| 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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