Finale: 24.08.2004
| Medaille | Sportler | Nation |
| Gold | Hicham El Guerrouj | Marokko |
| Silber | Bernard Lagat | Kenia |
| Bronze | Rui Silva | Portugal |
| Rang | Sportler | Nation | Minuten |
| 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Marokko | 3:34,18 |
| 2 | Bernard Lagat | Kenia | 3:34,30 |
| 3 | Rui Silva | Portugal | 3:34,68 |
| 4 | Timothy Kiptanui | Kenia | 3:35,61 |
| 5 | Iwan Heschko | Ukraine | 3:35,82 |
| 6 | Michael East | Großbritannien | 3:36,33 |
| 7 | Reyes Estevez | Spanien | 3:36,63 |
| 8 | Gert-Jan Liefers | Niederlande | 3:37,17 |