| Final 17:00 | time | gap |
| | 1. Jean Taris |  France | 4:55.5 | | | 2. Paolo Costoli |  Italy | 5:07.5 | +12.0s | | 3. Giacomo Signori | Italy | 5:11.0 | +15.5s | | 4. Norman Wainwright |  Great Britain | 5:17.3 | +21.8s | | 5. Gerhard Nüsske |  Germany | 5:18.5 | +23.0s | | 6. Arpad Lenghei |  Hungary | 5:21.0 | +25.5s |
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Semi-Finals - Wednesday, 15th August | | First 3 from each Semi and Best time of rest advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | time | Rk. | | 1. Jean Taris | France | 4:57.2 | 1. | | 2. Paolo Costoli | Italy | 5:11.4 | 2. | | 3. Giacomo Signori | Italy | 5:12.6 | 3. | | 4. Arpad Lenghei | Hungary | 5:13.9 | 4. | | 5. Joergensen |  Denmark | 5:21.5 | 9. |
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| Semi 2 | time | Rk. | | 1. Gerhard Nueske | Germany | 5:16.7 | 5. | | 2. Agvel | Hungary | 5:16.7 | 6. | | 3. Norman Wainwright | Great Britain | 5:18.5 | 7. | | 4. Diener | France | 5:20.8 | 8. |
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Heats - Tuesday, 14th August | | First 2 from each Heat and Best time of rest advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | time | Rk. | | 1. Giacomo Signori | Italy | 5:20.0 | 8. | | 2. Diener | France | 5:26.0 | 10. | | 3. Schon |  Czechoslovakia | 5:29.8 | 11. |
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| Heat 2 | time | Rk. | | 1. Arpad Lenghei | Hungary | 5:14.3 | 3. | | 2. Gerhard Nueske | Germany | 5:14.4 | 4. | | 3. Joergensen | Denmark | 5:14.6 | 5. |
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| Heat 3 | time | Rk. | | 1. Jean Taris | France | 5:03.2 | 1. | | 2. Norman Wainwright | Great Britain | 5:23.6 | 9. | | 3. Ashsverus | Denmark | 5:29.8 | 11. | | 4. Lepago |  Spain | 5:43.0 | 15. |
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| Heat 4 | time | Rk. | | 1. Agvel | Hungary | 5:13.4 | 2. | | 2. Paolo Costoli | Italy | 5:16.2 | 6. | | 3. Deiters | Germany | 5:19.4 | 7. | | 4. Leivers | Great Britain | 5:40.4 | 13. | | 4. Mooi |  Netherlands | 5:40.4 | 13. |
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