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Host City: Paris, France
Venue(s): Colombes Olympic Stadium, Colombes
Date Started: July 9, 1924
Date Finished: July 13, 1924
| Gold: | Ugo Frigerio |
| Silver: | Gordon Goodwin |
| Bronze: | Cecil McMaster |
Ugo Frigerio defended his gold medal in this event. His heat time of 49:16.5 placed him behind Gordon Goodwin and Donato Pavesi, but in the final he won by 200 metres, Goodwin second, and South African Cecil McMaster getting in for the bronze medal over Pavesi.
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ugo Frigerio | 22 | Italy | ITA | Gold | |
| 2 | Gordon Goodwin | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | Silver | |
| 3 | Cecil McMaster | 28 | South Africa | RSA | Bronze | |
| 4 | Donato Pavesi | 34 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 5 | Arthur Tell Schwab | 27 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 6 | Ernie Clark | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 | Armando Valente | 21 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 8 | Luigi Bosatra | 18 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 9 | Harry Hinkel | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 10 | Henri Clermont | 22 | France | FRA | ||
| 6 h1 r1/2 | Eversleigh Freeman | 31 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h2 r1/2 | François Decrombecque | France | FRA | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | Ernie Austen | 32 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | Alfrēds Kalniņš | 29 | Latvia | LAT | ||
| 8 h1 r1/2 | Henk Keemink | 21 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 8 h2 r1/2 | Phil Granville | Canada | CAN | |||
| 9 h1 r1/2 | Arvīds Ķibilds | 28 | Latvia | LAT | ||
| 9 h2 r1/2 | Charles H. Foster | 30 | United States | USA | ||
| 10 h1 r1/2 | Alfrēds Ruks | 33 | Latvia | LAT | ||
| 11 h1 r1/2 | Daniel Eslava | Mexico | MEX | |||
| AC r1/2 | Rudolf Kühnel | 28 | Austria | AUT | ||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Gordon Watts | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Mihály Fekete | 29 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Jan Plichta | 32 | Czechoslovakia | TCH |