| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2011 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Olinger | 
                             
                            USA
                         | 
                            8:19.29 | 8:23.36 | |
| Mohamed Khaled Belabbas | 
                             
                            FRA
                         | 
                            8:17.37 | 8:17.87 | |
| James Wilkinson | 
                             
                            GBR
                         | 
                            8:34.00 | 8:36.50 | |
| Youcef Abdi | 
                             
                            AUS
                         | 
                            8:16.36 | 8:16.41 | |
| Boštjan Buč | 
                             
                            SLO
                         | 
                            8:16.96 | 8:29.75 | |
| William Nelson | 
                             
                            USA
                         | 
                            8:17.27 | 8:17.27 | |
| Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui | 
                             
                            KEN
                         | 
                            8:11.27 | 8:25.03 | |
| Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen | 
                             
                            NOR
                         | 
                            8:16.75 | 8:23.19 | |
| Bisluke Kipkorir Kiplagat | 
                             
                            KEN
                         | 
                            8:16.68 | 8:32.70 | |
| Krijn van Koolwijk | 
                             
                            BEL
                         | 
                            8:17.11 | 8:44.50 | |
| Luke Gunn | 
                             
                            GBR
                         | 
                            8:28.48 | 8:31.56 | |
| Ben Bruce | 
                             
                            USA
                         | 
                            8:19.10 | 8:19.10 | |
| Mark Draper | 
                             
                            GBR
                         | 
                            8:45.72 | 8:45.72 | |
| Willy Rutto Komen | 
                             
                            KEN
                         | 
                            8:11.18 | 8:21.40 |