| 1 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | KEN | 3:38,54 | Q | |
| 2 | Nicholas Willis | NZL | 3:39,24 | Q | |
| 3 | Yoann Kowal | FRA | 3:39,33 | Q | |
| 4 | Diego Ruiz | ESP | 3:39,33 | Q | |
| 5 | Mohamed Moustaoui | MAR | 3:39,35 | Q | |
| 6 | Matthew Centrowitz | USA | 3:39,46 | Q | |
| 7 | Chaminda Indika Wijekoon | SRI | 3:39,61 | q | NR |
| 8 | Ryan Gregson | AUS | 3:40,01 | q | |
| 9 | Zebene Alemayehu | ETH | 3:41,08 | q | |
| 10 | James Shane | GBR | 3:41,17 | ||
| 11 | Sang-Min Sin | KOR | 3:55,02 | ||
| Mohammed Shaween | KSA | DNF |
| 1 | Asbel Kiprop | KEN | 3:41,22 | Q | |
| 2 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | ETH | 3:41,28 | Q | |
| 3 | Abdalaati Iguider | MAR | 3:41,41 | Q | |
| 4 | Manuel Olmedo | ESP | 3:41,78 | Q | |
| 5 | Tarek Boukensa | ALG | 3:41,87 | Q | |
| 6 | Eduar Villanueva | VEN | 3:41,89 | Q | |
| 7 | Jeffrey Riseley | AUS | 3:42,22 | ||
| 8 | Andrew Wheating | USA | 3:42,68 | ||
| 9 | Dmitrijs Jurkevics | LAT | 3:42,69 | ||
| 10 | Jeroen D'Hoedt | BEL | 3:45,54 | ||
| 11 | Charles Delys | PYF | 3:51,36 | ||
| 12 | Mehdi Baala | FRA | 4:13,10 | q | |
| 13 | Ribeiro Pinto de Carvalho | TLS | 4:30,56 |
| 1 | Amine Laalou | MAR | 3:39,86 | Q | |
| 2 | Deresse Mekonnen | ETH | 3:40,08 | Q | |
| 3 | Silas Kiplagat | KEN | 3:40,13 | Q | |
| 4 | Taoufik Makhloufi | ALG | 3:40,15 | Q | |
| 5 | Yusuf Saad Kamel | BRN | 3:40,27 | Q | |
| 6 | Ciaran O'Lionaird | IRL | 3:40,41 | Q | |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Higuero | ESP | 3:40,71 | q | |
| 8 | Leonel Manzano | USA | 3:40,77 | q | |
| 9 | Geoffrey Martinson | CAN | 3:40,98 | q | |
| 10 | Andreas Vojta | AUT | 3:41,34 | ||
| 11 | Hamza Driouch | QAT | 3:42,09 | ||
| 12 | Nabil Mohammed Al-Garbi | YEM | 3:50,17 | ||
| 13 | Florian Carvalho | FRA | 3:53,88 |
| 1 | Matthew Centrowitz | USA | 3:46,66 | Q | |
| 2 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | ETH | 3:46,71 | Q | |
| 3 | Silas Kiplagat | KEN | 3:46,75 | Q | |
| 4 | Mehdi Baala | FRA | 3:46,87 | Q | |
| 5 | Abdalaati Iguider | MAR | 3:46,89 | Q | |
| 6 | Yusuf Saad Kamel | BRN | 3:47,18 | ||
| 7 | Amine Laalou | MAR | 3:47,65 | ||
| 8 | Ryan Gregson | AUS | 3:47,89 | ||
| 9 | Geoffrey Martinson | CAN | 3:48,83 | ||
| 10 | Diego Ruiz | ESP | 3:49,26 | ||
| 11 | Taoufik Makhloufi | ALG | 3:50,86 | ||
| 12 | Zebene Alemayehu | ETH | 3:51,19 |
| 1 | Asbel Kiprop | KEN | 3:36,75 | Q | |
| 2 | Tarek Boukensa | ALG | 3:36,84 | Q | |
| 3 | Mohamed Moustaoui | MAR | 3:36,87 | Q | |
| 4 | Manuel Olmedo | ESP | 3:36,91 | Q | |
| 5 | Eduar Villanueva | VEN | 3:36,96 | Q | NR |
| 6 | Ciaran O'Lionaird | IRL | 3:36,96 | q | |
| 7 | Nicholas Willis | NZL | 3:37,39 | q | |
| 8 | Yoann Kowal | FRA | 3:37,44 | ||
| 9 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | KEN | 3:37,58 | ||
| 10 | Juan Carlos Higuero | ESP | 3:37,92 | ||
| 11 | Deresse Mekonnen | ETH | 3:44,65 | ||
| 12 | Chaminda Indika Wijekoon | SRI | 3:44,81 | ||
| 13 | Leonel Manzano | USA | 3:47,98 |