| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAM | Jamaica | 
                                         
                                        JAM
                                     | 
                                    41.84 Q WL | 0.151 | 
| 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI | 
                                         
                                        GBR
                                     | 
                                    42.48 Q SB | 0.135 | 
| 3 | CAN | Canada | 
                                         
                                        CAN
                                     | 
                                    42.60 Q NR | 0.168 | 
| 4 | CHN | PR of China | 
                                         
                                        CHN
                                     | 
                                    43.18 | 0.165 | 
| 5 | POL | Poland | 
                                         
                                        POL
                                     | 
                                    43.20 SB | 0.159 | 
| 6 | ITA | Italy | 
                                         
                                        ITA
                                     | 
                                    43.22 SB | 0.160 | 
| RUS | Russia | 
                                         
                                        RUS
                                     | 
                                    DQ | 0.182 | |
| NGR | Nigeria | 
                                         
                                        NGR
                                     | 
                                    DQ | 0.160 | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | United States | 
                                         
                                        USA
                                     | 
                                    42.00 Q | 0.135 | 
| 2 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | 
                                         
                                        TTO
                                     | 
                                    42.24 Q NR | 0.149 | 
| 3 | NED | Netherlands | 
                                         
                                        NED
                                     | 
                                    42.32 Q NR | 0.158 | 
| 4 | GER | Germany | 
                                         
                                        GER
                                     | 
                                    42.64 q SB | 0.170 | 
| 5 | BRA | Brazil | 
                                         
                                        BRA
                                     | 
                                    43.15 | 0.172 | 
| 6 | SUI | Switzerland | 
                                         
                                        SUI
                                     | 
                                    43.38 | 0.144 | 
| 7 | FRA | France | 
                                         
                                        FRA
                                     | 
                                    43.58 SB | 0.143 | 
| 8 | UKR | Ukraine | 
                                         
                                        UKR
                                     | 
                                    43.59 | 0.133 |