoon | USA | 630903 | s5:1 | Los Angeles | 840619 |
| 316 | 45.37 | Sergey Lovachev | URS | 590518 | 3 | Kiev | 840622 |
| 317 | 45.37 | Shon Ju-il ¶ | SKO | 691006 | 1 | Seoul | 940617 |
| 318 | 45.37A | Orville Taylor | JAM | 700511 | 2 | Guatemala City | 950715 |
| 319 | 45.37 | Tony Wheeler | USA | 750119 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 970419 |
| 320 | 45.37 | Daniel Caines | GBR | 790515 | q3:4 | Sydney, AUS | 000923 |
| 321 | 45.38 | Joseph Coombs | TRI | 520615 | 1 | Tuscaloosa | 790513 |
| 322 | 45.38A | Billy Konchellah | KEN | 621020 | 2 | Nairobi | 790620 |
| 323 | 45.38 | Deon Hogan | USA | 600321 | 1 | Lawrence | 800419 |
| 324 | 45.38 | Brad McDonald | USA | 580906 | q1:3 | Los Angeles | 840618 |
| 325 | 45.38 | Edgar Itt | FRG | 670608 | 3r1 | Koblenz | 870813 |
| 326 | 45.38 | Ken Waller | USA | 700413 | 2 | Odessa, Tx | 910520 |
| 327 | 45.38 | Sidney Telles de Souza | BRA | 660726 | 1 | Sevilla | 920718 |
| 328 | 45.38 | Patrick Johnson | USA | 760810 | 1 | Tucson | 950520 |
| 329 | 45.38.A | Obadele Thompson | BAR | 760330 | 1 | El Paso, Tx | 960330 |
| 330 | 45.38 | Thomas Gerding | USA | 781217 | 2 | Bloomington, In | 010520 |
| 331 | 45.39A | Anderson Jorge Oliveira dos Santos | BRA | 720423 | 1 | Bogota | 990625 |
| 332 | 45.40 | Ken Lowery | USA | 610813 | 1 | Naperville | 870508 |
| 333 | 45.40 | Ashraf Saber | ITA | 730402 | 1 | Padova | 000827 |
| 334 | 45.40 | Mitch Potter | USA | 800916 | 1r1 | Knoxville,Tn | 010413 |
| 335 | 45.40 | Sofiene Labidi | TUN | 790929 | 1 | Bayreuth | 010702 |
| 336 | 45.41 | Charles Oliver | USA | 541028 | 1 | Walnut, Ca | 800419 |
| 337 | 45.41 | Antonio Sanchez | ESP | 630922 | 6 | Stuttgart | 860829 |
| 338 | 45.41 | Johnny Barnes | USA | 680721 | 30 | Hampton | 900526 |
| 339 | 45.41 | Reggie Harris | USA | 710318 | 1 | Tallahassee | 920418 |
| 340 | 45.41 | Dakari Lenear | USA | 760327 | 2r4 | College Station | 980509 |
| 341 | 45.42A | Tegegne Bezabeh | ETH | 410909 | 6 | Ciudad de México | 681018 |
| 342 | 45.42A | Andrzej Badenski | POL | 430510 | 7 | Ciudad de México | 681018 |
| 343 | 45.42A | Johan Oosthuizen | RSA | 610626 | 2 | Bloemfontein | 830415 |
| 344 | 45.42 | Mark Henrich | FRG | 610722 | 5r2 | Zürich | 870819 |
| 345 | 45.42 | Solomon Amagatcher | GHA | 701220 | h3:1 | Barcelona | 920802 |
| 346 | 45.42 | Keith Black | USA | 751008 | 2 | Waco, Tx | 970518 |
| 347 | 45.43 | Larry Gardner | USA | 681114 | h3:2 | Norwalk | 900615 |
| 348 | 45.43 | Aaron Payne | USA | 711030 | 1 | Minneapolis | 920523 |
| 349 | 45.43 | Matija Sestak | SLO | 721230 | q4:4 | Sevilla, ESP | 990823 |
| 350 | 45.43A | Phillip Mukomana | ZIM | 740421 | 3 | Johannesburg | 990916 |
| 351 | 45.43 | Piotr Haczek | POL | 770126 | q2:1 | Sydney, AUS | 000923 |
| 352 | 45.43 | Mike Kenyon | USA | 790826 | 1 | Tempe, Az | 010505 |
| 353 | 45.43 | Zsolt Szeglet | HUN | 770504 | 1 | College Station, Tx | 010519 |
| 355 | 45.44 | Jan Werner | POL | 460725 | s4:2 | Montréal | 760728 |
| 356 | 45.44 | Tamas Molnar | HUN | 680723 | s4:1 | Durham | 900601 |
