| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | United States |
USA |
3:29.27 Q |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Poland |
POL |
3:29.42 Q SB |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:29.93 Q SB |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Australia |
AUS |
3:30.31 Q SB |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Botswana |
BOT |
3:31.61 q SB |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:31.97 Q SB |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:33.00 Q |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | France |
FRA |
3:33.41 q SB |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Canada |
CAN |
3:33.54 SB |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:34.40 SB |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Brazil |
BRA |
3:34.72 SB |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Colombia |
COL |
3:40.19 SB |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Kenya |
KEN |
3:41.11 SB |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Venezuela |
VEN |
3:46.80 SB |
| 3 | Germany |
GER |
DQ | ||
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
DQ |