| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | Brazil |
BRA |
3:05.70 | |
| 1 | 2 | United States |
USA |
3:00.79 Q SB | |
| 2 | Botswana |
BOT |
DQ | ||
| 3 | 2 | Germany |
GER |
3:02.68 SB | |
| 2 | Nigeria |
NGR |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 2 | Senegal |
SEN |
3:02.53 Q SB | |
| 5 | 2 | Ireland |
IRL |
3:05.81 | |
| 2 | Hungary |
HUN |
DNF | ||
| 5 | 1 | Spain |
ESP |
3:02.85 SB | |
| 5 | 3 | Switzerland |
SUI |
3:02.46 NR | |
| 2 | 3 | Poland |
POL |
3:00.86 Q SB | |
| 6 | 1 | Australia |
AUS |
3:04.78 | |
| 4 | 3 | Russia |
RUS |
3:01.51 q SB | |
| 7 | 1 | Canada |
CAN |
3:05.60 | |
| 2 | 1 | France |
FRA |
3:01.31 Q SB | |
| 1 | 3 | South Africa |
RSA |
3:00.77 Q SB | |
| 3 | 3 | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:01.38 q | |
| 4 | 1 | Japan |
JPN |
3:02.50 SB | |
| 6 | 3 | Slovenia |
SLO |
3:02.70 NR | |
| 1 | 1 | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:01.17 Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:02.21 | |
| 7 | 3 | Greece |
GRE |
3:04.07 NR | |
| 8 | 3 | Zimbabwe |
ZIM |
3:07.69 | |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
DQ |