| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO
|
3:00.38 Q NR | 0.193 |
| 2 | Great Britain & N.I. |
GBR
|
3:00.38 Q SB | 0.150 |
| 3 | Cuba |
CUB
|
3:00.55 Q | 0.176 |
| 4 | Belgium |
BEL
|
3:01.70 q | 0.259 |
| 5 | Poland |
POL
|
3:02.86 | 0.147 |
| 6 | Germany |
GER
|
3:03.50 | 0.193 |
| Kenya |
KEN
|
DQ | 0.208 | |
| South Africa |
RSA
|
DNF | 0.190 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas |
BAH
|
2:58.87 Q SB | 0.243 |
| 2 | United States |
USA
|
2:58.87 Q SB | 0.204 |
| 3 | Venezuela |
VEN
|
3:02.62 q | 0.191 |
| 4 | Australia |
AUS
|
3:03.17 | 0.138 |
| 5 | Japan |
JPN
|
3:03.86 | 0.237 |
| Dominican Republic |
DOM
|
DQ | 0.158 | |
| Russia |
RUS
|
DQ | 0.203 | |
| Jamaica |
JAM
|
DNF | 0.173 |