| Rnk | Perf | Mark | Wind | Name | Nat | Born | Pos | Meet | Venue | Date | Ht/Wt | Record | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 47.13 | Edwin Moses | USA | 31Aug1955 | 1r2 | Milano | 3Jul1980 | 188/77 | 400h | |||
| 2 | 47.17 | Edwin Moses | 1 | ISTAF | West Berlin | 8Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 3 | 47.81 | Edwin Moses | 1r2 | WK | Zürich | 13Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 4 | 47.90 | Edwin Moses | 1 | FOT | Eugene OR | 23Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 48.05 | Harald Schmid | FRG | 29Sep1957 | 1 | NC | Hannover | 16Aug1980 | 187/82 | 400h | ||
| 6 | 48.22 | Edwin Moses | 1sf1 | FOT | Eugene OR | 22Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 7 | 48.36 | Edwin Moses | 1 | Oslo | 15Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 8 | 48.51 | Edwin Moses | 1r1 | GGala | Roma | 5Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 9 | 48.53 | Edwin Moses | 1 | London | 13Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 10 | 48.53 | Edwin Moses | 1r1 | ASV | Köln | 10Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 11 | 48.56 | Harald Schmid | 2 | ISTAF | West Berlin | 8Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 12 | 48.58 | Harald Schmid | 1 | 8Nat | Tokyo | 20Sep1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 13 | 48.62 | Edwin Moses | 1 | Stuttgart | 11Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 14 | 48.65 | Edwin Moses | 1 | Paris (Charléty) | 17Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 15 | 48.67 | Edwin Moses | 1 | Athletissima | Lausanne | 15Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 3 | 16 | 48.70 | Volker Beck | GDR | 30Jun1956 | 1 | OG | Moskva | 26Jul1980 | 191/82 | 400h | ||
| 4 | 17 | 48.6m | James Walker | USA | 25Oct1957 | 1 | LB | Philadelphia PA | 17Jul1980 | 178/69 | 400h | ||
| 18 | 48.74 | Edwin Moses | 1 | BGP | Budapest | 11Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 19 | 48.80 | James Walker | 3 | ISTAF | West Berlin | 8Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 20 | 48.82 | James Walker | 2r1 | GGala | Roma | 5Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 21 | 48.85 | James Walker | 2r2 | WK | Zürich | 13Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 5 | 22 | 48.86 | Vasiliy Arkhipyenko | URS | 28Jan1957 | 2 | OG | Moskva | 26Jul1980 | 178/65 | 400h | ||
| 23 | 48.86 | Edwin Moses | 1 | Rieti | 31Aug1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 6 | 24 | 48.87 | David Lee | USA | 23Apr1959 | 1 | NCAA | Austin TX | 7Jun1980 | 190/80 | 400h | ||
| 25 | 48.87 | Edwin Moses | 1r2 | Pescara | 16Aug1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 26 | 49.00 | Edwin Moses | 1 | DNG | Stockholm | 7Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 27 | 49.00 | James Walker | 2r1 | ASV | Köln | 10Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 28 | 49.02 | Harald Schmid | 2r2 | Milano | 3Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 29 | 49.03 | James Walker | 2sf1 | FOT | Eugene OR | 22Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 