| Ranking | Player | Record | Advance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Great Britain
|
1:56.86 |
Q |
| 2 |
Ethiopia
|
1:57.47 PB |
Q |
| 3 |
South Africa
|
1:57.57 |
Q |
| 4 |
StVincent&Grenadines
|
1:57.59 |
Q |
| 5 |
United States
|
1:57.76 PB |
q |
| 6 |
France
|
1:57.78 |
q |
| 7 |
Kenya
|
1:57.86 |
Q |
| 8 |
Great Britain
|
1:58.01 |
|
| 9 |
Ethiopia
|
1:58.06 PB |
Q |
| 10 |
United States
|
1:58.20 |
|
| 11 |
Slovakia
|
1:58.22 |
|
| 12 |
Cuba
|
1:58.39 PB |
|
| 13 |
Great Britain
|
1:58.47 |
|
| 14 |
Australia
|
1:58.52 |
|
| 15 |
Germany
|
1:58.52 PB |
|
| 16 |
Kenya
|
1:58.53 PB |
|
| 17 |
Cuba
|
1:58.73 |
|
| 18 |
Jamaica
|
1:59.14 |
|
| 19 |
Switzerland
|
1:59.27 |
|
| 20 |
France
|
1:59.62 |
|
| 21 |
Kenya
|
1:59.64 |
|
| 22 |
Benin
|
2:01.35 |
|
| 23 |
Australia
|
2:01.51 |
|
| 24 |
Switzerland
|
2:03.36 |
- PB Personal Best
- Q Qualified by place (track) or standard (field)
- q Qualified by time (track and relays) or performance (field events)
