| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moses Kiptanui |  KEN | 7:59.18 | 8:01.80 | 
| 2 | Christopher Unthank |  AUS | 8:24.48 | 8:24.48 | 
| 3 | Vladimir Pronin |  RUS | 8:16.59 | 8:35.26 | 
| 4 | Stathis Stasi |  CYP | 8:26.83 | 8:26.83 | 
| 5 | Robert Hough |  GBR | 8:26.33 | |
| 6 | Brahim Boulami |  MAR | 8:10.84 | 8:10.84 | 
| 7 | Florin Ionescu |  ROU | 8:15.44 | 8:27.01 | 
| 8 | Alessandro Lambruschini |  ITA | 8:08.78 | |
| 9 | Mark Croghan |  USA | 8:09.76 | 8:13.47 | 
| 10 | Michael Buchleitner |  AUT | 8:24.92 | |
| 11 | Rafal Wójcik |  POL | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abderrahmane Daas |  ALG | 9:10.77 | |
| 2 | Michal Bartoszak |  POL | 8:24.26 | 8:24.26 | 
| 3 | Million Wolde |  ETH | 8:29.21 | 8:29.21 | 
| 4 | Mark Ostendarp |  GER | 8:23.32 | 8:23.32 | 
| 5 | Giuseppe Maffei |  ITA | 8:19.99 | 8:19.99 | 
| 6 | Bernard Barmasai |  KEN | 8:03.51 | 8:03.51 | 
| 7 | Simon Vroemen |  NED | 8:33.52 | 8:36.20 | 
| 8 | VÃtor Almeida |  POR | 8:38.21 | |
| 9 | Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari |  KSA | 8:08.26 | 8:08.26 | 
| 10 | Thomas Nohilly |  USA | 8:21.57 | 8:36.00 | 
| 11 | Elarbi Khattabi |  MAR | 8:12.02 | 8:24.27 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wander do Prado Moura |  BRA | 8:14.41 | |
| 2 | Ramiro Morán |  ESP | 8:25.74 | 8:25.74 | 
| 3 | Antonios Vouzis |  GRE | 8:34.44 | |
| 4 | Angelo Carosi |  ITA | 8:14.02 | 8:24.00 | 
| 5 | Wilson Boit Kipketer |  KEN | 8:02.77 | 8:02.77 | 
| 6 | Hicham Bouaouiche |  MAR | 8:10.64 | 8:10.64 | 
| 7 | Marcel Laros |  NED | 8:22.33 | 8:27.90 | 
| 8 | Jim Svenøy |  NOR | 8:16.22 | 8:16.22 | 
| 9 | Hector Begeo |  PHI | 8:35.09 | |
| 10 | Adam Dobrzynski |  POL | 8:24.09 | 8:24.09 | 
| 11 | Stéphane Desaulty |  FRA | 8:22.74 | 8:22.74 |