| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2012 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1677 | Yenew Alamirew |  ETH | 12:48.77 | 12:48.77 | 
| 2 | 2310 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa |  KEN | 12:49.04 | 12:49.04 | 
| 3 | 1808 | Mo FARAH |  GBR | 12:53.11 | 12:56.98 | 
| 4 | 1689 | Hagos GEBRHIWET |  ETH | 12:47.53 | 12:47.53 | 
| 5 | 3231 | Bernard Lagat |  USA | 12:53.60 | 13:07.15i | 
| 6 | 2456 | Abdelaati IGUIDER |  MAR | 13:09.17 | 13:09.17 | 
| 7 | 1553 | Mumin Gala |  DJI | 13:17.77 | 13:21.21 | 
| 8 | 3232 | Lopez LOMONG |  USA | 13:11.63 | 13:11.63 | 
| 9 | 1293 | Cameron LEVINS |  CAN | 13:18.29 | 13:18.29 | 
| 10 | 1688 | Dejen Gebremeskel |  ETH | 12:46.81 | 12:46.81 | 
| 11 | 1095 | Hayle Ibrahimov |  AZE | 13:20.09 | 13:20.09 | 
| 12 | 2495 | Juan Luis Barrios |  MEX | 13:09.81 | 13:13.54 | 
| 13 | 3250 | Galen RUPP |  USA | 12:58.90 | 12:58.90 | 
| 14 | 3114 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro |  UGA | 12:50.72 | 13:00.68 | 
| 15 | 2307 | Isiah Kiplangat Koech |  KEN | 12:48.64 | 12:48.64 |