| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | USA | United States U20 |
USA |
3:04.55 Q WU20L | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | RSA | South Africa U20 |
RSA |
3:05.08 Q SB | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | JAM | Jamaica U20 |
JAM |
3:06.44 Q SB | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | AUS | Australia U20 |
AUS |
3:07.04 Q SB | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | POL | Poland U20 |
POL |
3:07.12 Q SB | |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | TTO | Trinidad and Tobago U20 |
TTO |
3:07.43 SB | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | BOT | Botswana U20 |
BOT |
3:08.22 Q SB | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | FRA | France U20 |
FRA |
3:08.28 Q | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | ZIM | Zimbabwe U20 |
ZIM |
3:08.56 Q NU20R | .556 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | IND | India U20 |
IND |
3:08.56 | .560 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | GER | Germany U20 |
GER |
3:08.88 Q SB | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | BAH | Bahamas U20 |
BAH |
3:09.09 SB | |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | ESP | Spain U20 |
ESP |
3:09.17 SB | |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | BEL | Belgium U20 |
BEL |
3:09.25 SB | |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | SRI | Sri Lanka U20 |
SRI |
3:09.68 | |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | CRO | Croatia U20 |
CRO |
3:10.52 SB | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | GUY | Guyana U20 |
GUY |
3:10.93 NU20R | |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | MEX | Mexico U20 |
MEX |
3:11.15 | |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | CAN | Canada U20 |
CAN |
3:13.28 | |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | BAR | Barbados U20 |
BAR |
3:13.48 | |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | ITA | Italy U20 |
ITA |
3:13.59 SB | |
| 22 | 7 | 1 | CHI | Chile U20 |
CHI |
3:14.53 | |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | PUR | Puerto Rico U20 |
PUR |
3:14.75 SB | |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | KSA | Saudi Arabia U20 |
KSA |
3:15.43 | |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | SVK | Slovak Republic U20 |
SVK |
3:19.38 | |
| 1 | NZL | New Zealand U20 |
NZL |
DNS |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second