| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj |
MAR
|
3:38.92 Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Suleiman |
QAT
|
3:39.15 Q |
| 3 | Alà Hakimi |
TUN
|
3:39.50 Q |
| 4 | Rüdiger Stenzel |
GER
|
3:39.62 Q |
| 5 | John Mayock |
GBR
|
3:39.69 Q |
| 6 | Kevin Sullivan |
CAN
|
3:39.84 |
| 7 | Steve Holman |
USA
|
3:39.97 |
| 8 | Branko Zorko |
CRO
|
3:41.63 |
| 9 | Saïd Chébili |
FRA
|
3:41.95 |
| 10 | António Travassos |
POR
|
3:42.01 |
| 11 | Niall Bruton |
IRL
|
3:47.51 |
| Isaac Viciosa |
ESP
|
DNF |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noureddine Morceli |
ALG
|
3:38.82 Q |
| 2 | Reyes Estévez |
ESP
|
3:38.86 Q |
| 3 | FermÃn Cacho |
ESP
|
3:38.86 Q |
| 4 | Robert Kiplagat Andersen |
DEN
|
3:38.92 Q |
| 5 | Laban Rotich |
KEN
|
3:38.92 Q |
| 6 | Nadir Bosch |
FRA
|
3:39.01 q |
| 7 | Graham Hood |
CAN
|
3:39.13 q |
| 8 | Gennaro Di Napoli |
ITA
|
3:39.45 |
| 9 | Driss Maazouzi |
MAR
|
3:39.99 |
| 10 | Azzeddine Sediki |
MAR
|
3:40.15 |
| 11 | Kevin McKay |
GBR
|
3:40.21 |
| 12 | Andrey Zadorozhniy |
RUS
|
3:42.61 |