| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | USA | United States | 
 USA                 | 
                3:22.53 Q WL | 
| 2 | 1 | 1 | JAM | Jamaica | 
 JAM                 | 
                3:22.77 Q WL | 
| 3 | 2 | 1 | NOR | Norway | 
 NOR                 | 
                3:23.84 Q NR | 
| 4 | 2 | 2 | BEL | Belgium | 
 BEL                 | 
                3:23.96 Q SB | 
| 5 | 3 | 2 | NED | Netherlands | 
 NED                 | 
                3:24.03 Q SB | 
| 6 | 4 | 2 | FRA | France | 
 FRA                 | 
                3:24.33 q SB | 
| 7 | 3 | 1 | POL | Poland | 
 POL                 | 
                3:24.39 Q SB | 
| 8 | 4 | 1 | ITA | Italy | 
 ITA                 | 
                3:24.71 q SB | 
| 9 | 5 | 1 | ESP | Spain | 
 ESP                 | 
                3:24.76 | 
| 10 | 6 | 1 | GER | Germany | 
 GER                 | 
                3:25.33 SB | 
| 11 | 7 | 1 | AUS | Australia | 
 AUS                 | 
                3:25.43 SB | 
| 12 | 8 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI | 
 GBR                 | 
                3:25.84 | 
| 13 | 5 | 2 | CAN | Canada | 
 CAN                 | 
                3:26.33 SB | 
| 14 | 6 | 2 | SUI | Switzerland | 
 SUI                 | 
                3:27.46 SB | 
| 15 | 7 | 2 | RSA | South Africa | 
 RSA                 | 
                3:28.14 | 
| 16 | 8 | 2 | IRL | Ireland | 
 IRL                 | 
                3:29.27 |