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Quarter-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Ralph Metcalfe | USA | 21.5 |
| 2 | William Walters | RSA | 21.6 |
| 3 | Erich Borchmeyer | GER | 21.8 |
| 4 | Itaro Nakajima | JPN | 21.9 |
| 5 | Christiaan Berger | NED | 22.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Eddie Tolan | USA | 21.5 |
| 2 | Birchall Pearson | CAN | 21.8 |
| 3 | Roberto Genta | ARG | 21.8 |
| 4 | Stanley Fuller | GBR | 22.1 |
| 5 | Walter Hendrix | GER | 21.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Bianchi | ARG | 21.5 |
| 2 | George Simpson | USA | 21.6 |
| 3 | Daniel Joubert | RSA | 21.7 |
| 4 | Takayoshi Yoshioka | JPN | 21.8 |
| 5 | Stuart Black | NZL | 22.0 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Arthur Jonath | GER | 21.4 |
| 2 | Harold Wright | CAN | 21.7 |
| 3 | Allan Elliot | NZL | 21.8 |
| 4 | Stanley Engelhart | GBR | 21.8 |
| 5 | Teichi Nishi | JPN | 21.9 |