| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | Chinese Taipei |
TPE |
39.30 | |
| 1 | 1 | United States |
USA |
37.79 Q WL | |
| 3 | 1 | Portugal |
POR |
39.09 SB | |
| 1 | Brazil |
BRA |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Switzerland |
SUI |
DNF | ||
| 4 | 1 | Ghana |
GHA |
39.17 | |
| 2 | 1 | France |
FRA |
38.38 Q SB | |
| 3 | Korea |
KOR |
DQ | ||
| 6 | 2 | PR of China |
CHN |
38.87 SB | |
| 3 | 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
SKN |
38.47 q NR | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
NED |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Germany |
GER |
DNF | ||
| 4 | 3 | Australia |
AUS |
38.69 SB | |
| 1 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
37.91 Q SB | |
| 2 | 3 | Poland |
POL |
38.37 Q SB | |
| 1 | 3 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
38.29 Q SB | |
| 4 | 2 | Japan |
JPN |
38.66 SB | |
| 5 | 2 | South Africa |
RSA |
38.72 SB | |
| 5 | 3 | Canada |
CAN |
39.28 | |
| 7 | 2 | Puerto Rico |
PUR |
39.04 NR | |
| 6 | 3 | Thailand |
THA |
39.54 SB | |
| 2 | 2 | Jamaica |
JAM |
38.07 Q SB | |
| 3 | 3 | Italy |
ITA |
38.41 q SB |