| Final 18.10h | time | L |  | 1. Wilson Kipketer |  DEN | 1:45.08 | 3 |  | 2. Arthemon Hatungimana |  BUR | 1:45.64 | 7 |  | 3. Vebjorn Rodal |  NOR | 1:45.68 | 6 |  | 4. Nico Motchebon |  GER | 1:45.97 | 5 |  | 5. Brandon Rock |  USA | 1:46.42 | 8 |  | 6. Jose Parrilla |  USA | 1:46.44 | 4 |  | 7. Andrea Giocondi |  ITA | 1:47.78 | 1 |  | 8. Mark Everett |  USA | 1:53.12 | 2 |   
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| Semi 1 16.25h | time | L |  | 1. Wilson Kipketer |  DEN | 1:48.39 | 6 |  | 2. Jose Parrilla |  USA | 1:49.43 | 3 |  | 3. Andrea Giocondi |  ITA | 1:49.45 | 2 |  | 4. Mark Everett |  USA | 1:49.47 | 5 |  | 5. Hezekiel Sepeng |  RSA | 1:49.58 | 4 |  | 6. Atle Douglas |  NOR | 1:49.63 | 8 |  | 7. Philip Kibitok |  KEN | 1:49.87 | 7 |  | 8. Curtis Robb |  GBR | 1:50.12 | 1 |   
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| Semi 2 16.33h | time | L |  | 1. Vebjorn Rodal |  NOR | 1:47.69 | 1 |  | 2. Nico Motchebon |  GER | 1:47.96 | 5 |  | 3. Arthemon Hatungimana |  BUR | 1:48.02 | 7 |  | 4. Brandon Rock |  USA | 1:48.04 | 4 |  | 5. Bruno Konczylo |  FRA | 1:48.05 | 2 |  | 6. Mahjoub Haida |  MAR | 1:48.21 | 6 |  | 7. Joseph Tengelei |  KEN | 1:48.71 | 3 |  | 8. Davide Cadoni |  ITA | 1:53.67 | 8 |   
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| Heat 1 16.15h | time | L |  | 1. Jose Parrilla |  USA | 1:46.32 | 5 |  | 2. Curtis Robb |  GBR | 1:46.34 | 7 |  | 3. Andrea Giocondi |  ITA | 1:46.44 | 3 |  | 4. Einars Tupuritis |  LAT | 1:46.45 | 6 |  | 5. Marko Koers |  NED | 1:46.73 | 8 |  | 6. Jose Arconada |  ESP | 1:47.70 | 4 |  | 7. Kayless Tavakalo |  VAN | 1:58.06 | 2 |   
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| Heat 2 16.21h | time | L |  | 1. Philip Kibitok |  KEN | 1:48.45 | 3 |  | 2. Vebjorn Rodal |  NOR | 1:48.48 | 2 |  | 3. Tomas deTeresa |  ESP | 1:49.07 | 7 |  | 4. Jurgens Kotze |  RSA | 1:49.40 | 4 |  | 5. Brendan Hanigan |  AUS | 1:50.25 | 8 |  | 6. Tommy Asinga |  SUR | 1:51.60 | 5 |  | 7. Michael Wildner |  AUT | 1:57.48 | 6 |   
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| Heat 3 16.27h | time | L |  | 1. Wilson Kipketer |  DEN | 1:47.35 | 4 |  | 2. Arthemon Hatungimana |  BUR | 1:47.74 | 6 |  | 3. Andres Diaz |  ESP | 1:48.00 | 2 |  | 4. David Strang |  GBR | 1:48.76 | 3 |  | 5. Babacar Niang |  SEN | 1:49.74 | 5 |  | 6. William Serem |  KEN | 1:50.61 | 7 |  | -. Bekele Banbere |  ETH | DQ | 8 |   
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| Heat 4 16.33h | time | L |  | 1. Hezekiel Sepeng |  RSA | 1:46.33 | 3 |  | 2. Atle Douglas |  NOR | 1:46.41 | 5 |  | 3. Benyounes Lahlou |  MAR | 1:46.72 | 7 |  | 4. Giuseppe D'Urso |  ITA | 1:47.43 | 8 |  | 5. Tomonari Ono |  JPN | 1:48.43 | 6 |  | 6. Ivan Komar |  BLR | 1:51.36 | 4 |  | 7. Vanxay Sinebandith |  LAO | 2:00.25 | 2 |   
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| Heat 5 16.39h | time | L |  | 1. Mark Everett |  USA | 1:48.06 | 3 |  | 2. Davide Cadoni |  ITA | 1:48.25 | 5 |  | 3. Andrey Loginov |  RUS | 1:48.30 | 4 |  | 4. Pavel Soukup |  CZE | 1:48.32 | 2 |  | 5. Savieri Ngidhi |  ZIM | 1:48.77 | 7 |  | 6. Jimmy Jean-Joseph |  FRA | 1:51.00 | 6 |  | -. Dhani Chaudhari |  NEP | DQ | 8 |   
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| Heat 6 16.45h | time | L |  | 1. Brandon Rock |  USA | 1:46.83 | 2 |  | 2. Mahjoub Haida |  MAR | 1:46.88 | 4 |  | 3. Jose Luiz Barbosa |  BRA | 1:47.10 | 7 |  | 4. Frederic Cornette |  FRA | 1:47.36 | 6 |  | 5. Charles Nkazamyampi |  BUR | 1:49.76 | 5 |  | 6. Anwar Omar Mohammad |  YEM | 1:58.20 | 8 |  | -. Julius Achon |  UGA | DNS | 3 |   
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| Heat 7 16.51h | time | L |  | 1. Nico Motchebon |  GER | 1:46.14 | 2 |  | 2. Joseph Tengelei |  KEN | 1:46.18 | 6 |  | 3. Bruno Konczylo |  FRA | 1:46.44 | 7 |  | 4. David Matthews |  IRL | 1:46.52 | 5 |  | 5. Antonio Abrantes |  POR | 1:48.10 | 8 |  | 6. Torbjorn Johansson |  SWE | 1:48.31 | 4 |  | 7. Mahmoud Al-Kherat |  SYR | 1:48.76 | 3 |   
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