| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismael Kirui |  KEN | 13:16.77 | 
| 2 | Khalid Boulami |  MAR | 13:17.15 | 
| 3 | Shem Kororia |  KEN | 13:17.59 | 
| 4 | Ismaïl Sghyr |  MAR | 13:17.86 | 
| 5 | Brahim Lahlafi |  MAR | 13:18.89 | 
| 6 | Worku Bikila |  ETH | 13:20.12 | 
| 7 | Bob Kennedy |  USA | 13:32.10 | 
| 8 | Fita Bayisa |  ETH | 13:34.52 | 
| 9 | Dieter Baumann |  GER | 13:39.98 | 
| 10 | Philemon Hanneck |  ZIM | 13:41.28 | 
| 11 | Gennaro Di Napoli |  ITA | 13:46.51 | 
| 12 | Mark Carroll |  IRL | 13:46.80 | 
| 13 | Anacleto Jiménez |  ESP | 13:48.53 | 
| 14 | John Nuttall |  GBR | 13:49.25 | 
| 15 | Abdellah Béhar |  FRA | 14:19.04 |