| Final | time |  | 1. Thomas William Green |  GBR | 4:50.10 |  | 2. Janis Dalinsh |  LAT | 4:57.20 |  | 3. Ugo Frigerio |  ITA | 4:59.06 |  | 4. Karl Haehnel |  GER | 5:06.06 |  | 5. Ettore Rivolta |  ITA | 5:07.39 |  | 6. Paul Sievert |  GER | 5:16.41 |  | 7. Henri Quintric |  FRA | 5:27.25 |  | 8. Ernest Crosbie |  USA | 5:28.02 |  | 9. William Hugh Chisholm |  USA | 5:51.00 |  | 10.Alfred Masik |  EST | 6:19.00 |  | -. Henry Cieman |  CAN | DNF |  | -. Jean Moralis |  GRE | DNF |  | -. Francesco Pretti |  ITA | DNF |  | -. Arthur Tell Schwab |  SUI | DNF |  | -. Harry Robert Hinkel |  USA | DNF |   
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|   |  | Finish: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 100,000. |  | -- competitors from -- nations. |   
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