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