| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
3:02.51 Q SB |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | United States |
USA |
3:02.62 Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Botswana |
BOT |
3:03.09 Q SB |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:03.52 Q SB |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | France |
FRA |
3:04.74 Q SB |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Cuba |
CUB |
3:04.97 q SB |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Brazil |
BRA |
3:05.05 q SB |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:05.19 Q SB |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:05.37 SB |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Belgium |
BEL |
3:05.45 SB |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Kenya |
KEN |
3:05.93 SB |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Czech Republic |
CZE |
3:07.58 SB |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Germany |
GER |
3:07.80 SB |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Canada |
CAN |
3:08.05 |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Poland |
POL |
3:08.42 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Japan |
JPN |
DNF | ||
| 3 | Venezuela |
VEN |
DNS |