30 | 49.03 | Volker Beck | 1 | Potsdam | 13Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 31 | 49.04 | James Walker | 2 | FOT | Eugene OR | 23Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 32 | 49.05 | James Walker | 1 | Berkeley CA | 1Jun1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 33 | 49.08 | Harald Schmid | 1 | VD | Bruxelles | 22Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 34 | 49.09 | James Walker | 1 | Knoxville TN | 24May1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 35 | 49.10 | Edwin Moses | 1 | Bislett | Oslo | 1Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 7 | 36 | 49.11 | Rok Kopitar | YUG | 5May1959 | 1 | Maribor | 3Jun1980 | 180/71 | NR | 400h | ||
| 8 | 37 | 49.11 | Gary Oakes | GBR | 21Sep1958 | 3 | OG | Moskva | 26Jul1980 | 178/69 | PB | 400h | |
| 38 | 49.12 | Volker Beck | 1r1 | OT | Potsdam | 1Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 39 | 49.12 | Vasiliy Arkhipyenko | 1 | Prav | Moskva | 12Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 9 | 40 | 49.0m | Nikolay Vasilyev | URS | 18Dec1956 | 1 | Leningrad | 4Jun1980 | 183/73 | 400h | |||
| 41 | 49.14 | Vasiliy Arkhipyenko | 1 | Znam | Moskva | 6Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 42 | 49.14 | David Lee | 3r2 | WK | Zürich | 13Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 43 | 49.15 | James Walker | 2 | Stuttgart | 11Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 10 | 44 | 49.21 | Bart Williams | USA | 20Sep1956 | 3r1 | ASV | Köln | 10Aug1980 | 178/70 | 400h | ||
| 45 | 49.23 | Edwin Moses | 1h1 | FOT | Eugene OR | 21Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 46 | 49.23 | James Walker | 1 | R-W | Koblenz | 27Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 11 | 47 | 49.24 | James King | USA | 9May1949 | 1 | MtSAC R | Walnut CA | 19Apr1980 | 180/74 | 400h | ||
| 48 | 49.1m | David Lee | 2 | LB | Philadelphia PA | 17Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 49 | 49.25 | Bart Williams | 3sf1 | FOT | Eugene OR | 22Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 50 | 49.28 | David Lee | 4 | ISTAF | West Berlin | 8Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 51 | 49.28 | Harald Schmid | 1 | Düsseldorf | 24Aug1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 12 | 52 | 49.30 | Andre Phillips | USA | 5Sep1959 | 1r1 | WK | Zürich | 13Aug1980 | 185/75 | 400h | ||
| 13 | 53 | 49.31 | Michael Shine | USA | 19Sep1953 | 1 | Houston TX | 3May1980 | 183/77 | 400h | |||
| 14 | 54 | 49.33 | Harry Schulting | NED | 11Feb1956 | 1 | WA | Winterthur | 14Jun1980 | 192/79 | 400h | ||
| 55 | 49.34 | Bart Williams | 3 | FOT | Eugene OR | 23Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 56 | 49.34 | David Lee | 3 | FOT | Eugene OR | 23Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 57 | 49.34 | Nikolay Vasilyev | 4 | OG | Moskva | 26Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 58 | 49.35 | Vasiliy Arkhipyenko | 1r1 | Sochi | 24May1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 59 | 49.36 | Harry Schulting | 1 | vsNOR | Steinkjer | 1Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 60 | 49.36 | David Lee | 1sf2 | FOT | Eugene OR | 22Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 61 | 49.37 | David Lee | 2r1 | London | 13Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 62 | 49.37 | James Walker | 2r2 | Pescara | 16Aug1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 63 | 49.38 | Andre Phillips | 1 | Palo Alto (Stanford) CA | 22Mar1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 64 | 49.38 | David Lee | 1 | TAC | Walnut CA | 15Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 65 | 49.39 | David Lee | 1 | Lawrence KS | 18Apr1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 66 | 49.43 | James King | 2 | TAC | Walnut CA | 15Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 67 | 49.43 | James King | 2 | BGP | Budapest | 11Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 68 | 49.44 | Rok Kopitar | 1 | Balkan C | Sofia | 14Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 69 | 49.45 | Bart Williams | 2 | Athletissima | Lausanne | 15Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 15 | 70 | 49.46 | Chris Person | USA | 12Jul1960 | 1 | IC4A | Philadelphia PA | 25May1980 | 188/83 | PB | 400h | |
| 71 | 49.49 | Rok Kopitar | 1 | Split | 29Apr1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 72 | 49.49 | James King | 5 | FOT | Eugene OR | 23Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 73 | 49.50 | James King | 2 | Palo Alto (Stanford) CA | 22Mar1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 74 | 49.50 | James King | 1 | AAA | London (CP) | 6Sep1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 75 | 49.50 | Edwin Moses | 1 | Santiago de Chile | 19Oct1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 16 | 76 | 49.51 | Aleksandr Kharlov | URS | 18Mar1958 | 2 | Znam | Moskva | 6Jul1980 | 193/85 | 400h | ||
| 77 | 49.52 | Volker Beck | 1 | NC | Cottbus | 17Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 78 | 49.52 | David Lee | 3 | Athletissima | Lausanne | 15Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 79 | 49.53 | Andre Phillips | 2 | MtSAC R | Walnut CA | 19Apr1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 17 | 80 | 49.53 | Bernd Herrmann | FRG | 22Nov1951 | 4r1 | ASV | Köln | 10Aug1980 | 191/79 | PB | 400h | |
| 81 | 49.53 | Bart Williams | 4r1 | WK | Zürich | 13Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 82 | 49.54 | Volker Beck | 1 | OT | Dresden | 24May1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 83 | 49.57 | Harry Schulting | 1 | vsWAL,ENG,HUN | Cwmbran | 18May1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 84 | 49.58 | Rok Kopitar | 1 | ECCp | Madrid | 24May1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 85 | 49.58 | Vasiliy Arkhipyenko | 1sf2 | Znam | Moskva | 5Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 86 | 49.60 | Gary Oakes | 1 | London (CP) | 27Jun1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 87 | 49.61 | James Walker | 2 | Rieti | 31Aug1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 88 | 49.62 | James King | 1h2 | TAC | Walnut CA | 14Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 18 | 89 | 49.64 | Horia Toboc | ROM | 7Feb1955 | 1 | Stuttgart | 5Jun1980 | 184/71 | PB | 400h | ||
