| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2016 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 141 | Mohammed AHMED |  CAN | 7:40.11 | 7:40.11 | 
| 2 | 264 | Augustine Kiprono Choge |  KEN | 7:28.00 | 7:39.23 | 
| 3 | 375 | Paul CHELIMO |  USA | 7:39.00 | 7:39.00 | 
| 4 | 270 | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku |  KEN | 7:30.99o | 7:39.82 | 
| 5 | 109 | Brett ROBINSON |  AUS | 7:44.29 | 7:44.29 | 
| 6 | 382 | Ryan HILL |  USA | 7:34.87 | 7:38.60 | 
| 7 | 267 | Isiah Kiplangat Koech |  KEN | 7:30.43o | 7:42.53 | 
| 8 | 277 | Abdelaati IGUIDER |  MAR | 7:34.92 | 7:39.04 | 
| 9 | 198 | Yomif KEJELCHA |  ETH | 7:36.28o | 7:39.11 | 
| 10 | 195 | Yenew Alamirew |  ETH | 7:27.26o | 7:40.24 | 
| 11 | 174 | Youssouf HISS BACHIR |  DJI | 7:43.44 | 7:43.44 | 
| 12 | 213 | Lee Emanuel |  GBR | 7:44.48 | 7:53.18 |