| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | United States |
USA |
37.70 Q WL | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
37.76 Q SB | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Jamaica |
JAM |
37.95 Q SB | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | France |
FRA |
38.03 Q SB | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | PR of China |
CHN |
38.20 Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Japan |
JPN |
38.21 Q SB | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Turkey |
TUR |
38.44 q SB | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Canada |
CAN |
38.48 q | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
38.61 SB | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Germany |
GER |
38.66 | .652 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Netherlands |
NED |
38.66 SB | .655 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Australia |
AUS |
38.88 SB | |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Cuba |
CUB |
39.01 SB | |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Barbados |
BAR |
39.19 | |
| 2 | Bahamas |
BAH |
DQ | |||
| 2 | Antigua & Barbuda |
ANT |
DNS |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second