[1] Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the gold medal, followed by Mohamed Katir and Jacob Krop.

While the Ethiopians Aregawi and Hagos Gebrhiwet were driving the pace, Luis Grijalva, Mohamed Ismail and Jimmy Gressier were always lurking on the front of the pack, defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Mohamed Katir, both of whom had competed in the 1500, were towards the back.

Ingebrigtsen was upset he had only won a silver medal in the 1500, losing gold to a Scottsman, this time Josh Kerr, for the second championships in a row.

This move also brought the attention of Jacob Krop, Yomif Kejelcha and Mohammed Ahmed.

Through the final turn Ingebrigtsen got around Gebrhiwet, the last of the three Ethiopians, spending considerable effort.

10 metres in back of the duo, the rest of the large pack were still battling the three Ethiopians.

Six runners, four lanes wide halfway down the home stretch, Grijalva, Ahmed and Krop were racing for bronze.

[citation needed] Before the competition records were as follows:[3] The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 13:07.00.

[4] The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:[1] The first 8 athletes in each heat (Q) qualified for the final.