| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari |
KSA
|
8:20.18 Q |
| 2 | Mark Ostendarp |
GER
|
8:20.40 Q PB |
| 3 | Moses Kiptanui |
KEN
|
8:20.76 Q |
| 4 | Hicham Bouaouiche |
MAR
|
8:20.88 Q |
| 5 | Elarbi Khattabi |
MAR
|
8:20.94 Q SB |
| 6 | Jim Svenøy |
NOR
|
8:21.16 q |
| 7 | Vladimir Pronin |
RUS
|
8:29.39 |
| 8 | Ramiro Morán |
ESP
|
8:31.73 |
| 9 | Rafal Wójcik |
POL
|
8:33.28 |
| 10 | Simon Vroemen |
NED
|
8:48.66 |
| Thomas Nohilly |
USA
|
DNF | |
| Alessandro Lambruschini |
ITA
|
DNF |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Barmasai |
KEN
|
8:17.95 Q |
| 2 | Wilson Boit Kipketer |
KEN
|
8:18.92 Q |
| 3 | Mark Croghan |
USA
|
8:19.98 Q |
| 4 | Angelo Carosi |
ITA
|
8:20.82 Q |
| 5 | Brahim Boulami |
MAR
|
8:21.99 Q |
| 6 | Florin Ionescu |
ROU
|
8:22.35 q SB |
| 7 | Michael Buchleitner |
AUT
|
8:26.22 |
| 8 | Wander do Prado Moura |
BRA
|
8:35.01 |
| 9 | Stathis Stasi |
CYP
|
8:35.73 |
| 10 | Marcel Laros |
NED
|
8:36.12 |
| 11 | Adam Dobrzynski |
POL
|
8:38.58 |
| 12 | Robert Hough |
GBR
|
8:59.24 |