| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | JPN | Japan U20 |
JPN |
39.53 Q SB |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | AUS | Australia U20 |
AUS |
39.67 Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | GER | Germany U20 |
GER |
39.69 Q SB |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | USA | United States U20 |
USA |
39.70 q SB |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | JAM | Jamaica U20 |
JAM |
39.80 Q |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | GBR | Great Britain & NI U20 |
GBR |
39.91 Q SB |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | POL | Poland U20 |
POL |
39.98 q SB |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | ESP | Spain U20 |
ESP |
40.09 SB |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | ITA | Italy U20 |
ITA |
40.13 Q SB |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | BAR | Barbados U20 |
BAR |
40.14 NU20R |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | TPE | Chinese Taipei U20 |
TPE |
40.33 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | NGR | Nigeria U20 |
NGR |
40.39 SB |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | BOT | Botswana U20 |
BOT |
40.41 SB |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | IRL | Ireland U20 |
IRL |
40.48 NU20R |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | POR | Portugal U20 |
POR |
40.64 SB |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | NZL | New Zealand U20 |
NZL |
40.80 |
| 2 | BRA | Brazil U20 |
BRA |
DQ R163.3(a) | ||
| 3 | RSA | South Africa U20 |
RSA |
DNS |