| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |  USA | 38.28 Q | 0.173 | 
| 2 | France |  FRA | 38.61 Q SB | 0.144 | 
| 3 | Germany |  GER | 38.91 Q | 0.127 | 
| 4 | Ghana |  GHA | 38.94 q SB | 0.150 | 
| 5 | Dominican Republic |  DOM | 39.01 q NR | 0.154 | 
| 6 | PR of China |  CHN | 39.28 SB | 0.154 | 
| Hungary |  HUN | DQ | 0.180 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |  BRA | 38.53 Q | 0.152 | 
| 2 | Nigeria |  NGR | 38.76 Q SB | 0.136 | 
| 3 | Japan |  JPN | 38.77 Q | 0.137 | 
| 4 | Belgium |  BEL | 39.05 NR | 0.138 | 
| Cameroon |  CMR | DQ | 0.166 | |
| Cyprus |  CYP | DQ | 0.191 | |
| Ukraine |  UKR | DQ | 0.155 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |  POL | 38.52 Q | 0.150 | 
| 2 | Netherlands |  NED | 38.72 Q NR | 0.152 | 
| 3 | Jamaica |  JAM | 38.84 Q SB | 0.165 | 
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago |  TTO | 38.89 q | 0.160 | 
| 5 | New Zealand |  NZL | 39.25 NR | 0.141 | 
| 6 | Oman |  OMA | 40.65 SB | 0.153 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |  ITA | 38.63 Q | 0.139 | 
| 2 | Canada |  CAN | 38.72 Q SB | 0.160 | 
| 3 | Australia |  AUS | 38.76 q SB | 0.140 | 
| 4 | Ivory Coast |  CIV | 39.34 SB | 0.146 | 
| 5 | Liberia |  LBR | 40.08 SB | 0.160 | 
| Great Britain & N.I. |  GBR | DQ | 0.177 | |
| Saudi Arabia |  KSA | DNF | 0.149 |