| 1 | Richard Limo | KEN | |
13:00,77 |
| 2 | Million Wolde | ETH | |
13:03,47 |
| 3 | John Kibowen | KEN | |
13:05,20 |
| 4 | Alberto García | ESP | 13:05,60 | |
| 5 | Ismaïl Sghyr | FRA | 13:07,71 | |
| 6 | Sammy Kipketer | KEN | 13:08,46 | |
| 7 | Abiyote Abate | ETH | 13:14,07 | |
| 8 | Hailu Mekonnen | ETH | 13:20,24 | |
| 9 | Marius Bakken | NOR | 13:22,07 | |
| 10 | Adam Goucher | USA | 13:24,00 | |
| 11 | Driss El Himer | FRA | 13:28,14 | |
| 12 | Mohammed Amyn | MAR | 13:28,90 | |
| 13 | Mohamed Saïd El Wardi | MAR | 13:43,40 | |
| 14 | Isaac Viciosa | ESP | 14:01,32 | |
| Ali Saïdi-Sief * | ALG |
* ... nachträglich Silbermedaille (13:02,16) wegen Dopings aberkannt