| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
3:02.09 Q SB |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | BAH | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:02.18 Q |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | BRA | Brazil |
BRA |
3:02.23 Q SB |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:02.41 Q SB |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | USA | United States |
USA |
3:02.81 Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:02.98 Q SB |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
3:03.08 q SB |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:03.28 q SB |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | CUB | Cuba |
CUB |
3:03.50 SB |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | FRA | France |
FRA |
3:03.88 SB |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:05.13 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
3:05.92 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | KSA | Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
3:06.15 SB |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | VEN | Venezuela |
VEN |
3:06.15 SB |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:06.20 |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
3:06.37 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
3:06.38 SB |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | COL | Colombia |
COL |
3:06.48 SB |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:06.92 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | IRL | Ireland |
IRL |
3:07.11 SB |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
3:07.80 SB |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:08.49 SB |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | DOM | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
3:12.55 |
| 2 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
DNF |