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Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Location: Olympic Stadium
Date Started: July 30, 1928
Date Finished: July 30, 1928
Format: Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Pat O'Callaghan |
| Silver: | Ossian Skiöld |
| Bronze: | Ed Black |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ossian Skiöld | 38 | Sweden | SWE | 51.29 | QU |
| 2 | Ed Black | 23 | United States | USA | 49.03 | QU |
| 3 | Pat O'Callaghan | 22 | Ireland | IRL | 47.49 | QU |
| 4 | Don Gwinn | 25 | United States | USA | 47.15 | QU |
| 5 | Armando Poggioli | 39 | Italy | ITA | 46.96 | QU |
| 6 | Frank Connor | 19 | United States | USA | 46.75 | QU |
| 7 | Federico Kleger | 25 | Argentina | ARG | 46.61 | |
| 8 | Ricardo Bayer | Chile | CHI | 46.34 | ||
| 9 | Erik Eriksson | 30 | Finland | FIN | 46.22 | |
| 10 | Henk Kamerbeek | 34 | Netherlands | NED | 46.02 | |
| 11 | Malcolm Nokes | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 45.37 | |
| 12 | Kenneth Caskey | 23 | United States | USA | 44.80 | |
| 13 | Camillo Zemi | 30 | Italy | ITA | 44.47 | |
| 14 | Carl Johan Lind | 44 | Sweden | SWE | 44.46 | |
| 15 | Yoshio Okita | 25 | Japan | JPN | 44.41 | |
| 16 | Harald Stenerud | 31 | Norway | NOR | 41.06 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Black | 23 | United States | USA | 49.03 | |
| 2 | Armando Poggioli | 39 | Italy | ITA | 46.96 | |
| 3 | Frank Connor | 19 | United States | USA | 46.75 | |
| 4 | Federico Kleger | 25 | Argentina | ARG | 46.61 | |
| 5 | Ricardo Bayer | Chile | CHI | 46.34 | ||
| 6 | Henk Kamerbeek | 34 | Netherlands | NED | 46.02 | |
| 7 | Carl Johan Lind | 44 | Sweden | SWE | 44.46 | |
| 8 | Harald Stenerud | 31 | Norway | NOR | 41.06 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ossian Skiöld | 38 | Sweden | SWE | 51.29 | |
| 2 | Pat O'Callaghan | 22 | Ireland | IRL | 47.49 | |
| 3 | Don Gwinn | 25 | United States | USA | 47.15 | |
| 4 | Erik Eriksson | 30 | Finland | FIN | 46.22 | |
| 5 | Malcolm Nokes | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 45.37 | |
| 6 | Kenneth Caskey | 23 | United States | USA | 44.80 | |
| 7 | Camillo Zemi | 30 | Italy | ITA | 44.47 | |
| 8 | Yoshio Okita | 25 | Japan | JPN | 44.41 |