| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | USA | United States |
USA |
3:10.41 Q WL | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:11.19 Q NR | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:11.81 Q SB | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
3:12.12 Q SB | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | FRA | France |
FRA |
3:12.25 Q NR | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | CZE | Czech Republic |
CZE |
3:12.52 Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:13.25 q SB | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | IRL | Ireland |
IRL |
3:13.90 q SB | |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:14.05 SB | |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | HUN | Hungary |
HUN |
3:14.08 NR | |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
3:14.38 | .371 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:14.38 SB | .378 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:14.56 | |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:14.63 qR | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
3:15.47 | |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | POR | Portugal |
POR |
3:15.75 | |
| 1 | DOM | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
DNS |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second