| Final 14:30 | time | | 1. Michel Théato |  France | 2:59:45 | | 2. Champion Émile | France | 3:04:17 | | 3. Ernst Fast |  Sweden | 3:37:14 | | 4. Eugène Besse | France | 4:00:43 | | 5. Arthur Newton |  United States | 4:04:12 | | 6-7. Dick Grant | United States | Unknown | | 6-7. Ronald J. MacDonald |  Canada | Unknown | | -. Auguste Marchais | France | DNF | | -. Johan Nyström | Sweden | DNF | | -. Ion Pool E. |  Great Britain | DNF | | -. Frederick Randall | Great Britain | DNF | | -. William Saward | Great Britain | DNF | | -. Taylor W. | Great Britain | DNF | | -. Georges Touquet-Daunis | France | DNF | | -. Emilio Banfi |  Italy | DNS | | -. John Cregan | United States | DNS | | -. Alexander Grant | Canada | DNS | | -. John Maguire | Great Britain | DNS | | -. Martens | France | DNS | | -. Jakub Wolf |  Hungary | DNS | | -. Ettore Zilia | Italy | DNS |
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| | | Venue: Bois de Boulogne. | | 14 competitors from 5 nations. |
| Olympic record: Spyridon Louis, Greece 2:58:50 40km Athens, Greece 10 April 1896 NS |
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