First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q)
| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 161 | Jason Gardener |
 GBR |
6.54 Q |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 170 | Mark Lewis-Francis |
GBR |
6.55 Q SB |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 437 | Justin Gatlin |
 USA |
6.56 Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 204 | Gábor Dobos |
 HUN |
6.58 Q SB |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 133 | Markus Pöyhönen |
 FIN |
6.59 Q |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 296 | Deji Aliu |
 NGR |
6.59 q |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 367 | Kim Collins |
 SKN |
6.60 q |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 190 | Eric Nkansah |
 GHA |
6.63 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 340 | Morne Nagel |
 RSA |
6.65 SB |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 86 | Prodromos Katsantonis |
 CYP |
6.66 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 141 | Jérôme Éyana |
 FRA |
6.67 Q SB |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 56 | Nicolas Macrozonaris |
 CAN |
6.67 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 78 | Dejan Vojnovic |
 CRO |
6.68 |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 194 | Yeóryios Theodorídis |
 GRE |
6.68 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 251 | Gennadiy Chernovol |
 KAZ |
6.69 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 238 | Lindel Frater |
 JAM |
6.69 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 59 | Roger Angouono-Moke |
 CGO |
6.70 |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 41 | Vicente de Lima |
 BRA |
6.70 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 224 | Simone Collio |
 ITA |
6.71 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | 422 | Anatoliy Dovhal |
 UKR |
6.72 |
| 21 | 7 | 3 | 231 | Andrea Rabino |
ITA |
6.73 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 359 | Andrey Epishin |
 RUS |
6.77 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | 57 | Dave Tomlin |
CAN |
6.83 |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 247 | Dwight Thomas |
JAM |
7.33 |