| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas |
BAH
|
3:01.17 Q | 0.198 |
| 2 | France |
FRA
|
3:01.31 Q SB | 0.234 |
| 3 | Great Britain & N.I. |
GBR
|
3:02.21 | 0.148 |
| 4 | Japan |
JPN
|
3:02.50 SB | 0.194 |
| 5 | Spain |
ESP
|
3:02.85 SB | 0.139 |
| 6 | Australia |
AUS
|
3:04.78 | 0.238 |
| 7 | Canada |
CAN
|
3:05.60 | 0.159 |
| Saudi Arabia |
KSA
|
DQ | 0.347 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
USA
|
3:00.79 Q SB | 0.239 |
| 2 | Senegal |
SEN
|
3:02.53 Q SB | 0.191 |
| 3 | Germany |
GER
|
3:02.68 SB | 0.295 |
| 4 | Brazil |
BRA
|
3:05.70 | 0.175 |
| 5 | Ireland |
IRL
|
3:05.81 | 0.171 |
| Botswana |
BOT
|
DQ | 0.205 | |
| Nigeria |
NGR
|
DQ | 0.268 | |
| Hungary |
HUN
|
DNF | 0.158 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
RSA
|
3:00.77 Q SB | 0.156 |
| 2 | Poland |
POL
|
3:00.86 Q SB | 0.234 |
| 3 | Jamaica |
JAM
|
3:01.38 q | 0.270 |
| 4 | Russia |
RUS
|
3:01.51 q SB | 0.153 |
| 5 | Switzerland |
SUI
|
3:02.46 NR | 0.145 |
| 6 | Slovenia |
SLO
|
3:02.70 NR | 0.179 |
| 7 | Greece |
GRE
|
3:04.07 NR | 0.337 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe |
ZIM
|
3:07.69 | 0.285 |