| 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 |