| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
40.90 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
41.04 Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
41.05 Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
41.15 Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
41.15 Q | .141 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
41.24 q | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | FRA | France |
FRA |
41.28 Q | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | CHN | PR of China |
CHN |
41.30 q | |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | GER | Germany |
GER |
41.43 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
41.81 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
41.92 | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | USA | United States |
USA |
1:05.77 | |
| 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
DNF | |||
| 2 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
DNF | |||
| 3 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
DNS |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second