| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
CAN |
1:21.11 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | United States |
USA |
1:21.47 Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Jamaica |
JAM |
1:22.01 Q SB | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
1:22.79 Q NR | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Kenya |
KEN |
1:23.04 q SB | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | PR of China |
CHN |
1:24.01 Q SB | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Antigua & Barbuda |
ANT |
1:24.33 q NR | |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Poland |
POL |
1:24.78 SB | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
SKN |
1:24.89 SB | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Venezuela |
VEN |
1:25.69 NR | |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
TKS |
1:26.22 NR | |
| 2 | Bahamas |
BAH |
DQ | |||
| 2 | France |
FRA |
DQ | |||
| 1 | Germany |
GER |
DNF | |||
| 1 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
DNS |