| 357 | 45.44 | Frankie Atwater | USA | 690204 | 2 | Norman | 920518 |
| 358 | 45.44 | Hachim N'Diaye | SEN | 631028 | q4:3 | Athína | 970803 |
| 359 | 45.44 | Nduka Awazie | NGR | 810404 | 4 | Dakar | 980820 |
| 360 | 45.44 | Shinji Morita | JPN | 770425 | 1 | Tokyo | 990513 |
| 361 | 45.45 | Edwin Modibedi | RSA | 640614 | h3:4 | Austin | 850530 |
| 362 | 45.45 | Leroy Dixson | USA | 630522 | s3:1 | Indianapolis | 850615 |
| 363 | 45.45A | Pieter Foord | RSA | 670920 | 1 | Bloemfontein | 900427 |
| 364 | 45.45 | Tod Long | USA | 701218 | 1 | Des Moines | 930518 |
| 365 | 45.45 | Otis Scott | USA | 710419 | 2 | Raleigh, NC | 960515 |
| 366 | 45.45 | Omar A. Brown | JAM | 751226 | s2:2 | Kingston | 990618 |
| 367 | 45.46 | Felix Imadiyi | NGR | 580525 | 1 | Tunis | 770812 |
| 368 | 45.46A | John Anzrah | KEN | 541027 | s1:3 | Nairobi | 870808 |
| 369 | 45.46A | Henry Mohoanyane | LES | 630811 | 1 | Bloemfontein | 880318 |
| 370 | 45.46 | Tomas Motiejunas | USA | 741207 | 4r1 | Atlanta, Ga | 970524 |
| 371 | 45.46 | Han Chaoming | CHN | 750510 | 1 | Shanghai | 971018 |
| 372 | 45.46 | Brandon Simpson | JAM | 810906 | 2 | Guatemala City | 010721 |
| 373 | 45.47 | Vladimir Prosin | URS | 590815 | 4 | Kiev | 840622 |
| 374 | 45.47 | Todd Steverson | USA | 640816 | 1 | Evanston, Il | 850519 |
| 375 | 45.47 | Yann Quentrec | FRA | 620217 | 1r3 | Köln | 860817 |
| 376 | 45.47 | Marco Vaccari | ITA | 660717 | 1 | Bologna | 920623 |
| 377 | 45.47 | Dean Capobianco ¶ | AUS | 700511 | 1 | Sydney | 940130 |
| 378 | 45.47 | David McKenzie | GBR | 700903 | 4 | Sheffield | 940612 |
| 379 | 45.47 | Francis Ogola | UGA | 730701 | 1 | Nivelles, Bel | 940723 |
| 380 | 45.47A | Liod Kgopong | RSA | 750201 | 2 | Potchefstroom | 970308 |
| 381 | 45.47A | Paul Gorries | RSA | 810228 | 3 | Potchefstroom | 010212 |
| 382 | 45.48 | Mike Turner | USA | 620422 | 1 | Bakersfield | 820515 |
| 383 | 45.48 | Dawda Jallow | GAM | 691222 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 930403 |
| 384 | 45.48 | John Regis | GBR | 661013 | 1 | Walnut, Ca | 930417 |
| 385 | 45.48 | Ramon Clay | USA | 750629 | 1 | Odessa, Tx | 950520 |
| 386 | 45.48 | Alonzo Banks | USA | 760419 | 4 | Athens, Ga | 990516 |
| 387 | 45.49 | Thomas Jordan | FRG | 490315 | 3 | Stuttgart | 700715 |
| 388 | 45.49 | Marcello Fiasconaro | ITA | 490719 | 2 | Helsinki | 710813 |
| 389 | 45.49 | Markku Kukkoaho | FIN | 461111 | 6 | München | 720907 |
| 390 | 45.49 | Glen Cohen | GBR | 540422 | 1 | Philadelphia, Pa | 780521 |
| 391 | 45.49 | Cedric Vaughans | USA | 611013 | h2:2 | Austin | 850530 |
| 392 | 45.49 | Perry Cartlidge | USA | 630329 | h1:1 | Knoxville | 860517 |
| 393 | 45.49 | Mike Stevenson | USA | 700210 | s4:1 | Durham | 900601 |
| 394 | 45.49A | Herman de Jager | RSA | 710316 | 1 | Pretoria | 940412 |
| 395 | 45.49 | Jean-Marie Ivan | STL | 720928 | 3 | Tucson | 950520 |
| 396 | 45.49 | Linval Laird | JAM | 690623 | 2 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 970626 |
| 397 | 45.50 | Volker Beck | GDR | 560630 | 2 | Düsseldorf | 770904 |
| 398 | 45.50 | Carlos Reyte | CUB | 560112 | 3 | La Habana | 850330 |
