| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:22.74 Q WL |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
3:23.29 Q SB |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:23.33 Q SB |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:23.63 Q SB |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
3:23.75 Q SB |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:23.86 Q NR |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:24.05 q SB |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | IRL | Ireland |
IRL |
3:26.18 q SB |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | FRA | France |
FRA |
3:27.50 qR SB |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:27.74 SB |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | HUN | Hungary |
HUN |
3:27.79 NR |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
3:29.07 SB |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | CUB | Cuba |
CUB |
3:29.70 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
3:31.85 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:31.91 |
| 2 | USA | United States |
USA |
DQ | ||
| 1 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
DQ |