| Final 16:00 | time | | 1. John Mikaelsson |  SWE | 45:02.8 | | 2. Fritz Schwab |  SUI | 45:41.0 | | 3. Bruno Junk |  URS | 45:41.0 | | 4. Louis Chevalier |  FRA | 45:50.4 | | 5. George Coleman |  GBR | 46:06.8 | | 6. Ivan Jarmysh | URS | 46:07.0 | | 7. Emile Maggi | FRA | 46:08.0 | | 8. Bruno Fait |  ITA | 46:25.6 | | 9. Gabriel Reymond | SUI | 46:38.6 | | 10.Donald Keane |  AUS | 47:37.0 | | -. Lars Hindmar | SWE | DQ | | -. Josef Dolezal |  TCH | |
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| | Venue: Helsingin Olympiastadion. Capp.: 70,000. | | 23 competitors from -- nations. | | Heats |
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Heats - Thursday 24.07 10:00 | | First 6 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Bruno Junk | URS | 45:05.8 | | 2. John Mikaelsson | SWE | 45:10.0 | | 3. Louis Chevalier | FRA | 45:58.0 | | 4. Gabriel Reymond | SUI | 46:35.2 | | 5. Donald Keane | AUS | 46:55.2 | | 6. Ivan Jarmysh | URS | 47:26.0 | | 7. Knut Arne Borjesson | SWE | 47:32.4 | | 8. Kaare Hammer |  NOR | 49:08.4 | | 9. Rangvald Thunestvedt |  DEN | 50:42.8 | | -. Roland Hardy | GBR | DQ | | -. Henry Laskau |  USA | DQ | | -. Allah Ditta |  PAK | DQ |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. George Coleman | GBR | 46:12.4 | | 2. Emile Maggi | FRA | 46:47.8 | | 3. Lars Hindmar | SWE | 47:06.0 | | 4. Fritz Schwab | SUI | 47:06.0 | | 5. Josef Dolezal | TCH | 47:06.2 | | 6. Bruno Fait | ITA | 47:23.4 | | 7. Telemaco Arcangeli | ITA | 48:00.2 | | 8. Ragnar Olsen | NOR | 49:03.8 | | 9. Sloss King | USA | 51:08.6 | | -. Pyotr Zeltynjsh | URS | DQ | | -. Lawrence Allen | GBR | DQ |
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