| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | JAM | Jamaica |  JAM | 1:20.19 Q WL | 
| 2 | 1 | 2 | USA | United States |  USA | 1:20.78 Q | 
| 3 | 2 | 1 | FRA | France |  FRA | 1:21.41 Q SB | 
| 4 | 3 | 1 | GER | Germany |  GER | 1:21.46 q NR | 
| 5 | 2 | 2 | SKN | Saint Kitts and Nevis |  SKN | 1:22.36 Q SB | 
| 6 | 3 | 2 | POL | Poland |  POL | 1:22.38 q SB | 
| 7 | 4 | 2 | BAR | Barbados |  BAR | 1:22.86 SB | 
| 7 | 1 | 3 | BAH | Bahamas |  BAH | 1:22.86 Q SB | 
| 9 | 5 | 2 | TUR | Turkey |  TUR | 1:23.55 NR | 
| 10 | 2 | 3 | SUI | Switzerland |  SUI | 1:24.55 Q NR | 
| 11 | 6 | 2 | ISV | Virgin Islands |  ISV | 1:25.31 SB | 
| 3 | KEN | Kenya |  KEN | DQ R170.7 | ||
| 1 | NGR | Nigeria |  NGR | DQ R170.7 | ||
| 2 | CHN | PR of China |  CHN | DQ R170.7 | ||
| 1 | NAM | Namibia |  NAM | DQ R163.3(a) | ||
| 3 | CAN | Canada |  CAN | DQ R170.6(a) | ||
| 3 | PNG | Papua New Guinea |  PNG | DQ R170.18 | ||
| 1 | ANT | Antigua & Barbuda |  ANT | DNF | ||
| 1 | CAY | Cayman Islands |  CAY | DNF | ||
| 3 | ITA | Italy |  ITA | DNS | ||
| 3 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago |  TTO | DNS |