| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2008 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong |  KEN | 8:05.96 | 8:07.64 | 
| 2 | Bouabdellah Tahri |  FRA | 8:06.91 | 8:12.72 | 
| 3 | Ezekiel Kemboi |  KEN | 8:02.49 | 8:09.25 | 
| 4 | Ruben Ramolefi |  RSA | 8:19.86 | 8:19.86 | 
| 5 | Abdelkader Hachlaf |  MAR | 8:08.78 | 8:15.58 | 
| 6 | Yacob Jarso |  ETH | 8:16.88 | 8:16.88 | 
| 7 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto |  KEN | 8:02.89 | 8:13.60 | 
| 8 | Anthony Famiglietti |  USA | 8:17.34 | 8:17.34 | 
| 9 | Abubaker Ali Kamal |  QAT | 8:15.80 | 8:15.80 | 
| 10 | Tareq Mubarak Taher |  BRN | 8:07.12 | 8:08.53 | 
| 11 | Mahiedine Mekhissi |  FRA | 8:14.22 | 8:16.95 | 
| 12 | Mustafa Mohamed |  SWE | 8:05.75 | 8:11.10 | 
| 13 | Youcef Abdi |  AUS | 8:17.97 | 8:17.97 | 
| 14 | Benjamin Kiplagat |  UGA | 8:14.29 | 8:14.29 | 
| 15 | Ivan Lukyanov |  MDA | 8:18.97 | 8:18.97 |