| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Donovan |
IRL
|
7:58.05 |
| 2 | Terry Brahm |
USA
|
7:58.17 |
| 3 | Mark Rowland |
GBR
|
7:58.47 |
| 4 | Dietmar Millonig |
AUT
|
7:58.74 |
| 5 | Bruno Levant |
FRA
|
7:59.47 |
| 6 | Raf Wyns |
BEL
|
8:01.08 |
| 7 | Carey Nelson |
CAN
|
8:11.72 |
| 8 | Wilson Waigwa |
KEN
|
8:17.23 |
| Alessandro Lambruschini |
ITA
|
DNF |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank O'Mara |
IRL
|
7:54.07 |
| 2 | Doug Padilla |
USA
|
7:54.58 |
| 3 | Pascal Thiébaut |
FRA
|
7:54.79 |
| 4 | Julius Kariuki |
KEN
|
7:54.83 |
| 5 | Jacinto Navarrete |
COL
|
7:55.37 AR |
| 6 | Uwe Mönkemeyer |
FRG
|
7:55.39 |
| 7 | Mogens Guldberg |
DEN
|
7:56.02 |
| 8 | Mauricio Gonzalez |
MEX
|
7:56.99 NR |
| 9 | Billy Dee |
GBR
|
8:08.98 |
| 10 | Freddy Baez |
BOL
|
DNS* |