| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | United States |
USA |
3:07.41 Q WR | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | France |
FRA |
3:10.60 Q NR | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:10.61 Q NR | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Belgium |
BEL |
3:10.74 Q NR | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
NED |
3:10.81 Q | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:11.06 q NR | |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Poland |
POL |
3:11.43 q SB | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Italy |
ITA |
3:11.59 Q | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:11.99 NR | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Ireland |
IRL |
3:12.67 | |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Switzerland |
SUI |
3:12.77 NR | |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Kenya |
KEN |
3:13.13 | |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:14.58 | |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Ukraine |
UKR |
3:15.51 | |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Germany |
GER |
3:15.63 | |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
3:18.39 |