Finale: 24.08.2004
| Medaille | Sportler | Nation |
| Gold | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenia |
| Silber | Brimin Kipruto | Kenia |
| Bronze | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenia |
| Rang | Sportler | Nation | Minuten |
| 1 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenia | 8:05,81 |
| 2 | Brimin Kipruto | Kenia | 8:06,11 |
| 3 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenia | 8:06,64 |
| 4 | Musa Amer | Katar | 8:07,18 |
| 5 | Luis Miguel Martin | Spanien | 8:11,64 |
| 6 | Simon Vroemen | Niederlande | 8:13,25 |
| 7 | Bouabdallah Tahri | Frankreich | 8:14,26 |
| 8 | Ali Ezzine | Marokko | 8:15,58 |
| 9 | Eliseo Martin | Spanien | 8:15,77 |
| 10 | Vincent Ledauphin | Frankreich | 8:16,15 |