| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gennaro Di Napoli |
ITA
|
7:52.72 Q |
| 2 | Moses Kiptanui |
KEN
|
7:52.98 Q |
| 3 | Fita Bayisa |
ETH
|
7:53.24 Q |
| 4 | El Hassan Lahssini |
MAR
|
7:53.43 Q |
| 5 | Carlos Garcia |
ESP
|
7:54.01 |
| 6 | Robert Kiplagat Andersen |
DEN
|
7:54.72 |
| 7 | Kamiel Maase |
NED
|
7:54.79 PB |
| 8 | Ian Grime |
GBR
|
7:56.30 PB |
| 9 | Reuben Reina |
USA
|
7:57.00 |
| 10 | Mark Ostendarp |
GER
|
8:02.47 |
| 11 | Mark Carroll |
IRL
|
8:05.49 |
| 12 | Cândido Maia |
POR
|
8:06.58 |
| 13 | Mark Hhawu |
TAN
|
8:18.28 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haile Gebrselassie |
ETH
|
7:50.14 Q |
| 2 | Ismaïl Sghyr |
MAR
|
7:50.42 Q |
| 3 | Paul Bitok |
KEN
|
7:51.53 Q |
| 4 | John Mayock |
GBR
|
7:51.69 Q |
| 5 | Saïd Chébili |
FRA
|
7:52.55 q PB |
| 6 | Massimo Pegoretti |
ITA
|
7:52.60 q |
| 7 | Anacleto Jiménez |
ESP
|
7:52.95 q SB |
| 8 | Sergey Drygin |
RUS
|
7:53.99 q |
| 9 | Samuli Vasala |
FIN
|
7:54.07 |
| 10 | Jason Bunston |
CAN
|
7:56.75 |
| 11 | Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama |
QAT
|
8:00.64 |
| 12 | Kent Claesson |
SWE
|
8:04.29 |
| 13 | Réda Benzine |
ALG
|
8:05.55 |
| 14 | Marc Davis |
USA
|
8:20.37 |