| 90 | 49.64 | James King | 1r2 | ASV | Köln | 10Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 19 | 91 | 49.64 | József Szalai | HUN | 8Mar1961 | 3 | BGP | Budapest | 11Aug1980 | 180/75 | PB | 400h | |
| 92 | 49.64 | Andre Phillips | 4 | BGP | Budapest | 11Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 93 | 49.65 | Horia Toboc | 2 | Balkan C | Sofia | 14Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 94 | 49.65 | Vasiliy Arkhipyenko | 1r1 | NC | Donyetsk | 7Sep1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 95 | 49.67 | Michael Shine | 2 | Knoxville TN | 24May1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 96 | 49.67 | James King | 2sf2 | FOT | Eugene OR | 22Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 97 | 49.67 | Rok Kopitar | 5 | OG | Moskva | 26Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 98 | 49.67 | David Lee | 3r1 | GGala | Roma | 5Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 99 | 49.68 | Rok Kopitar | 1r1 | Celje | 2May1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 100 | 49.68 | David Lee | 1sf1 | NCAA | Austin TX | 6Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 101 | 49.68 | David Lee | 3 | Stuttgart | 11Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 20 | 102 | 49.69 | Wilfred Mulli | KEN | 9Jan1954 | 2 | NCAA | Austin TX | 7Jun1980 | 188/73 | PB | 400h | |
| 103 | 49.70 | Andre Phillips | 1 | Westwood CA | 3May1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 21 | 104 | 49.70 | Hartmut Weber | FRG | 17Oct1960 | 2 | Stuttgart | 5Jun1980 | 186/70 | 400h | |||
| 105 | 49.70 | Nikolay Vasilyev | 3 | Znam | Moskva | 6Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 106 | 49.70 | Volker Beck | 1 | Est Berlin | 9Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 107 | 49.71 | Bart Williams | 1 | Tempe AZ | 5Apr1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 108 | 49.72 | Andre Phillips | 3sf2 | FOT | Eugene OR | 22Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 109 | 49.72 | Bart Williams | 2 | R-W | Koblenz | 27Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 110 | 49.72 | James King | 3 | Rieti | 31Aug1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 111 | 49.74 | Bernd Herrmann | 2 | NC | Hannover | 16Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 112 | 49.76 | Andre Phillips | 1 | Pepsi | Westwood CA | 11May1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 113 | 49.76 | David Lee | 1 | Nikaia | Nice | 17Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 114 | 49.77 | Bart Williams | 4 | Stuttgart | 11Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 115 | 49.77 | Andre Phillips | 2 | Paris (Charléty) | 17Jul1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 116 | 49.79 | Aleksandr Kharlov | 1 | Torino | 1Jun1980 | 400h | |||||||
| 117 | 49.80 | Andre Phillips | 2 | Bislett | Oslo | 1Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 118 | 49.80 | Vasiliy Arkhipyenko | 1sf2 | OG | Moskva | 25Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 22 | 119 | 49.82 | Nate Lundy | USA | 15Oct1958 | 1 | Champaign IL | 24May1980 | 183/73 | 400h | |||
