| Pos | Rank | Heat | Bib | Athlete | Mark | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1348 | BRN | 9:10.80  | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3703 | UGA | 9:12.72 SB | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 3835 | USA | 9:16.91  | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3849 | USA | 9:19.34  | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2115 | GER | 9:19.62  | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 2752 | KEN | 9:19.82  | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1856 | ETH | 9:20.01  | q | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 1399 | CAN | 9:22.64 NR | q | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 2760 | KEN | 9:23.17  | Q | |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | 3465 | SLO | 9:23.36  | Q | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 1003 | ALB | 9:23.85 SB | q | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 1837 | ETH | 9:23.95  | Q | |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 3837 | USA | 9:24.31  | q | |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 1998 | GBR | 9:24.34  | q | |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | 1056 | AUS | 9:26.11  | q | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 2759 | KEN | 9:30.13  | ||
| 17 | 6 | 3 | 2098 | GER | 9:30.64  | ||
| 18 | 7 | 3 | 2271 | HUN | 9:30.96 PB | ||
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 3647 | TUN | 9:31.25 PB | ||
| 20 | 8 | 3 | 3167 | POL | 9:31.79  | ||
| 21 | 9 | 3 | 1657 | DEN | 9:31.99 SB | ||
| 22 | 7 | 1 | 2123 | GER | 9:33.00  | ||
| 23 | 10 | 3 | 1386 | CAN | 9:34.25  | ||
| 24 | 11 | 3 | 1050 | AUS | 9:34.67  | ||
| 25 | 12 | 3 | 2332 | IRL | 9:34.86 PB | ||
| 26 | 8 | 1 | 1489 | CHN | 9:34.92  | ||
| 27 | 9 | 1 | 2331 | IRL | 9:36.26  | ||
| 28 | 7 | 2 | 1290 | BRA | 9:36.43 NR | ||
| 29 | 8 | 2 | 1417 | CAN | 9:41.14  | ||
| 30 | 9 | 2 | 3005 | NED | 9:42.98  | ||
| 31 | 10 | 2 | 2682 | JPN | 9:43.83  | ||
| 32 | 13 | 3 | 1776 | ESP | 9:45.37  | qR | |
| 33 | 10 | 1 | 1850 | ETH | 9:45.81  | ||
| 34 | 11 | 2 | 2023 | GBR | 9:47.56  | ||
| 35 | 11 | 1 | 3765 | UKR | 9:49.15  | ||
| 36 | 12 | 1 | 1025 | ARG | 9:52.89  | ||
| 37 | 13 | 1 | 1074 | AUS | 9:59.29  | ||
| 38 | 14 | 1 | 1298 | BRA | 10:00.92  | ||
| 39 | 14 | 3 | 2362 | ISR | 10:05.95  | ||
| 40 | 12 | 2 | 3168 | POL | 10:07.25  | ||
| 41 | 13 | 2 | 2265 | HUN | 10:43.99  |