| 399 | 45.50 | Alfonso Henson | USA | 630315 | 2 | Tuscaloosa | 870503 |
| 400 | 45.50 | Anthony Eziuka | NGR | 710508 | 1 | Lagos | 890722 |
| 401 | 45.50 | Patrick O'Connor | JAM | 660917 | 3 | Kingston | 910504 |
| 402 | 45.50 | Ethridge Green | USA | 691110 | s4:1 | Austin | 920605 |
| 403 | 45.50 | Brad Jamieson | AUS | 780316 | 1r1 | Melbourne, AUS | 990225 |
| 404 | 45.50 | Leroy Colquhoun | JAM | 800301 | 1 | Houston, Tx | 010331 |
| 405 | 45.51 | Tim Dale | USA | 570819 | 1 | Philadelphia, Pa | 760522 |
| 406 | 45.51 | Ed Yearwood | USA | 590423 | 2 | Knoxville | 810523 |
| 407 | 45.51 | Aleksandr Troshchilo | URS | 571109 | 2 | Moskva | 840817 |
| 408 | 45.52 | Aleksandr Kurochkin | URS | 610723 | 3 | Moskva | 840817 |
| 409 | 45.52 | Klaus Just | FRG | 640329 | 4= | Stuttgart | 850803 |
| 410 | 45.52 | Jörg Vaihinger | FRG | 621008 | 4= | Stuttgart | 850803 |
| 411 | 45.52 | Anthony Wallace | JAM | 680807 | 1 | Kingston | 920704 |
| 412 | 45.52 | Terrance Branch | USA | 710311 | h2:1 | Boise, Id | 940602 |
| 413 | 45.53A | Delmo da Silva | BRA | 540609 | 3 | Ciudad de México | 751018 |
| 414 | 45.53 | Bruce Hardy | USA | 611220 | 2 | Starkville, Ms | 850518 |
| 415 | 45.53 | Larry Cantrell | USA | 670704 | 3 | Auburn, Al | 880514 |
| 416 | 45.53 | Dmitriy Kosov | RUS | 680928 | 1 | Moskva | 950617 |
| 417 | 45.53 | Péter Nyilasi | HUN | 721018 | 1 | Veszprem | 990814 |
| 418 | 45.54 | Evins Jennings | USA | 550711 | s1:1 | Philadelphia, Pa | 760604 |
| 419 | 45.54 | Jeff Gross | USA | 630304 | 3 | Cape Girardeau, Mo | 840526 |
| 420 | 45.54 | Angel Heras | ESP | 580918 | 1 | Milano | 840609 |
| 421 | 45.54 | Piotr Rysiukiewicz | POL | 740714 | q3:1 | Sevilla, ESP | 990823 |
| 422 | 45.54 | Clinton Hill | AUS | 800419 | 3 | Nishinomiya (Osaka) | 010524 |
| 423 | 45.54 | Jimisola Laursen | SWE | 770713 | h4:6 | Edmonton, CAN | 010804 |
| 424 | 45.55 | Mike Solomon | TRI | 540929 | 6 | Moskva | 800730 |
| 425 | 45.55 | Bryan Krill | USA | 730405 | 4 | Tucson | 950520 |
| 426 | 45.55 | Declan Stack | AUS | 730809 | 1r1 | Melbourne, AUS | 980314 |
| 427 | 45.55 | Anastásios Goúsis | GRE | 790707 | 1:22 | Kastoria | 000805 |
| 428 | 45.55 | Michael Jennings | USA |   | 2 | Orlando, Fl | 010421 |
| 429 | 45.56 | Waddell Smith | USA | 540824 | 2 | Lincoln | 760515 |
| 430 | 45.56 | Devon Edwards | USA | 730217 | h2:1 | Abilene, Tx | 930528 |
| 431 | 45.56 | Paramjit Singh | IND | 730822 | 1 | Chennai | 000729 |
| 432 | 45.56 | Flavio Godoy de Oliveira | BRA | 691213 | 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 010720 |
| 433 | 45.57 | Tom Andrews | USA | 540615 | 1 | Westwood, Ca | 770514 |
| 434 | 45.57 | Viktor Burakov | URS | 550330 | 2 | Moskva | 800706 |
| 435 | 45.57 | Davison Lishebo | ZAM | 551001 | q4:1 | Los Angeles | 840805 |
| 436 | 45.57 | Isidro Del Prado | PHI | 590515 | 1 | Manila | 841201 |
| 437 | 45.57A | Pierre Le Roux | RSA | 651216 | 2 | Germiston, RSA | 860402 |
| 438 | 45.57 | Chuck Wilson | USA | 680605 | s1:2 | Eugene, Or | 910531 |
| 439 | 45.57 | Shunji Karube | JPN | 690508 | 3 | Tokyo | 970906 |
