| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | United States | 
                                         
                                        USA
                                     | 
                                    2:58.71 WL | 0.164 | 
| 2 | JAM | Jamaica | 
                                         
                                        JAM
                                     | 
                                    2:59.88 SB | 0.193 | 
| 3 | GBR | Great Britain & N.I. | 
                                         
                                        GBR
                                     | 
                                    3:00.88 | 0.202 | 
| 4 | BEL | Belgium | 
                                         
                                        BEL
                                     | 
                                    3:01.02 | 0.178 | 
| 5 | TRI | Trinidad and Tobago | 
                                         
                                        TTO
                                     | 
                                    3:01.74 | 0.191 | 
| 6 | BRA | Brazil | 
                                         
                                        BRA
                                     | 
                                    3:02.19 | 0.183 | 
| 7 | AUS | Australia | 
                                         
                                        AUS
                                     | 
                                    3:02.26 SB | 0.172 | 
| RUS | Russia | 
                                         
                                        RUS
                                     | 
                                    DQ | 0.164 |