| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:16.52 Q WL |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | BRA | Brazil |
BRA |
3:16.53 Q SB |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | DOM | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
3:16.67 Q PB |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | IRL | Ireland |
IRL |
3:16.84 q PB |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:17.23 Q SB |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:17.27 q SB |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | COL | Colombia |
COL |
3:17.61 PB |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:17.92 SB |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
3:18.04 Q NR |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
3:18.76 PB |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:18.98 Q NR |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
3:19.18 PB |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:19.19 SB |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | SVK | Slovak Republic |
SVK |
3:19.66 PB |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | BLR | Belarus |
BLR |
3:19.73 PB |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | FRA | France |
FRA |
3:20.95 SB |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
3:20.97 SB |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | TUR | Turkey |
TUR |
3:20.98 SB |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | CZE | Czech Republic |
CZE |
3:21.05 SB |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | POR | Portugal |
POR |
3:21.51 SB |
| 1 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
DQ |