| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ITA | Italy | 
 ITA                 | 
                37.65 Q WL | 
| 2 | 1 | 1 | USA | United States | 
 USA                 | 
                37.67 Q WL | 
| 3 | 2 | 1 | JAM | Jamaica | 
 JAM                 | 
                37.68 Q SB | 
| 4 | 3 | 1 | JPN | Japan | 
 JPN                 | 
                37.71 Q SB | 
| 5 | 2 | 2 | RSA | South Africa | 
 RSA                 | 
                37.72 Q SB | 
| 6 | 3 | 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI | 
 GBR                 | 
                38.01 Q | 
| 7 | 4 | 2 | BRA | Brazil | 
 BRA                 | 
                38.19 q SB | 
| 8 | 5 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria | 
 NGR                 | 
                38.20 SB | 
| 9 | 6 | 2 | CAN | Canada | 
 CAN                 | 
                38.25 | 
| 10 | 7 | 2 | SUI | Switzerland | 
 SUI                 | 
                38.65 | 
| 11 | 4 | 1 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago | 
 TTO                 | 
                38.89 | 
| 12 | 5 | 1 | HUN | Hungary | 
 HUN                 | 
                39.55 SB | 
| 1 | FRA | France | 
 FRA                 | 
                DQ | ||
| 1 | GER | Germany | 
 GER                 | 
                DNF | ||
| 1 | NED | Netherlands | 
 NED                 | 
                DNF | ||
| 2 | POL | Poland | 
 POL                 | 
                DNF |