| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | USA | United States | 
 USA                 | 
                3:25.18 Q | 
| 2 | 1 | 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI | 
 GBR                 | 
                3:25.39 Q | 
| 3 | 2 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria | 
 NGR                 | 
                3:27.39 Q SB | 
| 4 | 3 | 2 | FRA | France | 
 FRA                 | 
                3:27.75 q SB | 
| 5 | 2 | 1 | ITA | Italy | 
 ITA                 | 
                3:29.62 Q SB | 
| 5 | 1 | 3 | ROU | Romania | 
 ROU                 | 
                3:29.62 Q | 
| 7 | 3 | 1 | UKR | Ukraine | 
 UKR                 | 
                3:29.63 q | 
| 8 | 2 | 3 | POL | Poland | 
 POL                 | 
                3:29.75 | 
| 9 | 3 | 3 | BLR | Belarus | 
 BLR                 | 
                3:30.28 SB | 
| 10 | 4 | 1 | CZE | Czech Republic | 
 CZE                 | 
                3:30.48 | 
| 11 | 4 | 3 | CAN | Canada | 
 CAN                 | 
                3:31.09 SB | 
| 12 | 4 | 2 | BAH | Bahamas | 
 BAH                 | 
                3:32.91 | 
| 13 | 5 | 2 | TRI | Trinidad and Tobago | 
 TTO                 | 
                3:33.50 | 
| 14 | 5 | 1 | IND | India | 
 IND                 | 
                3:38.81 | 
| 15 | 6 | 2 | BOT | Botswana | 
 BOT                 | 
                3:38.96 SB | 
| 3 | RUS | Russia | 
 RUS                 | 
                DQ SB | ||
| 3 | JAM | Jamaica | 
 JAM                 | 
                DQ R163.3(a) |