| 440 | 45.58 | Sam Koduah | GHA | 610117 | h3:2 | Austin | 850530 |
| 441 | 45.58 | Tony Ogbeta | NGR | 740909 | 4 | Lagos | 970628 |
| 442 | 45.58 | Sanjay Ayre | JAM | 800619 | h4:1 | Durham, Nc | 000601 |
| 443 | 45.58A | Gary Kikaya | RSA | 780204 | 1r2 | Roodepoort | 010316 |
| 444 | 45.59 | Willie Jones (2) | USA | 600106 | 1 | Tempe, Az | 820508 |
| 445 | 45.59 | Mark Senior | JAM | 631213 | 1 | Tempe, Az | 860419 |
| 446 | 45.59 | Lubos Balosak | CS | 650405 | 1 | Drama | 870808 |
| 447 | 45.59 | Winthrop Graham | JAM | 651117 | 2r1 | Westwood, Ca | 880903 |
| 448 | 45.59 | Dave Dopek | USA | 730208 | 4r1 | Gosier | 970503 |
| 449 | 45.59 | Fidelis Gadzama | NGR | 791020 | s2:2 | Lagos | 990730 |
| 450 | 45.59 | Mike Decker | USA | 780613 | h5:1 | Durham, Nc | 000601 |
| 451 | 45.59 | Paul Lewis | USA | 771030 | 2r2 | Chapel Hill, Nc | 000618 |
| 452 | 45.60 | Malcolm Clive Spence | RSA | 370904 | 3 | Roma | 600906 |
| 453 | 45.60 | Edwin Moses | USA | 550831 | 2 | Bruxelles | 770816 |
| 454 | 45.60 | Michail Linge | URS | 581126 | 3 | Moskva | 800612 |
| 455 | 45.60A | Samson Kipchirchir Yego | KEN | 710901 | 6 | Nairobi | 960629 |
| 456 | 45.60 | Laurent Clerc | SUI | 720412 | 5r2 | Lausanne | 960703 |
| 457 | 45.60 | Konstadínos Kedéris | GRE | 730611 | 3 | Thessaloniki | 980727 |
| 458 | 45.60 | Daniel Batman | AUS | 810320 | h1:2 | Sydney, AUS | 000817 |
| 459 | 45.61 | Ross Wilson | AUS | 501031 | 2 | Edinburgh | 700723 |
| 460 | 45.61A | Jesus Malave | VEN | 651024 | 3 | Ciudad de México | 880722 |
| 461 | 45.61 | Seibert Straughn | BAR | 670131 | 1 | Bridgetown | 890514 |
| 462 | 45.61 | Anton Ivanov | BUL | 710718 | 1 | Sofia | 930731 |
| 463 | 45.61A | Alfred Visagie | RSA | 720917 | 4 | Johannesburg | 960414 |
| 464 | 45.61 | Robert Guy | TRI | 640221 | 1 | Riverside, Ca | 960525 |
| 465 | 45.61 | Tony Berrian | USA | 790212 | 2 | Tempe, Az | 010505 |
| 466 | 45.62A | Henry Smothers | USA | 44 | s5:2 | Echo Summit, South Lake Tahoe, Ca | 680913 |
| 467 | 45.62 | Gerald Burl | USA | 560221 | 1 | Tucson | 760501 |
| 468 | 45.62 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 651027 | 1 | Tempe, Az | 860412 |
| 469 | 45.62 | Anton Skerritt | CAN | 640103 | s6:1 | Roma | 870901 |
| 470 | 45.62 | Sergio Franco de Menezes | BRA | 650427 | 3 | Sao Paulo | 880522 |
| 471 | 45.62A | Samuel van Aswegen | RSA | 650511 | 1 | Germiston, RSA | 890328 |
| 472 | 45.62 | Timmy Thomas | USA | 670730 | 1 | Austin | 920612 |
| 473 | 45.62 | Michael Joubert | AUS | 700511 | 1 | Sankt Peterburg | 950630 |
| 474 | 45.62 | Simon Pierre | TRI | 791203 | 1 | Port-of-Spain | 010506 |
| 475 | 45.63 | Eric Josjö | SWE | 610830 | 1r1 | Stockholm | 810707 |
| 476 | 45.63 | Bill Hartson | USA | 610320 | 1 | Arlington, Tx | 830416 |
| 477 | 45.63 | Kirk Baptiste | USA | 630620 | 2r1 | Walnut, Ca | 870426 |
| 478 | 45.63 | Glenwood Jackson | USA | 671101 | 2 | Houston, Tx | 890506 |
| 479 | 45.63 | Lee Bridges | USA | 670320 | 6 | Houston, Tx | 890617 |
| 480 | 45.63 | Adrian Patrick | GBR | 730615 | 7 | Lausanne | 950705 |
