| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1504 | Dan Steele |  USA | 4:24.88 | 4:33.31 | 
| 2 | 484 | Sébastien Levicq |  FRA | 4:23.74 | 4:33.91 | 
| 3 | 1532 | Oleg Veretelnikov |  UZB | 4:15.84 | |
| 4 | 544 | Dean Macey |  GBR | 4:31.61 | 4:31.61 | 
| 5 | 409 | Indrek Kaseorg |  EST | 4:09.65 | 4:24.24 | 
| 6 | 435 | Aki Heikkinen |  FIN | 4:28.98 | 4:36.62 | 
| 7 | 609 | David Mewes |  GER | 4:29.09 | 4:29.09 | 
| 8 | 311 | Tomáš Dvořák |  CZE | 4:29.69 | 4:33.99 | 
| 9 | 356 | Francisco Javier Benet |  ESP | 4:19.38 | 4:34.27 | 
| 10 | 1474 | Chris Huffins |  USA | 4:51.20 | 5:05.54 | 
| 11 | 455 | Wilfrid Boulineau |  FRA | 4:24.50 | 4:24.79 | 
| 12 | 1101 | Trond Høiby |  NOR | 4:26.70 | 4:26.70 | 
| 13 | 410 | Erki Nool |  EST | 4:31.71 | 4:39.00 | 
| 14 | 1242 | Lev Lobodin |  RUS | 4:29.95 | 4:38.63 | 
| 15 | 1495 | Tom Pappas |  USA | 4:35.14 | 4:45.65 | 
| 16 | 711 | Attila Zsivoczky-Pandel |  HUN | 4:20.94 | 4:20.94 | 
| 17 | 657 | Pródromos KorkÃzoglou |  GRE | 4:47.67 | 4:52.70 | 
| 18 | 1359 | Henrik Dagård |  SWE | 4:34.46 | 4:51.19 |