| Date | 21 October 1964 — 15:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Sagami-ko, Sagamihara, Kanagawa | |
| Format | Top 3 in each heat advanced to the final round. | |
| Pos | Pair | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antal Hajba / Árpád Soltész |  HUN | 4:35.30 | |||
| 2 | Andor Elbert / Fred Heese |  CAN | 4:38.18 | |||
| 3 | Miloslav Houzim / Rudolf Pěnkava |  TCH | 4:38.79 | |||
| 4 | Shunichi Iwamura / Daisaburo Honda |  JPN | 4:40.54 | |||
| 5 | James O'Rourke, Jr. / Joe Dronzek |  USA | 4:51.98 | |||
| 6 | Fred Wasmer / Vid Juricskay |  AUS | 5:04.05 |
