| Final 3450m | time | | | 1. Volmari Iso-Hollo |  Finland | 10:33.4 | | | 2. Thomas Evenson |  Great Britain | 10:46.0 | | | 3. Joseph McCluskey |  United States | 10:46.2 | | | 4. Martti Matilainen | Finland | 10:52.4 | | | 5. George Bailey | Great Britain | 10:53.2 | | | 6. Glen Dawson | United States | 10:58.0 | | | 7. Giuseppe Lippi |  Italy | 11:04.0 | | | 8. Walter Pritchard | United States | 11:04.5 | | | 9. Verner Toivonen | Finland | 11:10.2 | | | 10.Nello Bartolini | Italy | 11:29.0 | |
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| | | Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,000. 15 competitors from 8 nations. | | Heats |
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Heats - Monday 01.08 | | First 5 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Thomas Evenson | Great Britain | 9:18.8 | OR | | 2. Walter Pritchard | United States | 9:19.2 | | | 3. Verner Toivonen | Finland | 9:41.0 | | | 4. Giuseppe Lippi | Italy | 9:42.0 | | | 5. Nello Bartolini | Italy | 9:49.0 | | | 6. Roger Vigneron |  France | 9:57.0 | | | -. Luis Oliva |  Argentina | DNF | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Volmari Iso-Hollo | Finland | 9:14.6 | OR | | 2. Joseph McCluskey | United States | 9:14.8 | | | 3. Glen Dawson | United States | 9:15.0 | | | 4. George Bailey | Great Britain | 9:16.0 | | | 5. Martti Matilainen | Finland | 9:43.0 | | | 6. Alfredo Furia | Italy | 10:11.0 | | | -. Harold Gallop |  Canada | DNF | | | -. Sonny Murphy |  Ireland | DNF | |
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