| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Ngeny |  KEN | 3:39.29 Q | 
| 2 | Kevin Sullivan |  CAN | 3:39.66 Q | 
| 3 | Jason Pyrah |  USA | 3:40.04 Q | 
| 4 | Youssef Baba |  MAR | 3:40.16 Q | 
| 5 | Driss Maazouzi |  FRA | 3:40.23 Q | 
| 6 | Julius Achon |  UGA | 3:40.32 | 
| 7 | Hailu Mekonnen |  ETH | 3:40.92 | 
| 8 | Hudson de Souza |  BRA | 3:41.00 | 
| 9 | Michael Stember |  USA | 3:42.30 | 
| 10 | Andrew Graffin |  GBR | 3:42.72 | 
| 11 | José Antonio Redolat |  ESP | 3:45.46 | 
| 12 | Noureddine Morceli |  ALG | 4:00.78 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  MAR | 3:37.60 Q | 
| 2 | Bernard Lagat |  KEN | 3:37.84 Q | 
| 3 | Daniel Zegeye |  ETH | 3:38.08 Q | 
| 4 | Mehdi Baala |  FRA | 3:38.15 Q | 
| 5 | Juan Carlos Higuero |  ESP | 3:38.37 Q | 
| 6 | Andrés Manuel DÃaz |  ESP | 3:38.41 q | 
| 7 | John Mayock |  GBR | 3:38.68 q | 
| 8 | Marko Koers |  NED | 3:39.42 | 
| 9 | Gabriel Jennings |  USA | 3:40.10 | 
| 10 | Berhanu Alemu |  ETH | 3:41.09 | 
| 11 | Kamel Boulahfane |  ALG | 3:43.98 | 
| 12 | Mohamed Yagoub Babiker |  SUD | 3:50.60 |