| 23 | 120 | 49.82 | Rich Graybehl | USA | 19Jul1956 | 1h2 | FOT | Eugene OR | 21Jun1980 | 175/70 | 400h | ||
| 121 | 49.82 | David Lee | 1h2 | FOT | Eugene OR | 21Jun1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 122 | 49.82 | David Lee | 5r1 | ASV | Köln | 10Aug1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 123 | 49.82 | James Walker | 1 | 8-N2 | Beijing | 27Sep1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 124 | 49.83 | Volker Beck | 1h1 | NC | Cottbus | 16Jul1980 | 400h | ||||||
| 24 | 49.7m | Aleksandr Yatsevich | URS | 8Sep1956 | 2 | Leningrad | 4Jun1980 | 190/80 | 400h | ||||
| 25 | 49.88 | Tim Hanlon | USA | 6Dec1957 | 3 | TAC | Walnut CA | 15Jun1980 | 193/78 | PB | 400h | ||
| 26 | 49.90 | Tony Rambo | USA | 30May1960 | 3 | Knoxville TN | 24May1980 | 175/77 | 400h | ||||
| 27 | 49.91 | Sam Turner | USA | 17Jun1957 | 1 | Walnut CA | 31May1980 | 191/80 | 400h | ||||
| 28 | 49.93A | Wendell Angel | USA | 16Aug1952 | 1 | Colorado Springs CO | 4Jun1980 | 179/68 | PB | 400h | |||
| 29 | 49.93 | Christer Gullstrand | SWE | 26Mar1959 | 1 | vsFRA,SUI | Thonon-les-Bains | 21Jun1980 | 190/75 | 400h | |||
| 30 | 50.00 | Franz Meier | SUI | 16Sep1956 | 2 | WA | Winterthur | 14Jun1980 | 176/67 | 400h | |||
| 31 | 50.03 | Ryszard Szparak | POL | 2Jul1951 | 1 | vsESP | Madrid | 17May1980 | 178/66 | 400h | |||
| 32 | 50.04 | William Hartley | GBR | 27Jun1950 | 2 | AAA | London (CP) | 6Sep1980 | 188/82 | 400h | |||
| 33 | 50.04 | Yukihiro Yoshimatsu | JPN | 14Mar1959 | 1 | Utsunomiya | 16Oct1980 | 178/68 | PB | 400h | |||
| 34 | 50.06 | Dedy Cooper | USA | 22May1956 | 2 | Berkeley CA | 1Jun1980 | 191/77 | 400h | ||||
| 35 | 50.06 | Paul Lankford | USA | 15Jun1958 | 3sf2 | NCAA | Austin TX | 6Jun1980 | 188/77 | 400h | |||
| 36 | 50.08 | Takashi Nagao | JPN | 31Aug1957 | 2 | Utsunomiya | 16Oct1980 | 175/68 | 400h | ||||
| 37 | 50.10 | Ron Foreman | USA | 14Feb1959 | 1 | Raleigh NC | 19Apr1980 | 183/68 | PB | 400h | |||
| 38 | 50.12 | Fulvio Zorn | ITA | 8Feb1955 | 1 | societari | Pescara | 8Jun1980 | 180/78 | PB | 400h | ||
| 39 | 50.12 | Peter Haas | SUI | 8Jan1955 | 1 | NC | Lausanne | 24Aug1980 | 182/72 | 400h | |||
| 40 | 50.13 | Karl Smith | JAM | 15Sep1959 | 1 | Waco TX | 17May1980 | 180/68 | 400h | ||||
| 41 | 50.14 | Antônio Euzébio Dias Ferreira | BRA | 2Mar1960 | 2h1 | OG | Moskva | 24Jul1980 | 173/62 | 400h | |||
| 42 | 50.16 | Bill Austin | USA | 21Aug1957 | 4 | Knoxville TN | 24May1980 | 173/68 | PB | 400h | |||
| 43 | 50.16 | John Akii-Bua | UGA | 3Dec1949 | 1 | Västerås | 24Jun1980 | 188/77 | 400h | ||||
| 44 | 50.17 | Yanko Bratanov | BUL | 10Jun1952 | 5sf2 | OG | Moskva | 25Jul1980 | 182/70 | 400h | |||
| 45 | 50.18 | Dmitriy Stukalov | URS | 2May1951 | 4 | Znam | Moskva | 6Jul1980 | 186/76 | 400h | |||
| 46 | 50.20 | Vladimir Kiyanov | URS | 1958 | 3r1 | NC | Donyetsk | 7Sep1980 | 400h | ||||
| 47 | 50.22 | Patrick Chazot | FRA | 6May1958 | 3 | vsSWE,SUI | Thonon-les-Bains | 21Jun1980 | 179/73 | PB | 400h | ||
