Pos | Rank | Heat | Bib | Team | Mark | Details | Reaction Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 2 | URS | USSR | 3:23.38 | Q | ||
2 | 2 | 2 | GBR | 3:23.89 | Q | |||
3 | 1 | 1 | USA | 3:24.92 | Q | |||
4 | 2 | 1 | GER | 3:25.93 | Q | |||
5 | 3 | 2 | NGR | 3:26.29 | Q | |||
6 | 3 | 1 | CAN | 3:27.15 | Q | |||
7 | 4 | 1 | HUN | 3:28.38 | q | |||
8 | 4 | 2 | ESP | 3:29.12 | q | |||
9 | 5 | 1 | SUI | 3:30.32 | ||||
10 | 5 | 2 | CUB | 3:31.43 | ||||
11 | 6 | 1 | NOR | 3:32.76 | ||||
12 | 6 | 2 | JPN | 3:35.82 | ||||
13 | 7 | 2 | IND | 3:38.54 |