| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
2:59.73 OQ | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
2:59.76 OQ SB | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:00.09 OQ SB | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
3:00.98 OQ SB | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:01.25 OQ SB | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:01.68 OQ SB | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:01.70 OQ SB | |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:02.10 OQ SB | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:02.46 SB | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | QAT | Qatar |
QAT |
3:02.55 SB | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | MEX | Mexico |
MEX |
3:02.87 NR | |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
3:03.02 SB | |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
3:03.29 SB | |
| 14 | 3 | 4 | BAR | Barbados |
BAR |
3:03.72 SB | |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
3:03.81 SB | |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | BRA | Brazil |
BRA |
3:03.97 SB | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago |
TTO |
3:04.15 SB | |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | ZAM | Zambia |
ZAM |
3:05.00 | |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
3:05.02 | |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:05.91 SB | |
| 21 | 6 | 2 | TUR | Türkiye |
TUR |
3:06.74 SB | |
| 22 | 5 | 4 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:06.84 | |
| 23 | 7 | 2 | CZE | Czech Republic |
CZE |
3:06.86 SB | |
| 24 | 6 | 3 | BAH | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:07.45 SB | |
| 25 | 6 | 4 | DOM | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
3:08.15 SB | |
| 26 | 7 | 3 | SEN | Senegal |
SEN |
3:09.09 | |
| 27 | 8 | 3 | VEN | Venezuela |
VEN |
3:09.91 SB | .903 |
| 28 | 8 | 2 | GUY | Guyana |
GUY |
3:09.91 SB | .910 |
| 4 | IND | India |
IND |
DNF | |||
| 4 | FRA | France |
FRA |
DNF | |||
| 1 | USA | United States |
USA |
DQ |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second