| 1 | Bernard Lagat | USA | |
7:41,44 | |
| 2 | Augustine Kiprono Choge | KEN | |
7:41,77 | |
| 3 | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi | KEN | |
7:41,78 | |
| 4 | Mohamed Farah | GBR | 7:41,79 | ||
| 5 | Dejen Gebremeskel | ETH | 7:42,60 | ||
| 6 | Lopez Lomong | USA | 7:44,16 | ||
| 7 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | UGA | 7:44,59 | ||
| 8 | Arne Gabius | GER | 7:45,01 | ||
| 9 | Yenew Alamirew | ETH | 7:45,15 | ||
| 10 | Yoann Kowal | FRA | 7:47,81 | ||
| 11 | Craig Mottram | AUS | 7:48,23 | ||
| 12 | Elroy Gelant | RSA | 7:48,64 | NR |