| 1 | Abdi Bile | SOM | |
3:36,80 |
| 2 | José Luís Gonzalez | ESP | |
3:38,03 |
| 3 | Jim Spivey | USA | |
3:38,82 |
| 4 | Joseph Chesire | KEN | 3:39,36 | |
| 5 | Omer Khalifa | SUD | 3:39,81 | |
| 6 | Jens-Peter Herold | GDR | 3:40,14 | |
| 7 | Mike Hillardt | AUS | 3:40,23 | |
| 8 | Steve Cram | GBR | 3:41,19 | |
| 9 | Han Kulker | NED | 3:42,16 | |
| 10 | Rémy Geoffroy | FRA | 3:43,03 | |
| 11 | Kipkoech Cheruiyot | KEN | 3:44,54 | |
| 12 | Steve Scott | USA | 3:45,92 |