| 48 | 50.1m | José Alonso Valero | ESP | 12Feb1957 | 1 | Madrid | 17Sep1980 | 183/75 | 400h | ||||
| 49 | 50.25 | Gregg Byram | USA | 15Mar1957 | 4h1 | TAC | Walnut CA | 14Jun1980 | 188/82 | 400h | |||
| 50 | 50.25 | Uwe Ackermann | GDR | 12Sep1960 | 2 | NC | Cottbus | 17Jul1980 | 194/87 | 400h | |||
| 51 | 50.25 | Quentin Wheeler | USA | 27Apr1955 | 2r2 | ASV | Köln | 10Aug1980 | 186/70 | 400h | |||
| 52 | 50.26 | Dimitry Shkarupin | URS | 7Jun1957 | 1 | Leningrad | 21Jun1980 | 188/76 | 400h | ||||
| 53 | 50.28 | Eric McNeal | USA | 13Mar1958 | 2 | Westwood CA | 3May1980 | 185/77 | PB | 400h | |||
| 54 | 50.30 | José Carvalho Jesus | POR | 15Jun1953 | 3 | WA | Winterthur | 14Jun1980 | 187/81 | 400h | |||
| 55 | 50.2m | Riccardo Trevisan | ITA | 14Aug1957 | 1 | Schio | 18Jun1980 | 201/88 | PB | 400h | |||
| 56 | 50.35 | Rhan Sheffield | USA | 27Dec1955 | 5h1 | TAC | Walnut CA | 14Jun1980 | 170/68 | 400h | |||
| 57 | 50.35 | Giorgio Ballati | ITA | 2Apr1946 | 4r2 | Milano | 3Jul1980 | 179/64 | 400h | ||||
| 58 | 50.39 | Aleksandr Cheshko | URS | 18Apr1958 | 5r1 | NC | Donyetsk | 7Sep1980 | 185/73 | 400h | |||
| 59 | 50.44 | Clarence Hopper | USA | 2 | Walnut CA | 31May1980 | PB | 400h | |||||
| 60 | 50.47 | Leszek Rzepakowski | POL | 25Apr1957 | 2 | vsESP | Madrid | 17May1980 | 180/68 | 400h | |||
| 61 | 50.48 | James Baldwin | USA | 6Dec1956 | 1 | Abilene TX | 24May1980 | PB | 400h | ||||
| 62 | 50.48 | Juan Lloveras | ESP | 2Aug1955 | 4h3 | OG | Moskva | 24Jul1980 | 179/64 | PB | 400h | ||
| 63 | 50.4m | Otis Gatewood | USA | 1Feb1959 | 2 | DrakeR | Des Moines IA | 25Apr1980 | 185/73 | 400h | |||
| 64 | 50.4m | Antonio Rivero | ESP | 11Mar1958 | 2 | Madrid | 17Sep1980 | 180/73 | PB | 400h | |||
| 65 | 50.55 | Silver Ayoo | UGA | 26Nov1949 | 3h4 | NCAA | Austin TX | 5Jun1980 | 188/72 | 400h | |||
| 66 | 50.56 | Hugo Pont | NED | 20Jun1959 | 1 | NC | Sittard | 9Aug1980 | 176/66 | 400h | |||
| 67 | 50.58 | Georgios Parris | GRE | 27Dec1950 | 3 | vsHUN,GBR | Athína | 1Jun1980 | 181/72 | 400h | |||
| 68 | 50.58 | Lloyd Guss | CAN | 22Jan1959 | 4h2 | NCAA | Austin TX | 5Jun1980 | 188/81 | 400h | |||
| 69 | 50.58 | Larry Cowling | USA | 6Jul1960 | 5sf2 | NCAA | Austin TX | 6Jun1980 | 190/75 | 400h | |||
| 70 | 50.59 | Ian Newhouse | CAN | 25Dec1956 | 1r1 | Tokyo | 16Sep1980 | 178/70 | 400h | ||||
| 71 | 50.61 | Bill Busch | USA | 5Jul1959 | 2 | Waco TX | 17May1980 | 185/75 | PB | 400h | |||
| 72 | 50.63 | José Casabona | ESP | 8Feb1957 | 1 | Madrid | 8Jun1980 | 172/68 | 400h | ||||
| 73 | 50.5m | Wilbert Greaves | GBR | 23Dec1956 | 1 | Adelaide | 12Feb1980 | 187/77 | PB | 400h | |||
| 74 | 50.5m | Daniel Kimaiyo | KEN | 11Jan1948 | 1 | Eldoret | 15Mar1980 | 178/68 | 400h | ||||
| 75 | 50.5m | Paul Montgomery | USA | 20Apr1961 | 1 | Waco TX | 11Apr1980 | 188/75 | 400h | ||||
| 76 | 50.5m | Lars-Åke Welander | SWE | 23May1955 | 5 | San José CA | 12Apr1980 | 188/76 | PB | 400h | |||
| 77 | 50.5m | Viktor Rogozyanskiy | URS | 20Mar1955 | 1 | Donyetsk | 17Jul1980 | 191/84 | PB | 400h | |||
| 78 | 50.5mA | Hennie Kotze | RSA | 15Jan1960 | 1 | Pretoria | 1Nov1980 | 183/70 | 400h | ||||
