| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2004 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 861 | Jangy Addy |  USA | ||
| 2 | 572 | Bob Altena |  NED | 4:53.66 | 4:53.66 | 
| 3 | 765 | Olivier Lichtenthaler |  SUI | 4:43.47 | 4:43.47 | 
| 4 | 218 | Tarmo Riitmuru |  EST | 4:40.27 | 4:40.27 | 
| 5 | 724 | Alexey Sysoev |  RUS | 4:28.96 | 4:49.43 | 
| 6 | 75 | Andrei Krauchanka |  BLR | 4:31.96 | 4:31.96 | 
| 7 | 848 | Andriy Klimarchuk |  UKR | 4:35.60 | 4:35.60 | 
| 8 | 859 | Andrés Silva |  URU | ||
| 9 | 772 | Simon Walter |  SUI | 4:42.55 | 4:42.55 | 
| 10 | 327 | Norman Müller |  GER | 4:49.45 | |
| 11 | 232 | Sami Itani |  FIN | ||
| 12 | 573 | Pelle Rietveld |  NED | 4:31.74 | 4:48.04 | 
| 13 | 595 | Brent Newdick |  NZL | ||
| 14 | 299 | Arthur Abele |  GER | ||
| 15 | 445 | Daisuke Ikeda |  JPN | ||
| 16 | 878 | Chris Helwick |  USA | 4:29.45 | 4:29.45 |