| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Poland |  POL | 3:10.44 Q AR | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |  NED | 3:10.69 Q NR | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | United States |  USA | 3:11.39 Q * | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Jamaica |  JAM | 3:11.76 Q NR | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Great Britain & NI |  GBR | 3:11.95 q NR | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Dominican Republic |  DOM | 3:12.74 Q NR | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |  BEL | 3:12.75 Q NR | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Ireland |  IRL | 3:12.88 q NR | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Germany |  GER | 3:12.94 qJ NR | |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Spain |  ESP | 3:13.29 NR | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Italy |  ITA | 3:13.51 NR | |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Nigeria |  NGR | 3:13.60 AR | |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Ukraine |  UKR | 3:14.21 | |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Brazil |  BRA | 3:15.89 AR | |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | India |  IND | 3:19.93 SB |