First 0-0 in each heat (Q)

First 2 of each heat (OQ) qualify to Olympic Games

POS Rank Heat BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULTS ms*
1 1 1 USA United States USAUSA 2:59.95 OQ SB
2 1 3 BRA Brazil BRABRA 3:01.86 OQ SB
3 2 3 TTO Trinidad and Tobago TTOTTO 3:02.39 OQ SB .388
4 1 2 ESP Spain ESPESP 3:02.39 OQ SB .389
5 3 3 FRA France FRAFRA 3:02.44 SB
6 2 2 POL Poland POLPOL 3:02.91 OQ SB
7 3 2 CZE Czech Republic CZECZE 3:03.00 SB
8 4 2 ZAM Zambia ZAMZAM 3:03.18
9 2 1 IND India INDIND 3:03.23 OQ SB
10 4 3 NED Netherlands NEDNED 3:03.24
11 5 3 CAN Canada CANCAN 3:03.29 SB
12 3 1 MEX Mexico MEXMEX 3:03.47
13 6 3 AUS Australia AUSAUS 3:04.68
14 4 1 KEN Kenya KENKEN 3:04.83
15 5 2 JAM Jamaica JAMJAM 3:05.09
16 7 3 TUR Türkiye TURTUR 3:06.35 SB
17 6 2 BAR Barbados BARBAR 3:06.54
18 5 1 BAH Bahamas BAHBAH 3:08.29
19 7 2 SEN Senegal SENSEN 3:09.00
20 8 2 GUY Guyana GUYGUY 3:10.01
21 8 3 VEN Venezuela VENVEN 3:10.34
1 QAT Qatar QATQAT DNF
1 DOM Dominican Republic DOMDOM DNS
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ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second