| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | United States |
USA |
3:21.44 Q SB | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:24.72 Q SB | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | France |
FRA |
3:24.73 Q | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:24.92 Q SB | .911 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Belgium |
BEL |
3:24.92 q | .917 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
NED |
3:25.03 Q | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Ireland |
IRL |
3:25.05 Q | ||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Canada |
CAN |
3:25.77 q | ||
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Italy |
ITA |
3:26.50 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Poland |
POL |
3:26.69 | ||
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Germany |
GER |
3:26.95 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Spain |
ESP |
3:28.29 | ||
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Norway |
NOR |
3:28.61 | ||
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Switzerland |
SUI |
3:29.75 | ||
| 15 | 8 | 2 | India |
IND |
3:32.51 | ||
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Cuba |
CUB |
3:33.99 |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second