| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
USA
|
2:59.98 Q | |
| 2 | Belgium |
BEL
|
3:00.67 Q NR | |
| 3 | Australia |
AUS
|
3:00.68 q SB | |
| 4 | Poland |
POL
|
3:00.74 q SB | |
| 5 | South Africa |
RSA
|
3:01.26 SB | |
| 6 | Cuba |
CUB
|
3:02.24 | |
| 7 | France |
FRA
|
3:03.19 | |
| Russia |
RUS
|
DQ |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain & N.I. |
GBR
|
2:59.33 Q SB | |
| 2 | Bahamas |
BAH
|
2:59.88 Q SB | |
| 3 | Jamaica |
JAM
|
3:00.09 Q SB | |
| 4 | Germany |
GER
|
3:03.49 | |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO
|
3:04.12 =SB | |
| 6 | Japan |
JPN
|
3:04.18 SB | |
| 7 | Greece |
GRE
|
3:04.30 SB | |
| 8 | Dominican Republic |
DOM
|
3:04.31 SB |