| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 967 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  MAR | 3:37.34 Q | 
| 2 | 357 | Fermín Cacho |  ESP | 3:37.88 Q | 
| 3 | 365 | Reyes Estévez |  ESP | 3:38.16 Q | 
| 4 | 877 | Laban Rotich |  KEN | 3:38.20 Q | 
| 5 | 485 | Driss Maazouzi |  FRA | 3:38.32 Q | 
| 6 | 1485 | David Krummenacker |  USA | 3:39.19 | 
| 7 | 1414 | Alí Hakimi |  TUN | 3:39.27 | 
| 8 | 619 | Rüdiger Stenzel |  GER | 3:39.87 | 
| 9 | 1055 | Marko Koers |  NED | 3:40.15 | 
| 10 | 12 | Ali Saïdi-Sief |  ALG | 3:40.63 | 
| 11 | 4 | Miloud Abaoub |  ALG | 3:43.21 | 
| 1311 | Mohamed Ibrahim Aden |  SOM | DQ | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m | 1:00.42 |  Reyes ESTÉVEZ |  ESP | 
| 800 m | 2:03.25 |  Reyes ESTÉVEZ |  ESP | 
| 1200 m | 2:57.28 |  Hicham EL GUERROUJ |  MAR | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 866 | Noah Ngeny |  KEN | 3:36.13 Q | 
| 2 | 363 | Andrés Manuel Díaz |  ESP | 3:36.33 Q | 
| 3 | 974 | Adil Kaouch |  MAR | 3:36.62 Q | 
| 4 | 871 | David Kipkoech Lelei |  KEN | 3:36.81 Q | 
| 5 | 209 | Graham Hood |  CAN | 3:37.23 Q | 
| 6 | 9 | Noureddine Morceli |  ALG | 3:37.32 q | 
| 7 | 1473 | Steve Holman |  USA | 3:37.52 q | 
| 8 | 458 | Abdelkader Chékhémani |  FRA | 3:37.77 | 
| 9 | 1424 | Julius Achon |  UGA | 3:37.82 | 
| 10 | 1180 | Rui Silva |  POR | 3:50.85 | 
| 1057 | Gert-Jan Liefers |  NED | DNF | |
| 545 | John Mayock |  GBR | DNF | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m | 59.97 |  Andrés Manuel DÍAZ |  ESP | 
| 800 m | 1:58.95 |  Noah NGENY |  KEN | 
| 1200 m | 2:56.47 |  Andrés Manuel DÍAZ |  ESP |