Athletics at the 2012 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games
Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Date Started: August 5, 2012
Date Finished: August 5, 2012
Format: Top five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Taoufik Makhloufi |
| Silver: | Leo Manzano |
| Bronze: | Abdalaati Iguider |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taoufik Makhloufi | 24 | Algeria | ALG | 3:42.24 | Q |
| 2 | Asbel Kiprop | 23 | Kenya | KEN | 3:42.92 | Q |
| 3 | Mekonnen Gebremedhin | 23 | Ethiopia | ETH | 3:42.93 | Q |
| 4 | Leo Manzano | 27 | United States | USA | 3:42.94 | Q |
| 5 | Henrik Ingebrigtsen | 21 | Norway | NOR | 3:43.26 | Q |
| 6 | Mohamed Moustaoui | 27 | Morocco | MAR | 3:43.33 | |
| 7 | Mohammed Shaween | 26 | Saudi Arabia | KSA | 3:43.39 | |
| 8 | Yoann Kowal | 25 | France | FRA | 3:43.48 | |
| 9 | Andrew Wheating | 24 | United States | USA | 3:44.88 | |
| 10 | Ross Murray | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:44.92 | |
| 11 | Hamza Driouch | 17 | Qatar | QAT | 3:49.40 | |
| 12 | Ryan Gregson | 22 | Australia | AUS | 3:51.86 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdalaati Iguider | 25 | Morocco | MAR | 3:33.99 | Q |
| 2 | Silas Kiplagat | 22 | Kenya | KEN | 3:34.60 | Q |
| 3 | Nick Willis | 29 | New Zealand | NZL | 3:34.70 | Q |
| 4 | Nixon Chepseba | 21 | Kenya | KEN | 3:34.89 | Q |
| 5 | Matt Centrowitz | 22 | United States | USA | 3:34.90 | Q |
| 6 | İlham Özbilen | 22 | Turkey | TUR | 3:35.18 | q |
| 7 | Belal Mansoor Ali | 23 | Bahrain | BRN | 3:35.40 | q |
| 8 | Andy Baddeley | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:36.03 | |
| 9 | Mohamad Al-Garni | 20 | Qatar | QAT | 3:36.78 | |
| 10 | Yegor Nikolayev | 24 | Russia | RUS | 3:37.28 | |
| 11 | Carsten Schlangen | 31 | Germany | GER | 3:38.23 | |
| 12 | Nate Brannen | 29 | Canada | CAN | 3:39.26 | |
| 13 | Florian Carvalho | 23 | France | FRA | 3:40.61 |