| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 213 | Yomif KEJELCHA |
ETH |
7:42.83 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 212 | Hagos GEBRHIWET |
ETH |
7:43.55 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 203 | Adel MECHAAL |
ESP |
7:43.83 Q |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 136 | Birhanu BALEW |
BRN |
7:44.03 Q PB |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 294 | Bethwell BIRGEN |
KEN |
7:45.06 q |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 309 | Younéss ESSALHI |
MAR |
7:45.07 q PB |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 211 | Selemon BAREGA |
ETH |
7:48.14 Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 296 | Davis KIPLANGAT |
KEN |
7:48.26 Q |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 246 | Clemens Bleistein |
GER |
7:49.01 q PB |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 274 | Yassin BOUIH |
ITA |
7:50.65 Q PB |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 328 | Julian OAKLEY |
NZL |
7:55.92 Q |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 422 | Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR |
USA |
7:57.08 q |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 104 | Federico BRUNO |
ARG |
7:58.98 SB |
| 14 | 9 | 1 | 119 | Thierry NDIKUMWENAYO |
BDI |
8:09.11 |
| 15 | 10 | 1 | 327 | Hamish CARSON |
NZL |
8:14.40 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | 225 | Jonathan DAVIES |
GBR |
8:21.73 |
| 2 | 406 | Paul CHELIMO |
USA |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 254 | Richard RINGER |
GER |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 186 | Youssouf HISS BACHIR |
DJI |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 278 | Kemoy Campbell |
JAM |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 139 | Albert ROP |
BRN |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 185 | Djamal Abdi DIREH |
DJI |
DNS |