| 481 | 45.63 | Kevin Jefferson | USA | 750716 | 1r2 | Atlanta, Ga | 960518 |
| 482 | 45.63 | Omar Mena | CUB | 660813 | h2:2 | La Habana | 960621 |
| 483 | 45.63 | Purukottam Ramachandran | IND | 710520 | 2 | Chennai | 000729 |
| 484 | 45.64 | Lothar Krieg | FRG | 551210 | 1 | Ludwigshafen | 760829 |
| 485 | 45.64 | Zeljko Knapic | YUG | 570326 | 1 | Sarajevo | 810919 |
| 486 | 45.64 | Jan Tomko | CS | 620827 | 1 | Praha | 830623 |
| 487 | 45.64 | Paul Harmsworth | GBR | 630928 | 4 | Birmingham | 880807 |
| 488 | 45.64A | Pat Drake | USA | 661113 | 1 | Potchefstroom | 891118 |
| 489 | 45.64 | Uwe Jahn | GER | 710405 | 1 | Madrid | 960601 |
| 490 | 45.64 | Mike Alridge | USA | 731127 | 2 | Gainesville, Fl | 980524 |
| 491 | 45.64 | Jonas Motiejunas | USA | 741207 | 3r1 | Knoxville,Tn | 990501 |
| 492 | 45.65 | Jerzy Pietrzyk | POL | 550417 | s5:2 | Montréal | 760727 |
| 493 | 45.65 | Donn Thompson | USA | 571230 | 3 | Westwood, Ca | 780507 |
| 494 | 45.65 | Cyril Etori | UGA | 53 | 3 | Alger | 780722 |
| 495 | 45.65 | Alan Bell | GBR | 570610 | h1:2 | London | 800614 |
| 496 | 45.65 | Leon Tubbs | USA | 60 | 2 | Tempe, Az | 820508 |
| 497 | 45.65 | Gary Miniham | AUS | 620124 | 1 | Melbourne, AUS | 830320 |
| 498 | 45.65 | Kyle Hargett | USA | 670114 | 3 | Des Moines | 880430 |
| 499 | 45.65A | Patrick Barré | FRA | 590412 | 1 | Font Romeu | 880724 |
| 500 | 45.65A | Dries Vorster | RSA | 621025 | 1 | Pretoria | 900312 |
| 501 | 45.65A | David Knight | USA | 700402 | 2 | Boulder, Co | 930518 |
| 502 | 45.65A | Omokaro Alohan | NGR | 710918 | 2 | Nairobi | 940618 |
| 503 | 45.65A | Jorge Crusellas | CUB | 660728 | 3 | Guatemala City | 950715 |
| 504 | 45.65 | Pierre-Marie Hilaire | FRA | 651119 | 2 | Paris | 950723 |
| 505 | 45.65 | Richard Jones | GUY | 731210 | 4r2 | Atlanta, Ga | 960518 |
| 506 | 45.65 | Michael Campbell | JAM | 780911 | 3 | Tempe, Az | 010505 |
| 507 | 45.66 | Seymour Newman | JAM | 530517 | 1 | Jalapa | 770806 |
| 508 | 45.66 | Tommie C. Burns | USA | 67 | 3 | Houston, Tx | 890506 |
| 509 | 45.66 | Bryan Bronson ¶ | USA | 720909 | 3 | Des Moines | 930424 |
| 510 | 45.66 | Ferdana Johnson | USA | 721006 | 1r2 | Houston, Tx | 940507 |
| 511 | 45.66 | Mikhail Vdovin | RUS | 670115 | 2 | Sankt Peterburg | 940715 |
| 512 | 45.67 | Roger Hunter (1) | GBR | 650404 | 2 | Evanston, Il | 850519 |
| 513 | 45.67 | Nenad Djurovic | YUG | 670720 | s3:1 | Split, YUG | 900829 |
| 514 | 45.67 | Melvin Lister | USA | 770829 | 3 | Edwardsville, Il | 980516 |
| 515 | 45.67 | Tyrone Dozier | USA | 791122 | 1 | Fairfax, Va | 980524 |
| 516 | 45.67 | Timothy Munnings | BAH | 660622 | 2 | Nassau | 990619 |
| 517 | 45.67 | Julian Raeburn | TRI | 780918 | 1 | Port-of-Spain | 000616 |
| 518 | 45.67 | Yevgeniy Zyukov | UKR | 780531 | 1 | Kiev | 010517 |
| 519 | 45.67 | Piotr Dlugosielski | POL | 770404 | 3 | Bydgoszcz | 010630 |
| 520 | 45.68A | Louis Jones | USA | 320115 | 1 | Ciudad de México | 550318 |
| 521 | 45.68A | Bill Toomey | USA | 390110 | D | Ciudad de México | 681018 |
| 522 | 45.68 | Silver Ayoo | UGA | 501126 | s1:2 | Christchurch | 740126 |
