| Final | time | | SO | bib | | 1. J. Magut |  KEN | 3:39.31 | | 2 | 1763 | | 2. R. Kwemoi | KEN | 3:39.53 | | 12 | 1762 | | 3. N. Willis |  NZL | 3:39.60 | | 6 | 2051 | | 4. J. Cronje |  RSA | 3:39.65 | | 5 | 2095 | | 5. J. Riseley |  AUS | 3:40.27 | | 8 | 1105 | | 6. C. O'hare |  SCO | 3:40.63 | | 9 | 2181 | | 7. C. Grice |  ENG | 3:41.58 | | 11 | 1402 | | 8. B. Baynit |  TAN | 3:41.74 | | 3 | 2311 | | 9. J. Matthews | NZL | 3:41.84 | | 4 | 2042 | | 10.C. Gowell |  WAL | 3:42.10 | | 7 | 2422 | | 11.R. Musagala |  UGA | 3:42.42 | | 1 | 2398 | | 12.E. Manangoi | KEN | 3:45.47 | | 10 | 1765 |
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| Heat 1 | time | | SO | bib | | 1. N. Willis | NZL | 3:40.76 | | 5 | 2051 | | 2. J. Riseley | AUS | 3:40.79 | | 10 | 1105 | | 3. J. Magut | KEN | 3:40.79 | | 7 | 1763 | | 4. C. O'hare | SCO | 3:40.80 | | 9 | 2181 | | 5. B. Baynit | TAN | 3:40.93 | | 3 | 2311 | | 6. R. Musagala | UGA | 3:41.24 | | 2 | 2398 | | 7. Z. Robertson | NZL | 3:43.02 | | 11 | 2047 | | 8. J. Wightman | SCO | 3:43.87 | | 12 | 2199 | | 9. R. Peters | ENG | 3:44.10 | | 8 | 1447 | | 10.D. Mooney |  NIR | 3:45.79 | | 6 | 2004 | | 11.L. Emanuel | ENG | 3:46.29 | | 1 | 1391 | | 12.K. Chitsala |  MAW | 3:55.95 | | 13 | 1852 | | 13.D. Nicol-samuel |  SVG | 3:58.40 | | 4 | 2294 |
| Heat 2 | time | | SO | bib | | 1. R. Kwemoi | KEN | 3:39.90 | | 2 | 1762 | | 2. C. Grice | ENG | 3:40.09 | | 9 | 1402 | | 3. J. Cronje | RSA | 3:40.17 | | 5 | 2095 | | 4. C. Gowell | WAL | 3:40.30 | | 3 | 2422 | | 5. J. Matthews | NZL | 3:40.33 | | 1 | 2042 | | 6. E. Manangoi | KEN | 3:41.63 | | 8 | 1765 | | 7. R. Gregson | AUS | 3:41.91 | | 6 | 1060 | | 8. D. Bishop | SCO | 3:43.10 | | 12 | 2145 | | 9. H. Dixon |  GIB | 3:44.67 | NR | 4 | 1555 | | 10.D. Ikangaa | TAN | 3:46.29 | PB | 10 | 2312 | | 11.C. Master | MAW | 3:46.59 | | 13 | 1856 | | 12.A. Georasi |  PNG | 4:05.30 | PB | 11 | 2069 | | -. A. Mamba |  MOZ | DNS | | 7 | 1884 |
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| Order Heat 1 | PB | SB | bib | | 1. L. Emanuel | ENG | 3:40.66 | 3:36.55 | 1391 | | 2. R. Musagala | UGA | 3:37.75 | 3:37.75 | 2398 | | 3. B. Baynit | TAN | | | 2311 | | 4. D. Nicol-samuel | SVG | 3:53.33 | 3:53.33 | 2294 | | 5. N. Willis | NZL | 3:29.91 | 3:29.91 | 2051 | | 6. D. Mooney | NIR | 3:42.11 | 3:42.11 | 2004 | | 7. J. Magut | KEN | 3:30.61 | 3:30.61 | 1763 | | 8. R. Peters | ENG | 3:38.83 | 3:37.67 | 1447 | | 9. C. O'hare | SCO | 3:35.06 | 3:35.06 | 2181 | | 10.J. Riseley | AUS | 3:38.41 | 3:32.93 | 1105 | | 11.Z. Robertson | NZL | 3:37.91 | 3:35.45 | 2047 | | 12.J. Wightman | SCO | 3:35.49 | 3:35.49 | 2199 | | 13.K. Chitsala | MAW | 3:53.00 | 3:53.00 | 1852 |
| Order Heat 2 | PB | SB | bib | | 1. J. Matthews | NZL | 3:38.20 | 3:38.20 | 2042 | | 2. R. Kwemoi | KEN | 3:28.81 | 3:28.81 | 1762 | | 3. C. Gowell | WAL | 3:39.08 | 3:39.08 | 2422 | | 4. H. Dixon | GIB | 3:45.37 | 3:45.37 | 1555 | | 5. J. Cronje | RSA | 3:33.31 | 3:31.93 | 2095 | | 6. R. Gregson | AUS | 3:36.17 | 3:31.06 | 1060 | | 7. A. Mamba | MOZ | 3:44.46 | 3:44.46 | 1884 | | 8. E. Manangoi | KEN | 3:35.00 | 3:35.00 | 1765 | | 9. C. Grice | ENG | 3:35.59 | 3:35.59 | 1402 | | 10.D. Ikangaa | TAN | | 3:47.57 | 2312 | | 11.A. Georasi | PNG | 4:09.44 | 4:07.79 | 2069 | | 12.D. Bishop | SCO | 3:39.27 | 3:37.51 | 2145 | | 13.C. Master | MAW | | 3:42.73 | 1856 |
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