| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | USA | United States |  USA | 3:23.05 Q | 
| 2 | 1 | 1 | JAM | Jamaica |  JAM | 3:23.62 Q | 
| 3 | 2 | 1 | RUS | Russia |  RUS | 3:23.75 Q SB | 
| 4 | 2 | 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |  GBR | 3:23.90 Q SB | 
| 5 | 3 | 2 | FRA | France |  FRA | 3:24.86 Q SB | 
| 6 | 4 | 2 | UKR | Ukraine |  UKR | 3:26.01 q SB | 
| 7 | 3 | 1 | CAN | Canada |  CAN | 3:26.14 q SB | 
| 8 | 5 | 2 | ITA | Italy |  ITA | 3:27.07 SB | 
| 9 | 6 | 2 | BAH | Bahamas |  BAH | 3:28.46 NR | 
| 10 | 4 | 1 | ROU | Romania |  ROU | 3:28.60 SB | 
| 11 | 5 | 1 | AUS | Australia |  AUS | 3:28.61 SB | 
| 12 | 7 | 2 | JPN | Japan |  JPN | 3:28.91 NR | 
| 13 | 8 | 2 | IND | India |  IND | 3:29.08 SB | 
| 14 | 6 | 1 | POL | Poland |  POL | 3:32.83 | 
| 15 | 7 | 1 | CHN | PR of China |  CHN | 3:34.98 | 
| 1 | NGR | Nigeria |  NGR | DQ |