| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | USA | United States |
USA |
3:11.52 OQ CR |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
3:12.16 OQ CR |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | IRL | Ireland |
IRL |
3:12.50 OQ NR |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:13.18 OQ SB |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:13.52 SB |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:13.53 OQ SB |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:13.79 OQ |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | DOM | Dominican Republic |
DOM |
3:14.39 OQ SB |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
3:14.47 SB |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | FRA | France |
FRA |
3:14.71 OQ SB |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:14.83 SB |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | BAH | Bahamas |
BAH |
3:14.86 SB |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:15.47 SB |
| 14 | 3 | 4 | UKR | Ukraine |
UKR |
3:15.70 SB |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
3:15.95 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | CZE | Czech Republic |
CZE |
3:16.56 SB |
| 17 | 5 | 4 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
3:16.65 SB |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:16.74 SB |
| 19 | 4 | 2 | HUN | Hungary |
HUN |
3:16.80 SB |
| 20 | 5 | 2 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:16.88 SB |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | GUY | Guyana |
GUY |
3:17.31 PB |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | POR | Portugal |
POR |
3:17.56 SB |
| 23 | 6 | 4 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
3:18.48 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
3:19.90 |
| 25 | 6 | 2 | IND | India |
IND |
3:20.36 |
| 26 | 7 | 4 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
3:20.92 SB |
| 27 | 6 | 1 | COL | Colombia |
COL |
3:21.07 |
| 28 | 7 | 1 | BRA | Brazil |
BRA |
3:28.01 SB |
| 2 | BRN | Bahrain |
BRN |
DNF | ||
| 4 | MEX | Mexico |
MEX |
DQ |