| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 217 | Augustine Kiprono Choge |
KEN |
7:43.80 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 122 | Dejen Gebremeskel |
ETH |
7:44.26 Q PB |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 117 | Sergio Sánchez |
ESP |
7:44.33 Q |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 271 | James Kwalia C'Kurui |
QAT |
7:44.61 Q PB |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 104 | Hais Welday |
ERI |
7:45.44 q NR |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 233 | Hicham Bellani |
MAR |
7:50.46 q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 347 | Bernard Lagat |
USA |
7:59.99 Q SB |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 119 | Tariku Bekele |
ETH |
8:00.29 Q |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 221 | Sammy Alex Mutahi |
KEN |
8:00.53 Q |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 108 | Jesús España |
ESP |
8:00.65 Q |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 358 | Galen RUPP |
USA |
8:00.90 q SB |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | 274 | Essa Ismail Rashed |
QAT |
8:01.08 q |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 201 | Gezachw Yossef |
ISR |
8:03.62 SB |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | 15 | Hayle Ibrahimov |
AZE |
8:05.43 PB |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 161 | Scott Overall |
GBR |
8:08.02 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 53 | Tareq Mubarak Taher |
BRN |
8:14.67 SB |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 237 | Ivan Lukyanov |
MDA |
8:15.91 SB |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | 320 | Marco Joseph |
TAN |
8:22.18 PB |