First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)

First 2 of each heat (WQ) plus 2 fastest times (Wq) qualify to World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Relays Final

POS Rank Heat BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY RESULTS
1 1 2 USA United States USAUSA 3:11.37 WQ WL
2 1 1 BEL Belgium BELBEL 3:11.83 WQ WL
3 2 1 AUS Australia AUSAUS 3:12.34 WQ AR
4 2 2 IRL Ireland IRLIRL 3:12.56 WQ SB
5 3 2 POL Poland POLPOL 3:12.70 Wq SB
6 1 3 GBR Great Britain & NI GBRGBR 3:13.28 WQ SB
7 3 1 KEN Kenya KENKEN 3:13.41 Wq SB
8 2 3 RSA South Africa RSARSA 3:13.79 WQ SB
9 3 3 ESP Spain ESPESP 3:14.16 SB
10 4 2 GER Germany GERGER 3:14.42 SB
11 4 1 ITA Italy ITAITA 3:15.64 SB
12 4 3 FRA France FRAFRA 3:16.15 SB
13 5 2 SUI Switzerland SUISUI 3:16.27 SB
14 5 1 UGA Uganda UGAUGA 3:16.59 NR
15 5 3 IND India INDIND 3:16.85 SB
16 6 1 JAM Jamaica JAMJAM 3:18.83 SB
17 6 2 CHN PR of China CHNCHN 3:19.05 SB
18 7 1 BOT Botswana BOTBOT 3:19.91 SB
19 7 2 BRA Brazil BRABRA 3:21.45
20 6 3 CAN Canada CANCAN 3:22.37 SB
3 SRI Sri Lanka SRISRI DNF