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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Torbay, Torquay
Date Started: August 5, 1948
Date Finished: August 5, 1948
| Gold: | Paul Elvstrøm |
| Silver: | Ralph Evans |
| Bronze: | Koos de Jong |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | PTS | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Oswald | Switzerland | SUI | 1,423 | 2-03:40 | ||
| 2 | Eric Palmgren | 31 | Finland | FIN | 1,122 | 2-08:21 | |
| 3 | Paul Elvstrøm | 20 | Denmark | DEN | 946 | 2-08:22 | |
| 4 | Livio Spanghero | 28 | Italy | ITA | 821 | 2-08:54 | |
| 5 | Félix Sienra | Uruguay | URU | 724 | 2-08:59 | ||
| 6 | Wolfgang Richter | 21 | Brazil | BRA | 645 | 2-09:03 | |
| 7 | Rickard Sarby | 35 | Sweden | SWE | 578 | 2-09:04 | |
| 8 | Paul McLaughlin | 28 | Canada | CAN | 520 | 2-12:03 | |
| 9 | Morits Skaugen | 28 | Norway | NOR | 469 | 2-12:09 | |
| 10 | João Miguel Tito | 24 | Portugal | POR | 423 | 2-13:14 | |
| 11 | Jean-Jacques Herbulot | 39 | France | FRA | 382 | 2-13:33 | |
| 12 | Jorge Emilio Brauer | 34 | Argentina | ARG | 344 | 2-14:41 | |
| 13 | Ralph Evans | 24 | United States | USA | 309 | 2-14:53 | |
| 14 | Jimmy Mooney | 28 | Ireland | IRL | 277 | 2-15:00 | |
| 15 | Pierre Van Der Haeghen | 26 | Belgium | BEL | 247 | 2-15:08 | |
| 16 | Juan Manuel Alonso | 29 | Spain | ESP | 219 | 2-16:16 | |
| 17 | Koos de Jong | 36 | Netherlands | NED | 193 | 2-16:24 | |
| 18 | Arthur McDonald | 45 | Great Britain | GBR | 168 | 2-17:10 | |
| 19 | Robert French | 30 | Australia | AUS | 144 | 2-18:14 | |
| AC | Harald von Musil | 40 | Austria | AUT | DNF | ||
| AC | Herbert McWilliams | 41 | South Africa | RSA | DNF |