| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | United States |
USA |
3:20.86 Q SB | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:21.95 Q SB | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Poland |
POL |
3:23.10 Q SB | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:23.99 Q SB | |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Netherlands |
NED |
3:24.01 q NR | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Cuba |
CUB |
3:24.04 Q SB | |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Canada |
CAN |
3:24.05 q SB | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
BEL |
3:24.08 Q NR | |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Ukraine |
UKR |
3:24.50 SB | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Germany |
GER |
3:24.77 SB | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | France |
FRA |
3:25.07 SB | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Switzerland |
SUI |
3:25.90 NR | |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Italy |
ITA |
3:27.74 SB | |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Australia |
AUS |
3:30.61 SB | |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Belarus |
BLR |
3:33.00 | |
| 1 | Bahamas |
BAH |
DNF |