| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
FRA
|
38.34 Q WL | 0.178 |
| 2 | Jamaica |
JAM
|
38.37 Q SB | 0.173 |
| 3 | Germany |
GER
|
38.58 Q SB | 0.146 |
| 4 | Australia |
AUS
|
38.65 q SB | 0.168 |
| 5 | Brazil |
BRA
|
38.92 SB | 0.137 |
| 6 | Finland |
FIN
|
39.30 NR | 0.177 |
| United States |
USA
|
DNF | 0.153 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO
|
38.28 Q WL | 0.155 |
| 2 | Great Britain & N.I. |
GBR
|
38.32 Q SB | 0.147 |
| 3 | Japan |
JPN
|
38.46 Q SB | 0.150 |
| 4 | Netherlands Antilles |
AHO
|
38.60 q NR | 0.162 |
| 5 | Canada |
CAN
|
38.67 SB | 0.137 |
| 6 | Nigeria |
NGR
|
39.29 SB | 0.148 |
| Italy |
ITA
|
DQ | 0.130 | |
| Poland |
POL
|
DNF | 0.184 |