| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | GHA | Ghana |
GHA |
37.79 Q NR |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
37.85 Q SB |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
37.95 Q |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | USA | United States |
USA |
37.98 Q |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
38.07 Q |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | GER | Germany |
GER |
38.12 Q SB |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
38.21 q |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | FRA | France |
FRA |
38.34 q |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | CHN | PR of China |
CHN |
38.38 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
38.46 NR |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
38.52 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
38.56 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
38.59 |
| 14 | 1 | 3 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
38.64 |
| 1 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
DNF | ||
| 2 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
DNF | ||
| 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
DNF |