| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAM | Jamaica | 
                                         
                                        JAM
                                     | 
                                    3:00.41 Q WL | 0.210 | 
| 2 | GBR | Great Britain & N.I. | 
                                         
                                        GBR
                                     | 
                                    3:00.50 Q SB | 0.196 | 
| 3 | VEN | Venezuela | 
                                         
                                        VEN
                                     | 
                                    3:02.04 SB | 0.194 | 
| 4 | JPN | Japan | 
                                         
                                        JPN
                                     | 
                                    3:02.43 SB | 0.216 | 
| 5 | DOM | Dominican Republic | 
                                         
                                        DOM
                                     | 
                                    3:03.61 | 0.191 | 
| 6 | ESP | Spain | 
                                         
                                        ESP
                                     | 
                                    3:04.07 SB | 0.187 | 
| 7 | NGR | Nigeria | 
                                         
                                        NGR
                                     | 
                                    3:04.52 | 0.220 | 
| 8 | BOT | Botswana | 
                                         
                                        BOT
                                     | 
                                    3:05.74 SB | 0.185 | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | United States | 
                                         
                                        USA
                                     | 
                                    2:59.85 Q WL | 0.223 | 
| 2 | TRI | Trinidad and Tobago | 
                                         
                                        TTO
                                     | 
                                    3:00.48 Q SB | 0.203 | 
| 3 | BEL | Belgium | 
                                         
                                        BEL
                                     | 
                                    3:00.81 q SB | 0.208 | 
| 4 | BRA | Brazil | 
                                         
                                        BRA
                                     | 
                                    3:01.09 q SB | 0.178 | 
| 5 | POL | Poland | 
                                         
                                        POL
                                     | 
                                    3:01.73 SB | 0.160 | 
| 6 | UKR | Ukraine | 
                                         
                                        UKR
                                     | 
                                    3:04.98 SB | 0.194 | 
| 7 | KEN | Kenya | 
                                         
                                        KEN
                                     | 
                                    3:06.29 SB | 0.203 | 
| 8 | SRI | Sri Lanka | 
                                         
                                        SRI
                                     | 
                                    3:06.59 | 0.211 | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUS | Australia | 
                                         
                                        AUS
                                     | 
                                    3:02.48 Q SB | 0.185 | 
| 2 | GER | Germany | 
                                         
                                        GER
                                     | 
                                    3:02.62 SB | 0.198 | 
| 3 | BAH | Bahamas | 
                                         
                                        BAH
                                     | 
                                    3:02.67 | 0.197 | 
| 4 | ITA | Italy | 
                                         
                                        ITA
                                     | 
                                    3:03.88 SB | 0.188 | 
| 5 | CUB | Cuba | 
                                         
                                        CUB
                                     | 
                                    3:04.26 | 0.177 | 
| 6 | CZE | Czech Republic | 
                                         
                                        CZE
                                     | 
                                    3:04.54 SB | 0.154 | 
| 7 | KSA | Saudi Arabia | 
                                         
                                        KSA
                                     | 
                                    3:04.55 | 0.183 | 
| RUS | Russia | 
                                         
                                        RUS
                                     | 
                                    DQ | 0.171 |