| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | USA | United States |
USA |
2:59.85 Q WL |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:00.41 Q WL |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | TRI | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
3:00.48 Q SB |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:00.50 Q SB |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:00.81 q SB |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | BRA | Brazil |
BRA |
3:01.09 q SB |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:01.73 SB |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | VEN | Venezuela |
VEN |
3:02.04 SB |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
3:02.43 SB |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
3:02.48 Q SB |
| 11 | 2 | 3 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:02.62 SB |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | BAH | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:02.67 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | DOM | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
3:03.61 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:03.88 SB |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:04.07 SB |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | CUB | Cuba |
CUB |
3:04.26 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:04.52 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | CZE | Czech Republic |
CZE |
3:04.54 SB |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | KSA | Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
3:04.55 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | UKR | Ukraine |
UKR |
3:04.98 SB |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
3:05.74 SB |
| 22 | 7 | 2 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
3:06.29 SB |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | SRI | Sri Lanka |
SRI |
3:06.59 |
| 3 | RUS | Russia |
RUS |
DQ |