| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | GBR | Great Britain & NI |
GBR |
3:09.69 WQ WL |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | USA | United States |
USA |
3:09.82 WQ WL |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | KEN | Kenya |
KEN |
3:09.87 WQ AR |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | ESP | Spain |
ESP |
3:09.89 WQ NR |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | AUS | Australia |
AUS |
3:10.57 Wq AR |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | ITA | Italy |
ITA |
3:10.60 Wq SB |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | FRA | France |
FRA |
3:11.07 SB |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | RSA | South Africa |
RSA |
3:11.19 SB |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica |
JAM |
3:11.68 WQ SB |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | IRL | Ireland |
IRL |
3:12.05 SB |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | POL | Poland |
POL |
3:13.00 WQ SB |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | NGR | Nigeria |
NGR |
3:13.12 SB |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | JPN | Japan |
JPN |
3:13.61 SB |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | CAN | Canada |
CAN |
3:14.93 SB |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | BEL | Belgium |
BEL |
3:15.26 SB |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | GER | Germany |
GER |
3:15.28 SB |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | NED | Netherlands |
NED |
3:15.49 SB |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | IND | India |
IND |
3:16.00 SB |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | BOT | Botswana |
BOT |
3:18.23 SB |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | CHN | PR of China |
CHN |
3:18.47 SB |
| 3 | ETH | Ethiopia |
ETH |
DQ | ||
| 1 | UGA | Uganda |
UGA |
DQ |