| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2004 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241 | Boaz Kisang Cheboiywo |  KEN | 7:38.30 | 7:38.30 | 
| 2 | 317 | Rui Silva |  POR | 7:39.44 | 7:43.57 | 
| 3 | 408 | Bolota Asmerom |  USA | 7:49.36 | 7:49.36 | 
| 4 | 98 | Antonio David Jiménez |  ESP | 7:46.49 | 7:48.40 | 
| 5 | 67 | Euclides Varela |  CPV | 8:20.7o | 8:20.7o | 
| 6 | 283 | Gert-Jan Liefers |  NED | 7:42.95o | 7:47.98 | 
| 7 | 3 | Khoudir Aggoune |  ALG | 7:43.63o | |
| 8 | 263 | Hicham Bellani |  MAR | 7:43.53 | 7:43.53 | 
| 9 | 356 | Dieudonné Disi |  RWA | ||
| 10 | 115 | Markos Geneti |  ETH | 7:37.0 | 7:37.0 | 
| 11 | 350 | Vyacheslav Shabunin |  RUS | 7:39.24o | 8:23.59 | 
| 12 | 150 | John Mayock |  GBR | 7:41.09 | 7:50.91 | 
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2004 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 427 | Jonathon Riley |  USA | 7:46.84 | 7:57.69 | 
| 2 | 390 | Ajmal Amirov |  TJK | 8:43.85 | 8:43.85 | 
| 3 | 113 | Abiyote Abate |  ETH | 7:32.38o | 7:38.43 | 
| 4 | 243 | Bernard Lagat |  KEN | 7:33.51o | 7:34.96 | 
| 5 | 8 | Craig Mottram |  AUS | 7:37.30o | 7:49.3o | 
| 6 | 149 | Thomas Mayo |  GBR | 7:51.74 | 7:51.86 | 
| 7 | 55 | Kevin Sullivan |  CAN | 7:44.46 | 7:44.46 | 
| 8 | 261 | Mohammed Amyn |  MAR | 7:35.35o | 7:47.29 | 
| 9 | 400 | Serhiy Lebid |  UKR | 7:35.06o | 7:41.01 | 
| 10 | 11 | Günther Weidlinger |  AUT | 7:44.19 | 7:46.46 | 
| 11 | 96 | Sergio Gallardo |  ESP | 7:49.39 | 7:49.39 |