| 523 | 45.68 | Reinhard Kokot | GDR | 530423 | h1 | Dresden | 760508 |
| 524 | 45.68A | Brian Saunders | CAN | 520709 | 2 | Guadalajara | 770812 |
| 525 | 45.68A | Ed Daniels | USA | 600503 | 1 | Albuquerque, NM | 790505 |
| 526 | 45.68 | Arjen Visserman | NED | 650820 | 3 | Hengelo | 860627 |
| 527 | 45.68A | Thomas Johnson | USA | 650607 | 3 | Albuquerque, NM | 880609 |
| 528 | 45.68 | Forrest Johnson | USA | 720219 | 3 | Atlanta, Ga | 930403 |
| 529 | 45.68 | Kevin Ansley | USA | 721023 | h4:3 | Boise, Id | 940602 |
| 530 | 45.68 | Torrence Chaplin | USA | 770612 | 1 | Princeton, NJ | 000506 |
| 531 | 45.68 | Dennis Blake | JAM | 700906 | 3r1 | Chapel Hill, Nc | 000618 |
| 532 | 45.69A | Jim Burnett | USA | 400213 | s6:2 | Echo Summit, South Lake Tahoe, Ca | 680913 |
| 533 | 45.69 | Anthony Ketchum | USA | 621120 | s2:2 | Sacramento | 810620 |
| 534 | 45.69 | Calvin Brooks | USA | 630408 | 2 | Baton Rouge | 840513 |
| 535 | 45.69 | Tyrone Harrell | USA | 631126 | 1 | Raleigh, NC | 860517 |
| 536 | 45.69 | Charley Jenkins | USA | 640409 | 4 | Houston, Tx | 860802 |
| 537 | 45.69 | Roberto Ribaud | ITA | 610630 | h2:4 | Stuttgart | 860827 |
| 538 | 45.69 | Scott Turner | USA | 720226 | h1:3 | East Lansing | 930522 |
| 539 | 45.69A | Carl Oliver | BAH | 690130 | 6 | Ciudad de México | 960609 |
| 540 | 45.69 | Kenji Tabata | JPN | 740924 | 3 | Fukuoka | 980720 |
| 541 | 45.69 | Jared Deacon | GBR | 751015 | 2r1 | Santry, Dublin | 000729 |
| 542 | 45.69 | David Kiptoo Kirui | KEN | 741215 | h2:4 | Sydney, AUS | 000922 |
| 543 | 45.70 | Ronnie Taylor | USA | 590407 | 1 | Tel Aviv | 830506 |
| 544 | 45.70 | Donald Winey | USA | 610322 | 2 | Houston, Tx | 830528 |
| 545 | 45.70 | Moses Kyeswa | UGA | 580412 | 1 | Gävle | 870801 |
| 546 | 45.70 | Ralston Wright | JAM | 680329 | 2 | Houston, Tx | 910519 |
| 547 | 45.70A | Hayden Stephen | TRI | 720109 | 1 | El Paso, Tx | 930522 |
| 548 | 45.70 | Mark Ladbrook | AUS | 720206 | 1 | Melbourne, AUS | 960218 |
| 549 | 45.71 | Augustin Pavo | CUB | 620528 | 2 | Santiago de Cuba | 820306 |
| 550 | 45.71 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ITA | 630221 | 5 | Moskva | 850817 |
| 551 | 45.71 | Takahiro Watanabe | JPN | 700408 | 1 | Tokyo | 920523 |
| 552 | 45.71 | Jacques Farraudiere | FRA | 660127 | 1 | La Chaux-De-Fonds | 940821 |
| 553 | 45.71A | Patrick Ndururi | KEN | 690112 | 6 | Nairobi | 950701 |
| 554 | 45.71 | Gerald Clervil | USA | 760427 | 5 | Athens, Ga | 990516 |
| 555 | 45.72 | Derrick Peynado | JAM | 600130 | 1 | University Park | 820514 |
| 556 | 45.72 | Pavel Roshchin | URS | 561014 | 4 | Leningrad | 830727 |
| 557 | 45.72 | Lucas Sang | KEN | 610212 | q6:4 | Seoul | 880925 |
| 558 | 45.72A | Kennedy Oyunge | KEN | 63 | 4 | Harare | 950915 |
| 559 | 45.72 | Randy Melbourne | JAM | 740930 | h2:2 | Buffalo, Ny | 980604 |
| 560 | 45.72 | Ronnie Williams | USA | 741014 | 3r2 | Tempe, Az | 000415 |
| 561 | 45.73 | Milkha Singh | IND | 35 | 4 | Roma | 600906 |
| 562 | 45.73A | Remigijus Valiulis | URS | 580920 | s3:2 | Ciudad de México | 790909 |
| 563 | 45.73 | Donato Sabia | ITA | 630911 | 2 | Milano | 840609 |
