| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | United States |  USA | 2:59.23 Q WL | 
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |  TTO | 2:59.35 Q SB | 
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Belgium |  BEL | 2:59.47 Q SB | 
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Great Britain & NI |  GBR | 3:00.10 q SB | 
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Spain |  ESP | 3:01.72 Q SB | 
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Poland |  POL | 3:01.78 Q SB | 
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Cuba |  CUB | 3:01.88 Q SB | 
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Jamaica |  JAM | 3:01.98 SB | 
| 9 | 5 | 1 | India |  IND | 3:02.80 SB | 
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Bahamas |  BAH | 3:03.04 SB | 
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Colombia |  COL | 3:03.68 SB | 
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Brazil |  BRA | 3:04.02 SB | 
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Botswana |  BOT | 3:06.50 | 
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Japan |  JPN | 3:07.29 | 
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Turkey |  TUR | 3:15.45 | 
| 2 | France |  FRA | DQ |