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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Torbay, Torquay
Date Started: August 3, 1948
Date Finished: August 3, 1948
| Gold: | Paul Elvstrøm |
| Silver: | Ralph Evans |
| Bronze: | Koos de Jong |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | PTS | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Jacques Herbulot | 39 | France | FRA | 1,423 | 1-30:49 | |
| 2 | Ralph Evans | 24 | United States | USA | 1,122 | 1-31:09 | |
| 3 | Pierre Van Der Haeghen | 26 | Belgium | BEL | 946 | 1-31:16 | |
| 4 | Jimmy Mooney | 28 | Ireland | IRL | 821 | 1-31:58 | |
| 5 | Paul McLaughlin | 28 | Canada | CAN | 724 | 1-32:10 | |
| 6 | Koos de Jong | 36 | Netherlands | NED | 645 | 1-32:15 | |
| 7 | Wolfgang Richter | 21 | Brazil | BRA | 578 | 1-32:20 | |
| 8 | Rickard Sarby | 35 | Sweden | SWE | 520 | 1-32:26 | |
| 9 | Juan Manuel Alonso | 29 | Spain | ESP | 469 | 1-32:33 | |
| 10 | Arthur McDonald | 45 | Great Britain | GBR | 423 | 1-32:49 | |
| 11 | Eric Palmgren | 31 | Finland | FIN | 382 | 1-33:04 | |
| 12 | Herbert McWilliams | 41 | South Africa | RSA | 344 | 1-33:15 | |
| 13 | Félix Sienra | Uruguay | URU | 309 | 1-33:18 | ||
| 14 | Albert Oswald | Switzerland | SUI | 277 | 1-33:24 | ||
| 15 | João Miguel Tito | 24 | Portugal | POR | 247 | 1-33:41 | |
| 16 | Jorge Emilio Brauer | 34 | Argentina | ARG | 219 | 1-33:44 | |
| 17 | Livio Spanghero | 28 | Italy | ITA | 193 | 1-34:27 | |
| 18 | Robert French | 30 | Australia | AUS | 168 | 1-34:30 | |
| 19 | Morits Skaugen | 28 | Norway | NOR | 144 | 1-36:06 | |
| 20 | Harald von Musil | 40 | Austria | AUT | 122 | 1-37:19 | |
| AC | Paul Elvstrøm | 20 | Denmark | DEN | DNF |