| 564 | 45.73 | Derek O'Connor | IRL | 650614 | h3:2 | Indianapolis | 860605 |
| 565 | 45.73 | Jean-Jacques Boussemart | FRA | 630411 | 1 | La Chaux-De-Fonds | 870816 |
| 566 | 45.73 | Robert Smith | USA | 720304 | 2 | Minneapolis | 920523 |
| 567 | 45.73 | Garth Robinson | JAM | 701011 | 5 | Kingston | 960629 |
| 568 | 45.73 | Maik Liebe | GER | 770222 | 2 | Erfurt | 990703 |
| 569 | 45.73 | Fred Mango | FRA | 730626 | 4r1 | Niort | 990801 |
| 570 | 45.74 | Kevin Price | USA | 550502 | 2 | Philadelphia, Pa | 770521 |
| 571 | 45.74 | Kevin Jones | USA | 600215 | 1 | Abilene, Tx | 800524 |
| 572 | 45.74 | Hamil Grimes | BAR | 561015 | 5 | Austin | 800607 |
| 573 | 45.74 | Sergey Kutsebo | URS | 610207 | 4 | Moskva | 830620 |
| 574 | 45.74 | Martin Weppler | FRG | 580221 | 2r2 | München | 830726 |
| 575 | 45.74 | Jackie Harris | USA | 610331 | 1 | Ruston | 840428 |
| 576 | 45.74 | Steve Heard | GBR | 620429 | 3 | Antrim | 850526 |
| 577 | 45.74 | Valdinei Abilio da Silva | BRA | 720329 | 2 | Americana | 960615 |
| 578 | 45.74 | Ruwen Faller | GER | 800722 | 3 | Erfurt | 990703 |
| 579 | 45.74 | Benjamin Youla | CGO | 751112 | 1 | Fairfax, Va | 010505 |
| With manual timing |
| 44.1h | Wayne Collett | USA | 491020 | 1 | Eugene, Or | 720709 |
| 44.2h | Fred Newhouse | USA | 481108 | s1:1 | Eugene, Or | 720707 |
| 44.3h | John Smith | USA | 500805 | 2 | Eugene, Or | 720709 |
| 44.4hA | Vince Matthews | USA | 471216 | 1 | Echo Summit, South Lake Tahoe | 680831 |
| 44.5h+ | Tommie Smith | USA | 440612 | 1 | San José | 670520 |
| 44.5hA | Kennedy Ochieng | KEN | 711230 | 1 | Nairobi | 930703 |
|   | 44.6h y-.3 | Adolph Plummer | USA | 380103 | 1 | Tempe | 630525 |
| 44.7hA | Simon Kemboi | KEN | 670301 | 2 | Nairobi | 930703 |
| 44.8h | Ken Randle | USA | 541012 | 1 | Westwood, Ca | 750503 |
| 44.9h | Mike Larrabee | USA | 331202 | 1 | Los Angeles | 640912 |
|   | 44.9hA y-.3 | Steve Williams | USA | 531113 | 1 | El Paso | 720513 |
| 45.0h | Ulis Williams | USA | 43 | 2 | Los Angeles | 640912 |
| 45.0h | Alfons Brydenbach | BEL | 541012 | 1 | Bruxelles | 740515 |
| 45.0h | Evins Jennings | USA | 550711 | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 760522 |
| 45.0hA | Bill Green ¶ | USA | 610510 | 1 | El Paso | 810418 |
| 45.0h | Robson Caetano da Silva | BRA | 640904 | h1 | Rio de Janeiro | 900831 |
| 45.0hA | Ezra Sambu | KEN | 780904 | 1 | Nairobi | 010512 |
| 45.1h | Emmett Taylor | USA | 47 |   | Los Angeles | 680530 |
| 45.1h | Jean Claude Nallet | FRA | 470315 | 1 | Colombes | 700719 |
| 45.1h | Harry Schulting | NED | 560211 | 1 | Recklinghausen | 790805 |
| 45.1hA | Calvin Long | USA | 660702 | 1 | El Paso | 850413 |
| 45.1hA | Elkana Nyangau | KEN | 62 | 1 | Nairobi | 880521 |
| 45.1hA | Lazaro Martinez | CUB | 621111 | 2 | Bogota | 890812 |
| 45.1h | Howard Burnett | JAM | 610308 | 1 | Kingston | 900630 |
| 45.1h | Johnny Barnes | USA | 680721 | 2 | San Angelo | 910525 |
|   | 45.2h | Louis Jones | USA | 320115 | 1 | Los Angeles | 560318 |
| 45.2h | Stephen Chepkwony | KEN | 531115 | 1 | Melbourne, AUS | 750204 |
