| Final | time | ||
| 1. Henry Marsh |  United States | 8:43.6 | |
| 2. Bill McCullough | United States | 8:44.7 | |
| 3. Demetrio Cabanillas |  Mexico | 8:52.4 | |
| 4. Jose Cobo |  Cuba | 9:01.6 | |
| 5. Greg Duhaime |  Canada | 9:02.0 | |
| 6. Modesto Compres |  Dominicana | 9:07.9 | |
| 7. Octavio Guadarrama | Mexico | 9:18.1 | |
| 8. Luis Palma |  Chile | 9:21.3 |
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