| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Kiptanui |
KEN
|
8:06.36 CR |
| 2 | Patrick Sang |
KEN
|
8:07.53 |
| 3 | Alessandro Lambruschini |
ITA
|
8:08.78 |
| 4 | Matthew Kiprotich Birir |
KEN
|
8:09.42 |
| 5 | Mark Croghan |
USA
|
8:09.76 |
| 6 | Steffen Brand |
GER
|
8:15.33 |
| 7 | Elarbi Khattabi |
MAR
|
8:17.96 |
| 8 | Angelo Carosi |
ITA
|
8:23.42 |
| 9 | Shaun Creighton |
AUS
|
8:23.45 |
| 10 | Michael Buchleitner |
AUT
|
8:25.88 |
| 11 | Marc Davis |
USA
|
8:28.74 |
| 12 | Ricardo Vera |
URU
|
8:29.00 |
| 13 | Abdelaziz Sahere |
MAR
|
8:29.65 |
| 14 | Martin Strege |
GER
|
8:34.31 |
| 15 | Tom Hanlon |
GBR
|
8:45.62 |
| Azzedine Brahmi |
ALG
|
DNF |