| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2003 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1119 | Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin |  QAT | 8:13.45 | 8:18.51 | 
| 2 | 998 | Simon Vroemen |  NED | 8:06.91 | 8:18.24 | 
| 3 | 433 | Luleseged Wale |  ETH | 8:21.30 | 8:21.30 | 
| 4 | 797 | Abraham Cherono |  KEN | 8:10.33 | 8:10.33 | 
| 5 | 379 | José Luis Blanco |  ESP | 8:13.86 | 8:13.86 | 
| 6 | 493 | Bouabdellah Tahri |  FRA | 8:06.91 | 8:06.91 | 
| 7 | 800 | Ezekiel Kemboi |  KEN | 8:02.49 | 8:02.49 | 
| 8 | 911 | Ali Ezzine |  MAR | 8:03.57 | 8:16.52 | 
| 9 | 444 | Jukka Keskisalo |  FIN | 8:22.41 | 8:22.41 | 
| 10 | 814 | Reuben Kosgei |  KEN | 7:57.29 | 8:09.65 | 
| 11 | 1121 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen |  QAT | 7:58.10 | 8:02.48 | 
| 12 | 392 | Eliseo MartÃn |  ESP | 8:13.38 | 8:13.38 | 
| 13 | 914 | Abdelkader Hachlaf |  MAR | 8:15.33 | 8:15.33 | 
| 14 | 761 | Yoshitaka Iwamizu |  JPN | 8:18.93 | 8:18.93 | 
| 15 | 393 | Luis Miguel MartÃn |  ESP | 8:07.44 | 8:18.02 |