| Final | Team | Time | | 1. Calvin Smith | USA | 20.16s | | 2. Gilles Queneherve | FRA | 20.16s | | 3. John Regis | GBR | 20.18s | | 4. Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.22s | | 5. Vladimir Krylov | URS | 20.23s | | 6. Floyd Heard | USA | 20.25s | | 7. Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ITA | 20.45s | | 8. Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.78s |
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| Heat 1 | Team | Time | | 1. John Regis | GBR | 20.54s | | 2. Calvin Smith | USA | 20.54s | | 3. Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.69s | | 4. Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ITA | 20.78s | | 5. Wallace Spearmon | USA | 20.87s | | 6. Andreas Berger | AUT | 20.99s | | 7. Istvan Nagy | HUN | 21.22s | | 8. Andrey Fedoriv | URS | 21.28s |
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| Heat 2 | Team | Time | | 1. Gilles Queneherve | FRA | 20.31s | | 2. Floyd Heard | USA | 20.31s | | 3. Vladimir Krylov | URS | 20.34s | | 4. Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.38s | | 5. Attila Kovacs | HUN | 20.47s | | 6. Clive Wright | JAM | 20.50s | | 7. Stefano Tilli | ITA | 20.86s | | 8. Simon Kipkemboi | KEN | 20.90s |
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| Heat 1 | Team | Time | | 1. Floyd Heard | USA | 20.56s | | 2. Vladimir Krylov | URS | 20.79s | | 3. Istvan Nagy | HUN | 21.11s | | 4. Daniel Sangouma | FRA | 21.11s | | 5. Peter Klein | FRG | 21.12s | | 6. Sergio Querol | CUB | 21.37s | | 7. Achmed De Kom | NED | 21.39s | | 8. Neville Hodge | ISV | 21.68s |
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| Heat 2 | Team | Time | | 1. Calvin Smith | USA | 20.38s | | 2. Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.64s | | 3. Simon Kipkemboi | KEN | 20.88s | | 4. Stefano Tilli | ITA | 20.89s | | 5. Christian Haas | FRG | 20.94s | | 6. Luis Barroso | POR | 21.20s | | 7. Bruno Marie-Rose | FRA | 26.25s | | -. Nelson Boateng | GHA | DNS |
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| Heat 3 | Team | Time | | 1. Gilles Queneherve | FRA | 20.48s | | 2. Wallace Spearmon | USA | 20.55s | | 3. John Regis | GBR | 20.60s | | 4. Andreas Berger | AUT | 20.86s | | 5. Andrey Fedoriv | URS | 20.87s | | 6. Volker Westhagemann | FRG | 20.98s | | 7. Arnaldo Oliveira Silva | BRA | 21.15s | | 8. Robert Stone | AUS | 21.23s |
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| Heat 4 | Team | Time | | 1. Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.48s | | 2. Attila Kovacs | HUN | 20.61s | | 3. Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ITA | 20.65s | | 4. Clive Wright | JAM | 20.67s | | 5. Besik Gotsiridze | URS | 20.90s | | 6. Jindrich Roun | TCH | 21.12s | | 7. Mustapha Kamel Selmi | ALG | 21.26s | | 8. Harouna Pale | BKF | 21.46s |
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| Heat 1 | Team | Time | | 1. Floyd Heard | USA | 20.37s | | 2. Vladimir Krylov | URS | 20.77s | | 3. Peter Klein | FRG | 20.89s | | 4. Mustapha Kamel Selmi | ALG | 21.14s | | 5. Nelson Boateng | GHA | 21.19s | | 6. Harouna Pale | BKF | 21.26s | | 7. Dazel Jules | TRI | 21.53s | | -. Linford Christie | GBR | DNS |
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| Heat 2 | Team | Time | | 1. Attila Kovacs | HUN | 20.77s | | 2. Bruno Marie-Rose | FRA | 20.82s | | 3. Besik Gotsiridze | URS | 20.89s | | 4. Sergio Querol | CUB | 20.94s | | 5. Stefano Tilli | ITA | 21.01s | | 6. Feng Li | CHN | 21.47s | | 7. Felix Sandy | SLE | 21.67s | | 8. Yaya Seyba | MLI | 21.93s |
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| Heat 3 | Team | Time | | 1. Gilles Queneherve | FRA | 20.59s | | 2. Clive Wright | JAM | 20.88s | | 3. Achmed De Kom | NED | 21.11s | | 4. Volker Westhagemann | FRG | 21.15s | | 5. Neville Hodge | ISV | 21.33s | | 6. Haron Mundir | SIN | 21.51s | | 7. John Dinan | AUS | 21.62s | | 8. Mark Sherwin | CKI | 23.41s |
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| Heat 4 | Team | Time | | 1. Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20.56s | | 2. Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20.62s | | 3. Andreas Berger | AUT | 20.82s | | 4. Andrey Fedoriv | URS | 20.93s | | 5. Istvan Nagy | HUN | 21.06s | | 6. Luis Barroso | POR | 21.15s | | 7. Wing-Kwong Leung | HKG | 21.48s | | 8. Sahim Saleh Mehdy | YEM | 23.07s |
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| Heat 5 | Team | Time | | 1. Calvin Smith | USA | 20.62s | | 2. Daniel Sangouma | FRA | 20.80s | | 3. Simon Kipkemboi | KEN | 20.84s | | 4. Christian Haas | FRG | 20.96s | | 5. Jindrich Roun | TCH | 21.04s | | 6. Ian Morris | TRI | 21.36s | | 7. Takale Tuna | PNG | 22.06s | | 8. Suli Peauope | TON | 22.45s |
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| Heat 6 | Team | Time | | 1. John Regis | GBR | 20.76s | | 2. Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ITA | 20.80s | | 3. Wallace Spearmon | USA | 20.82s | | 4. Arnaldo Oliveira Silva | BRA | 21.03s | | 5. Robert Stone | AUS | 21.23s | | 6. Alvin Daniel | TRI | 21.37s | | 7. Secundino Boratoba | GEQ | 23.66s |
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