| Position | Bib | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|
| 1 | 416 | KIRUI Amos | KEN | 8:18.45 |
| 2 | 404 | KIBIWOT Abraham | KEN | 8:19.71 SB |
| 3 | 414 | BETT Leonard | KEN | 8:20.02 SB |
| 4 | 412 | CHEMUTAI Leonard | UGA | 8:23.53 PB |
| 5 | 405 | SEREM Amos | KEN | 8:29.56 SB |
| 6 | 413 | KIGEN Benjamin | KEN | 8:30.81 |
| 7 | 409 | ADUGNA Zerihun | ETH | 8:33.81 |
| 8 | 401 | DEKEBA Negasa | ETH | 8:38.57 |
| 9 | 415 | LANGAT Wesley | KEN | 8:41.54 |
| 10 | 402 | DUGUNA Samuel | ETH | 8:45.02 |
| 11 | 408 | WAFULA Emmanuel | KEN | 8:49.73 SB |
| 12 | 410 | KIPSANG Lawrence Kemboi | KEN | 8:52.17 SB |
| 13 | 407 | NDIWA Elphas Toroitich | UGA | 8:54.13 |
| 403 | PALKOVITS Istvan | HUN | DNS |
| 406 | SMITH Ashley | RSA | DNF |
| 411 | YEGO Hilal | TUR | DNF |
| 417 | KIPLAGAT Allan | KEN | DNF |
| 418 | KONES Wilberforce | KEN | DNF |