|   | 45.2h | Tommie Turner | USA | 47 | s3:2 | Eugene, Or | 720709 |
| 45.2hA | Sergio Franco de Menezes | BRA | 650427 | 3 | Bogota | 890812 |
| 45.2hA | Samson Kitur | KEN | 660225 | 1 | Kisumu | 891125 |
| 45.2h | Du'aine Thorne -Ladejo | GBR | 710214 | 1 | College Station | 930501 |
|   | 45.2hA | Frederick Onyancha | KEN | 691225 | 5 | Nairobi | 930729 |
| 45.2h | Amar Hacini | ALG | 711118 | 1 | Alger | 960620 |
|   | 45.3h | Thurman Boggess | USA | 47 | 2 | Sioux Falls | 670610 |
|   | 45.3h | Al Coffee | USA | 50 | 1 | Knoxville | 690517 |
|   | 45.3h | Jim Bolding | USA | 490324 | 2 | Siena | 740721 |
| 45.3hA | Eddie Gutierrez | CUB | 520228 | 2 | Ciudad de México | 760703 |
| 45.3hA | John Anzrah | KEN | 541027 | 2 | Nairobi | 840616 |
| 45.3h | Aleksandr Kurochkin | URS | 610723 | 1 | Moskva | 840708 |
| 45.3hA | Lucas Sang | KEN | 610212 | h1:1 | Nairobi | 880812 |
| 45.3hA | Stephen Mwanzia | KEN | 621219 | 3 | Nairobi | 891223 |
| 45.3h | Patrick O'Connor | JAM | 660917 | 2 | Kingston | 900630 |
|   | 45.4h | Henry Carr | USA | 421127 | 1 | Hannover | 630631 |
|   | 45.4h | James Redd | USA | 52 | 4 | Seattle, Wa | 720617 |
| 45.4h | Ron Williams | USA | 58 | 1 | Bakersfield | 790516 |
| 45.4h | Fred Taylor | USA | 571105 | 1 | Abilene | 790519 |
| 45.4h | Jacques Borlee | BEL | 570912 | 1 | Kassel | 790527 |
| 45.4h | Remigijus Valiulis | URS | 580920 | 1 | Leningrad | 800604 |
| 45.4h | Michail Linge | URS | 581126 | 2 | Leningrad | 800604 |
| 45.4h | Clinton Davis | USA | 650817 | s1 | Towson | 820717 |
| 45.4h | Daniel Batman | AUS | 810320 | 1 | Darwin | 000702 |
| 45.4h | Jonas Motiejunas | USA | 741207 | 1 | Kaunas | 000803 |
| 45.5h | Glenn Davis | USA | 340912 | 1 | Eugene, Or | 600708 |
| 45.5h | Elbert Stinson | USA | 44 |   |   | 67 |
| 45.5h | Jim Burnett | USA |   |   |   | 68 |
| 45.5h | Thomas Jordan | FRG | 490315 |   | Stuttgart | 700606 |
| 45.5h | Edesel Garrison | USA | 50 | 4 | Eugene, Or | 720603 |
| 45.5h | Charles Joseph | TRI | 520225 |   |   | 72 |
| 45.5h | Maxie Parks | USA | 510709 |   |   | 73 |
| 45.5h | Terry Erickson | USA | 52 | h1:1 | Westwood, Ca | 740621 |
| 45.5h | Anthony Ketchum | USA | 621120 | 1 | Austin | 810516 |
| 45.5hA | Joseph Saina | KEN | 660103 | h2:1 | Nairobi | 880812 |
| 45.5h | Benedict Okunloye | NGR | 781002 | 5 | Lagos | 960622 |
| 45.5h | Tyrone Dozier | USA | 791122 | 1r2 | Atlanta, Ga | 000520 |
| 45.5h | Robert Parham | USA | 820602 | 2 | Baton Rouge, La | 010518 |
| 45.5h | Enefiok Udo-Obong | NGR | 820522 | 3 | Torino | 010609 |
| 45.6hA | Jim Lea | USA | 321106 | 2 | Ciudad de México | 550318 |
| 45.6h | Ollan C Cassell | USA | 371005 | 3 | Los Angeles | 640912 |
| 45.6h | Dave Crook | USA |   |   |   | 66 |
| 45.6h | Elliott Mason | USA | 45 |   |   | 68 |
| 45.6h | Michael Zerbes | GDR | 440913 |   | Erfurt | 680810 |
| 45.6hA | Joseph Magut | KEN | 65 | 5 | Nairobi | 930703 |
| 45.6h | Luis Antonio Eloi | BRA | 700722 | 1 | Sao Paulo | 000617 |
| 45.6h | Pete Coley | JAM | 810221 | 3 | Baton Rouge, La | 010518 |
| 45.7h | Michael Johnson II | USA | 780513 | 2r2 | Atlanta, Ga | 000520 |