| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Jamaica |
JAM |
37.82 Q SB | ||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | PR of China |
CHN |
37.92 Q SB | .916 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Canada |
CAN |
37.92 Q SB | .918 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Italy |
ITA |
37.95 Q NR | ||
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Germany |
GER |
38.06 q SB | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Ghana |
GHA |
38.08 q NR | ||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | United States |
USA |
38.10 SB | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Japan |
JPN |
38.16 Q SB | .152 | |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Denmark |
DEN |
38.16 NR | .158 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | France |
FRA |
38.18 SB | ||
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Brazil |
BRA |
38.34 SB | ||
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
38.63 SB | ||
| 1 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
DQ | ||||
| 2 | Turkey |
TUR |
DQ | ||||
| 1 | Netherlands |
NED |
DNF | ||||
| 1 | South Africa |
RSA |
DNF |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second