| Final | time |   | SO | &)bib |  | 1. D. Weir |  ENG | 3:21.67 |   | 6 | 1482 |  | 2. K. Fearnley |  AUS | 3:23.08 |   | 1 | 1054 |  | 3. A. Dupont |  CAN | 3:23.62 |   | 10 | 1242 |  | 4. R. Colman |  AUS | 3:24.37 |   | 7 | 1043 |  | 5. W. Smith |  ENG | 3:25.04 |   | 5 | 1467 |  | 6. J. Cassidy |  CAN | 3:27.34 |   | 4 | 1235 |  | 7. R. Nicholson |  AUS | 3:32.11 |   | 3 | 1088 |  | 8. F. Acheampong |  GHA | 3:33.40 | PB | 9 | 1518 |  | 9. S. Ravet |  MRI | 3:42.97 |   | 2 | 1902 |  | 10.S. Ngige |  KEN | 3:49.79 |   | 8 | 1779 |   
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| Heat 1 | time |   | bib |  | 1. D. Weir |  ENG | 3:28.24 |   | 1482 |  | 2. J. Cassidy |  CAN | 3:29.81 |   | 1235 |  | 3. R. Colman |  AUS | 3:30.09 |   | 1043 |  | 4. R. Nicholson |  AUS | 3:30.12 |   | 1088 |  | 5. S. Ravet |  MRI | 3:37.96 | PB | 1902 |  | 6. E. Boateng |  GHA | 3:44.44 | PB | 1528 |  | 7. H. Odiyo |  KEN | 3:58.51 | PB | 1783 |   
| Heat 2 | time |   | bib |  | 1. K. Fearnley |  AUS | 3:19.65 |   | 1054 |  | 2. A. Dupont |  CAN | 3:20.14 |   | 1242 |  | 3. W. Smith |  ENG | 3:24.80 |   | 1467 |  | 4. F. Acheampong |  GHA | 3:33.90 | SB | 1518 |  | 5. S. Ngige |  KEN | 3:42.53 | PB | 1779 |  | 6. P. Obeng |  GHA | 3:48.11 |   | 1545 |  | 7. N. Momine |  MRI | 4:18.67 | PB | 1898 |   
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| Order Heat 1 | PB | SB | bib |  | 1. D. Weir |  ENG | 3:01.98 | 2:55.25 | 1482 |  | 2. R. Colman |  AUS | 3:02.18 | 2:55.70 | 1043 |  | 3. E. Boateng |  GHA | 3:45.28 | 3:45.28 | 1528 |  | 4. H. Odiyo |  KEN |   | 4:17.00 | 1783 |  | 5. S. Ravet |  MRI | 3:57.33 | 3:57.33 | 1902 |  | 6. R. Nicholson |  AUS | 3:06.08 | 3:06.08 | 1088 |  | 7. J. Cassidy |  CAN | 3:05.24 | 2:55.73 | 1235 |   
| Order | PB | SB | bib |  | 1. W. Smith |  ENG | 3:03.78 | 3:03.78 | 1467 |  | 2. S. Ngige |  KEN |   | 3:53.09 | 1779 |  | 3. F. Acheampong |  GHA | 3:44.70 | 3:33.58 | 1518 |  | 4. P. Obeng |  GHA | 3:38.57 | 3:28.21 | 1545 |  | 5. K. Fearnley |  AUS | 3:01.84 | 2:54.75 | 1054 |  | 6. N. Momine |  MRI | 4:48.00 | 4:48.00 | 1898 |  | 7. A. Dupont |  CAN | 3:03.13 | 3:03.13 | 1242 |   
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