| Final 21.00h | time | | 1. Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:31.77 | | 2. Mehdi Baala | FRA | 3:32.31 | | 3. Ivan Heshko | UKR | 3:33.17 | | 4. Paul Korir | KEN | 3:33.47 | | 5. Rui Silva | POR | 3:33.68 | | 6. Reyes Estevez | ESP | 3:33.84 | | 7. Gert-Jan Liefers | NED | 3:33.99 | | 8. Fouad Chouki | FRA | 3:34.05 | | 9. Vyacheslav Shabunin | RUS | 3:34.37 | | 10.Isaac Kiprono Songok | KEN | 3:34.39 | | 11.Roberto Parra | ESP | 3:35.02 | | 12.Juan Carlos Higuero | ESP | 3:38.49 |
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| Heat 1 20.50h | time | | 1. Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:38.25 | | 2. Rui Silva | POR | 3:38.37 | | 3. Ivan Heshko | UKR | 3:38.43 | | 4. Roberto Parra | ESP | 3:38.51 | | 5. Vyacheslav Shabunin | RUS | 3:38.60 | | 6. Gert-Jan Liefers | NED | 3:38.61 | | 7. Isaac Kiprono Songok | KEN | 3:39.84 | | 8. Youcef Abdi | AUS | 3:40.13 | | 9. Christian Obrist | ITA | 3:41.88 | | 10.Gareth Turnbull | IRL | 3:42.01 | | 11.Kevin Sullivan | CAN | 3:42.33 | | -. Valery Pisarev | KGZ | DNS |
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| Heat 2 21.00h | time | | 1. Mehdi Baala | FRA | 3:39.73 | | 2. Paul Korir | KEN | 3:40.08 | | 3. Juan Carlos Higuero | ESP | 3:40.29 | | 4. Fouad Chouki | FRA | 3:40.64 | | 5. Reyes Estevez | ESP | 3:40.75 | | 6. Michael East | GBR | 3:40.87 | | 7. Hudson de Souza | BRA | 3:41.12 | | 8. Tarek Boukensa | ALG | 3:41.33 | | 9. Adrian Blincoe | NZL | 3:41.53 | | 10.Jason Lunn | USA | 3:41.71 | | 11.Michal Sneberger | CZE | 3:42.25 | | 12.Bert Leenaerts | BEL | 3:43.02 |
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| Heat 1 18.00h | time | | 1. Adrian Blincoe | NZL | 3:47.26 | | 2. Mehdi Baala | FRA | 3:47.26 | | 3. Reyes Estevez | ESP | 3:47.56 | | 4. Jason Lunn | USA | 3:47.62 | | 5. Gert-Jan Liefers | NED | 3:47.81 | | 6. Tarek Boukensa | ALG | 3:47.88 | | 7. Youcef Abdi | AUS | 3:48.65 | | 8. Valery Pisarev | KGZ | 3:50.89 | | 9. Francis Munthali | MAW | 3:51.61 | | -. Bernard Lagat | KEN | DNS |
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| Heat 2 18.08h | time | | 1. Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:42.24 | | 2. Hudson de Souza | BRA | 3:42.51 | | 3. Paul Korir | KEN | 3:42.55 | | 4. Ivan Heshko | UKR | 3:42.96 | | 5. Christian Obrist | ITA | 3:43.01 | | 6. Juan Carlos Higuero | ESP | 3:43.01 | | 7. Kevin Sullivan | CAN | 3:43.27 | | 8. Michal Sneberger | CZE | 3:43.27 | | 9. Miran Atta Atta | PAK | 3:51.34 |
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| Heat 3 18.16h | time | | 1. Rui Silva | POR | 3:41.35 | | 2. Isaac Kiprono Songok | KEN | 3:41.55 | | 3. Roberto Parra | ESP | 3:41.57 | | 4. Michael East | GBR | 3:41.61 | | 5. Vyacheslav Shabunin | RUS | 3:41.63 | | 6. Fouad Chouki | FRA | 3:41.67 | | 7. Gareth Turnbull | IRL | 3:41.84 | | 8. Bert Leenaerts | BEL | 3:42.71 | | 9. Neil Weare | GUM | 3:56.64 | | 10.Yahye Abdi Gurre | SOM | 4:10.42 |
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