| 79 | 50.65 | Wesley Williams | USA | 17Oct1948 | 3h2 | TAC | Walnut CA | 14Jun1980 | 190/75 | 400h | |||
| 80 | 50.67 | Serge Guillen | FRA | 8Apr1960 | 1 | OT | Colombes | 8Jun1980 | 184/76 | 400h | |||
| 81 | 50.68 | Garry Brown | AUS | 27Oct1954 | 1 | NC | Sydney | 22Mar1980 | 190/80 | 400h | |||
| 82 | 50.68 | Krzysztof Weglarski | POL | 15Jul1954 | 2 | NC | Lódz | 30Aug1980 | 184/74 | PB | 400h | ||
| 83 | 50.69 | Oleg Bulatkin | URS | 6Apr1952 | 5 | Znam | Moskva | 6Jul1980 | 186/75 | 400h | |||
| 84 | 50.70 | Elias Rocha de Fonseca | BRA | 8Jan1961 | 1 | PA-j | Sudbury | 29Aug1980 | 185/82 | PB | 400h | ||
| 85 | 50.72 | Martin Bürkle | FRG | 24Jul1957 | 3 | NC | Hannover | 16Aug1980 | 182/69 | 400h | |||
| 86 | 50.6m | Mike King | USA | 29Aug1957 | 1sf2 | Abilene TX | 23May1980 | PB | 400h | ||||
| 87 | 50.74 | Wolfgang Richter | FRG | 24Oct1958 | 3 | Stuttgart | 5Jun1980 | 183/76 | 400h | ||||
| 88 | 50.74 | Ladislav Kárský | CZE | 1May1950 | 3 | vsYUG,SUI | Nova Gorica | 7Sep1980 | 179/69 | 400h | |||
| 89 | 50.6mA | Johannes Roux | RSA | 30Jun1959 | 2 | Pretoria | 1Nov1980 | 183/75 | 400h | ||||
| 90 | 50.78 | Péter Paulinyi | HUN | 6May1957 | 2 | Budapest | 4May1980 | 190/80 | PB | 400h | |||
| 91 | 50.82 | Felix Rümmele | AUT | 9Feb1958 | 1 | Südstadt | 17Jul1980 | 177/64 | 400h | ||||
| 92 | 50.83 | István Takács | HUN | 20Jan1959 | 3r1 | Hanz | Zagreb | 5Jun1980 | 183/69 | 400h | |||
| 93 | 50.7mA | Peter Kipchumba | KEN | 8May1950 | 1 | Kakamega | 17May1980 | 173/70 | 400h | ||||
| 94 | 50.7m | Ruslan Mishchenko | URS | 24Apr1964 | 1 | NC-you | Chelyabinsk | 12Jul1980 | 184/71 | 400h | |||
| 95 | 50.86 | Keith Allen | USA | 23Apr1959 | 3 | IC4A | Philadelphia PA | 25May1980 | 180/73 | 400h | |||
| 96 | 50.86 | Friedrich Wenka | FRG | 2Feb1958 | 1r1 | Göttingen | 22Jun1980 | 183/73 | 400h | ||||
| 97 | 50.90 | David Patrick | USA | 12Jun1960 | 1 | San Angelo TX | 17May1980 | 183/74 | 400h | ||||
| 98 | 50.90 | Saverio Gellini | ITA | 16Jul1960 | 1r3 | Bologna | 9Jul1980 | 190/70 | 400h | ||||
| 99 | 50.91 | Karl Williams | USA | 12May1958 | 2 | Raleigh NC | 19Apr1980 | 183/73 | 400h | ||||
| 100 | 50.92 | Roberto Minetti | ITA | 27Jun1955 | 3 | NC | Torino | 24Jun1980 | 190/77 | 400h | |||
| 101 | 50.95 | Peter Grant | AUS | 5Jan1954 | 1 | Melbourne | 17Jan1980 | 180/70 | 400h | ||||
| 102 | 50.96 | Miroslav Kodejs | CZE | 7Jul1950 | 1 | Praha | 24May1980 | 189/74 | 400h | ||||
| 103 | 50.96 | Claude Anicet | FRA | 3Apr1951 | 3 | Paris (Charléty) | 17Jul1980 | 184/66 | 400h | ||||
| 104 | 50.96 | Anatoliy Gladkovskiy | URS | 25Apr1959 | 1r2 | NC | Donyetsk | 7Sep1980 | 184/76 | 400h | |||
| 105 | 50.97 | Gennadiy Rybachenko | URS | 1955 | 2r1 | Sochi | 24May1980 | 400h | |||||
| 106 | 50.97 | Germán Tejada | ESP | 11Feb1955 | 1 | Madrid | 19Jul1980 | 179/70 | 400h | ||||
| 107 | 50.98 | Lájos Csapó | HUN | 19Mar1962 | 1 | La Habana | 15Aug1980 | 400h | |||||
| 108 | 50.99 | Ed Thomas | USA | 27Aug1957 | 2h3 | NCAA | Austin TX | 5Jun1980 | 180/75 | 400h | |||
| 109 | 51.00 | David Jackson | USA | 29May1959 | 1 | Naperville IL | 17May1980 | 400h |