| Ord | Bib | Name | Country | SB | PB |
|---|
| 1 | 103 | BARISO Samuel Dugina | ETH | 8:30.70 | – |
| 2 | 92 | IBRAHIM Ismail | DJI | – | – |
| 3 | 98 | KOECH John | BRN | 8:43.73 | 8:09.62 |
| 4 | 94 | KIBIWOT Abraham | KEN | 8:07.81 | 8:05.72 |
| 5 | 95 | KIGEN Benjamin | KEN | 8:43.42 | 8:05.12 |
| 6 | 96 | SEREM Amos | KEN | 8:31.98 | 8:20.26 |
| 7 | 97 | YEGO Hillary | TUR | – | 8:03.57 |
| 8 | 93 | KIPRUTO Conseslus | KEN | 8:32.24 | 8:00.12 |
| 9 | 99 | KONES Wilberforce | KEN | 8:46.24 | 8:21.42 |
| 10 | 100 | KIRWA Geoffrey | KEN | 8:59.39 | – |
| 11 | 101 | KEMBOI Lawrance | KEN | 8:55.24 | 8:11.26 |
| 12 | 102 | MUTAI Ezekiel | UGA | 8:37.02 | – |
| 13 | 91 | CHEMUTAI Albert | UGA | 8:23.65 | 8:12.29 |
| 14 | 104 | KEBENEI Stanley | USA | 8:08.30 | – |
| 15 | 105 | KIBET Elias | KEN | 8:48.90 | 8:42.48 |
