Pos | Rank | Heat | Bib | Team | Mark | Details | Reaction Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 3 | GBR | 2:59.49 | Q | |||
2 | 1 | 1 | USA | 2:59.55 | Q | |||
3 | 2 | 3 | YUG | Yugoslavia | 2:59.95 | |||
4 | 2 | 1 | JAM | 3:00.01 | Q | |||
5 | 3 | 1 | GER | 3:00.17 | q | |||
6 | 3 | 3 | KEN | 3:00.21 | q | |||
7 | 4 | 1 | JPN | 3:01.26 AR | ||||
8 | 1 | 2 | MAR | 3:02.11 | Q | |||
9 | 2 | 2 | CUB | 3:02.29 | Q | |||
10 | 4 | 3 | AUS | 3:02.42 | ||||
11 | 3 | 2 | ITA | 3:02.72 | ||||
12 | 4 | 2 | CAN | 3:03.68 | ||||
13 | 5 | 3 | BAR | 3:05.63 | ||||
14 | 5 | 1 | QAT | 3:07.06 | ||||
15 | 6 | 1 | ESP | 3:08.39 | ||||
16 | 5 | 2 | MEX | 3:09.56 | ||||
2 | FRA | DNF |