| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
42.18 WQ NR |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
42.51 WQ SB |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
42.80 WQ SB |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | USA | United States |
USA |
42.86 WQ |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
42.92 WQ SB |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | GER | Germany |
GER |
42.98 Wq SB |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
43.11 WQ |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
43.13 Wq SB |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
43.15 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | FRA | France |
FRA |
43.29 SB |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
43.30 SB |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | CHI | Chile |
CHI |
43.64 NR |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | POR | Portugal |
POR |
44.18 SB |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | CIV | Côte d’Ivoire |
CIV |
44.85 SB |
| 2 | LBR | Liberia |
LBR |
DNF | ||
| 3 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
DNF | ||
| 2 | POL | Poland |
POL |
DQ | ||
| 2 | CHN | PR of China |
CHN |
DQ |