| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | USA | United States |
USA |
2:59.89 Q |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:00.76 Q SB |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:00.87 Q SB |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | COL | Colombia |
COL |
3:01.06 Q NR |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
3:01.35 Q |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | FRA | France |
FRA |
3:01.40 q SB |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:01.60 Q SB |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:01.96 q SB |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
3:02.05 SB |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
3:02.06 SB |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | CZE | Czech Republic |
CZE |
3:02.97 SB |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | IND | India |
IND |
3:03.09 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:04.27 SB |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
3:05.49 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | QAT | Qatar |
QAT |
3:06.25 |
| 1 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
DQ |