| ISFR | ISF RECORDS | 8:18.22 | Haydar Dogan | TUR | 1986 | Nice |
| Lane | # | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | ANOUAR OUZINE | MOROCCO | DQ | 8:26.76 | |
| 2 | 19 | LEONARDO PADOVANY | BRAZIL | NT | 9:27.66 | |
| 3 | 9 | FRANCISCO LIMA | BRAZIL | NT | 9:08.76 | |
| 4 | 76 | ANAGNOSTON MARIOS | GREECE | NT | ||
| 5 | 97 | M.TAHA TANAS | TURKEY | NT | 8:58.51 | |
| 6 | 90 | BERAT ERGIL | TURKEY | NT | 8:53.26 | |
| 7 | 147 | SHYAM SHYAM | INDIA | NT | 8:45.00 | |
| 8 | 146 | AJITH P.N | INDIA | NT | 8:40.00 | |
| 9 | 62 | ILYAS RAJI | MOROCCO | NT | 8:24.61 | |
| 9 | ILYAS RAJI | MOROCCO | NT |