| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
41.96 WQ SB | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
42.26 WQ SB | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
42.39 WQ SB | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | GER | Germany |
GER |
42.44 WQ SB | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | CHN | PR of China |
CHN |
42.62 WQ SB | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
42.94 WQ SB | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | POL | Poland |
POL |
43.09 Wq SB | |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | POR | Portugal |
POR |
43.11 Wq NR | .102 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | SUI | Switzerland |
SUI |
43.11 SB | .105 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
43.22 NR | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
43.28 SB | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | USA | United States |
USA |
43.33 | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | IND | India |
IND |
43.97 SB | |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | CHI | Chile |
CHI |
45.40 | |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
45.62 | |
| 3 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
DQ | |||
| 3 | FRA | France |
FRA |
DQ | |||
| 3 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
DQ | |||
| 1 | IRL | Ireland |
IRL |
DQ | |||
| 2 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
DQ | |||
| 1 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
DQ | |||
| 3 | HUN | Hungary |
HUN |
DQ |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second