| Final 19.25h | time |  | 1. Reuben Kosgei |  KEN | 8:21.43 |  | 2. Wilson BoitKipketer |  KEN | 8:21.77 |  | 3. Ali Ezzine |  MAR | 8:22.15 |  | 4. Bernard Barmasai |  KEN | 8:22.23 |  | 5. Luis Martin Miguel |  ESP | 8:2-.-- |  | 6. Eliseo Martin |  ESP | 8:23.00 |  | 7. Brahim Boulami |  MAR | 8:24.32 |  | 8. Gunther Weidlinger |  AUT | 8:26.70 |  | 9. Jim Svenoy |  NOR | 8:27.20 |  | 10.Abdullah Saifeldin Khamis |  QAT | 8:30.89 |  | 11.Laid Bessou |  ALG | 8:33.07 |  | 12.Simon Vroemen |  NED | 8:37.87 |  | 13.Manuel Silva |  POR | 8:38.63 |  | 14.Gael Pencreach |  FRA | 8:41.19 |  | 15.Damian Kallabis |  GER | 9:09.78 |   
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| Qualifiying A Standard: 8:27.00 |  | Qualifiying B Standard: 8:30.70  |   
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| Heat 1 11.55h | time |  | 1. Reuben Kosgei |  KEN | 8:23.17 |  | 2. Ali Ezzine |  MAR | 8:23.79 |  | 3. Gunther Weidlinger |  AUT | 8:24.07 |  | 4. Eliseo Martin |  ESP | 8:24.97 |  | 5. Mark Croghan |  USA | 8:25.88 |  | 6. Bouabdallah Tahri |  FRA | 8:34.69 |  | 7. Maru Daba |  ETH | 8:35.34 |  | 8. Florin Ionescu |  ROM | 8:37.44 |  | 9. Sergey Redko |  UKR | 8:40.51 |  | 10.Christian Stephenson |  GBR | 8:46.66 |  | 11.Mourad Benslimani |  ALG | 8:59.07 |  | 12.Christopher Unthank |  AUS | 9:11.19 |  | 13.Primo Higa |  SOL | 9:44.12 |   
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| Heat 2 12.08h | time |  | 1. Bernard Barmasai |  KEN | 8:23.08 |  | 2. Jim Svenoy |  NOR | 8:23.61 |  | 3. Abdullah SaifeldinKhamis |  QAT | 8:23.94 |  | 4. Luis Martin Miguel |  ESP | 8:2-.-- |  | 5. Damian Kallabis |  GER | 8:24.48 |  | 6. Gael Pencreach |  FRA | 8:25.35 |  | 7. Joel Bourgeois |  CAN | 8:28.07 |  | 8. Christian Belz |  SUI | 8:33.45 |  | 9. Rafal Wojcik |  POL | 8:33.51 |  | 10.Anthony Cosey |  USA | 8:35.25 |  | 11.Elarbi Khattabi |  MAR | 8:43.46 |  | 12.Yeoryios Yiannelis |  GRE | 9:19.14 |  | -. Stathis Stasis |  CYP | DNF |   
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