| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
38.08 OQ SB | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | GHA | Ghana |
GHA |
38.29 OQ SB | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
38.46 OQ | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | GER | Germany |
GER |
38.57 OQ SB | .566 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
38.57 OQ | .570 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | LBR | Liberia |
LBR |
38.65 OQ NR | .645 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
38.65 | .650 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | BRA | Brazil |
BRA |
38.72 SB | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
38.86 SB | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | COL | Colombia |
COL |
39.04 SB | |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
39.15 | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | DOM | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
39.16 | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | KOR | Korea |
KOR |
39.17 SB | |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | CZE | Czech Republic |
CZE |
39.20 SB | |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | BAH | Bahamas |
BAH |
39.21 SB | |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | CUB | Cuba |
CUB |
39.39 | |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | THA | Thailand |
THA |
39.41 | |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
39.51 | |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | KSA | Saudi Arabia |
KSA |
39.58 | |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | TUR | Türkiye |
TUR |
39.76 SB | |
| 1 | DEN | Denmark |
DEN |
DNF | |||
| 3 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
DNF | |||
| 3 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
DNF | |||
| 2 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
DQ |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second