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 BAH Bahamas BAHBAH 3:12.81 OQ NR
2 1 3 GBR Great Britain & NI GBRGBR 3:12.99 OQ SB
3 1 2 GER Germany GERGER 3:13.85 OQ SB
4 2 2 SUI Switzerland SUISUI 3:14.12 OQ NR
5 2 1 JAM Jamaica JAMJAM 3:14.49 OQ SB .489
6 2 3 UKR Ukraine UKRUKR 3:14.49 OQ SB .490
7 3 2 CAN Canada CANCAN 3:14.66 PB
8 3 3 ESP Spain ESPESP 3:15.11 SB
9 3 1 RSA South Africa RSARSA 3:15.96
10 4 1 JPN Japan JPNJPN 3:16.02 SB
11 4 3 BOT Botswana BOTBOT 3:16.39
12 4 2 ITA Italy ITAITA 3:16.47 SB
13 5 3 POR Portugal PORPOR 3:17.03 SB
14 5 1 GUY Guyana GUYGUY 3:17.65
15 6 1 BRN Bahrain BRNBRN 3:18.21 SB
16 5 2 KEN Kenya KENKEN 3:18.76
17 7 1 HUN Hungary HUNHUN 3:18.78
18 6 3 MEX Mexico MEXMEX 3:19.81
19 7 3 COL Colombia COLCOL 3:21.29
1 BRA Brazil BRABRA DNS
2 IND India INDIND DNS
2 CZE Czech Republic CZECZE DNS
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ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second