| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2005 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 118 | Ishaq Abedeen Ishaq Isa |  BRN | 8:17.90 | 8:17.90 | 
| 2 | 380 | Harutomo Kawano |  JPN | 8:21.03 | 8:21.59 | 
| 3 | 493 | Diego Alberto Borrego |  MEX | 8:10.79 | 8:10.79 | 
| 4 | 404 | Bernard Muinde Matheka |  KEN | 8:00.2 | 8:00.2 | 
| 5 | 199 | Issak Sibhatu |  ERI | 8:07.34 | 8:07.34 | 
| 6 | 243 | Abreham Cherkos |  ETH | 7:53.26 | 7:53.26 | 
| 7 | 198 | Mulugheta Tesfayohannes |  ERI | 8:21.00 | 8:21.00 | 
| 8 | 119 | Saleh Marzooq Bakheet |  BRN | 8:03.24 | 8:03.24 | 
| 9 | 245 | Ibrahim Jeilan |  ETH | 8:15.76 | 8:15.76 | 
| 10 | 406 | John Sompol Mnangat |  KEN | 8:01.58 | 8:01.58 | 
| 11 | 472 | Abaid Ezzamzami |  MAR | 8:04.57 | 8:04.57 | 
| 12 | 769 | Tonny Wamulwa |  ZAM | 8:17.89 | 8:17.89 | 
| 13 | 671 | Nail El Dod |  SUD | 8:10.92 | 8:10.92 | 
| 14 | 594 | Naser Jamal Naser |  QAT | 8:05.90 | 8:11.37 | 
| 15 | 736 | Abraham Kiplimo |  UGA | 8:15.51 | 8:15.51 |