| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
37.84 WQ WL | .834 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
37.84 WQ =WL | .840 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | USA | United States |
USA |
37.86 WQ SB | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
38.15 WQ | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
38.16 WQ SB | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
38.18 WQ SB | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
38.20 SB | |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | CHN | PR of China |
CHN |
38.30 SB | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | GER | Germany |
GER |
38.33 WQ SB | .326 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
38.33 | .327 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
38.35 NR | |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | BRA | Brazil |
BRA |
38.40 SB | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
38.43 WQ SB | |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
38.49 NR | .483 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | GHA | Ghana |
GHA |
38.49 SB | .487 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | KOR | Korea |
KOR |
38.56 NR | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | FRA | France |
FRA |
38.62 SB | |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | COL | Colombia |
COL |
38.75 | |
| 19 | 5 | 3 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
38.95 SB | |
| 20 | 4 | 2 | TPE | Chinese Taipei |
TPE |
39.00 SB | |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | DEN | Denmark |
DEN |
39.08 SB | |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | THA | Thailand |
THA |
39.18 SB | |
| 23 | 6 | 4 | PAR | Paraguay |
PAR |
39.53 SB | |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
39.66 SB | |
| 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
DNF | |||
| 2 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
DQ |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second