| Date | 17 – 18 August 1920 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen |
| Participants | 23 from 13 countries |
The United States’ Joe Pearman led for the first half of the race. At that point, Ugo Frigerio picked up the pace and won by over half of a lap. Heat one in the first round ended up being only 9,600 metres, as they did not finish the last lap, for reasons uncertain.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 479 | Ugo Frigerio |  ITA | 47:06.4 (1 h1) | 48:06.2 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 219 | Joe Pearman |  USA | 47:30.0 (2 h1) | 49:20.0est / at 200 metres (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 394 | Charlie Gunn |  GBR | 48:22.0 (5 h1) | 49:23.0est / at 12 metres (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 557 | Cecil McMaster |  RSA | 51:39.0 (2 h2) | 50:04.0est / at 130 metres (4) | |||
| 5 | 397 | William Hehir | GBR | 51:33.8 (1 h2) | 50:25.0est / at 70 metres (5) | |||
| 6 | 206 | Thomas Maroney | USA | 51:54.6est / at 50 metres (3 h2) | 50:37.0est / at 40 metres (6) | |||
| 7 | 51 | Jean Segers |  BEL | 48:29.0 (6 h1) | 50:45.0est / at 25 metres (7) | |||
| 8 | 19 | Antoine Doyen | BEL | 59:00est (6 h2) | 57:30.0est / at 1000 metres (8) | |||
| 5 | George Parker |  AUS | 47:31.0 (3 h1) | – ( | ||||
| 121 | Luis Meléndez |  ESP | 54:38.0est / at 430 metres (5 h2) | – ( | ||||
| 494 | Donato Pavesi | ITA | 48:12.0 (4 h1) | – ( | ||||
| 4 h2 r1/2 | 218 | William Plant | USA | 52:18.3est / at 75 metres (4 h2) | – ( | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | 227 | Winfred Rolker | USA | – (7 h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 64 | Paul Verlaeckt | BEL | – (DQ h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 105 | Gunnar Rasmussen |  DEN | – (DQ h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 681 | Eduard Hermann |  EST | – (DQ h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 353 | Martial Simon |  FRA | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 388 | Charles Dowson | GBR | – (DQ h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 670 | Josef Šlehofer |  TCH | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 67 | Charles Wiggers | BEL | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 75 | Eversleigh Freeman |  CAN | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 104 | Niels Pedersen | DEN | – (DQ h2) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 632 | Stanislas Anselmetti |  SUI | – (DNF h2) | – | |||
| 655 | Karel Jelínek | TCH | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 666 | Jan Plichta | TCH | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 462 | Nando Altimani | ITA | – (DNS h2) | – | ||||
| 228 | Richard Remer | USA | – | – |
| Date | 17 August 1920 — 9:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 6 in each heat advanced to the final round. |
| Time | 9:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 479 | Ugo Frigerio | ITA | 47:06.4 | ||
| 2 | 219 | Joe Pearman | USA | 47:30.0 | ||
| 3 | 5 | George Parker | AUS | 47:31.0 | ||
| 4 | 494 | Donato Pavesi | ITA | 48:12.0 | ||
| 5 | 394 | Charlie Gunn | GBR | 48:22.0 | ||
| 6 | 51 | Jean Segers | BEL | 48:29.0 | ||
| 7 | 227 | Winfred Rolker | USA | – | ||
| 670 | Josef Šlehofer | TCH | – | |||
| 353 | Martial Simon | FRA | – | |||
| 388 | Charles Dowson | GBR | – | |||
| 64 | Paul Verlaeckt | BEL | – | |||
| 681 | Eduard Hermann | EST | – | |||
| 105 | Gunnar Rasmussen | DEN | – |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 397 | William Hehir | GBR | 51:33.8 | ||
| 2 | 557 | Cecil McMaster | RSA | 51:39.0 | ||
| 3 | 206 | Thomas Maroney | USA | 51:54.6est / at 50 metres | ||
| 4 | 218 | William Plant | USA | 52:18.3est / at 75 metres | ||
| 5 | 121 | Luis Meléndez | ESP | 54:38.0est / at 430 metres | ||
| 6 | 19 | Antoine Doyen | BEL | 59:00est | ||
| 632 | Stanislas Anselmetti | SUI | – | |||
| 67 | Charles Wiggers | BEL | – | |||
| 104 | Niels Pedersen | DEN | – | |||
| 75 | Eversleigh Freeman | CAN | – | |||
| 666 | Jan Plichta | TCH | – | |||
| 655 | Karel Jelínek | TCH | – | |||
| 462 | Nando Altimani | ITA | – |
| Date | 18 August 1920 — 11:00 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 479 | Ugo Frigerio | ITA | 48:06.2 | ||
| 2 | 219 | Joe Pearman | USA | 49:20.0est / at 200 metres | ||
| 3 | 394 | Charlie Gunn | GBR | 49:23.0est / at 12 metres | ||
| 4 | 557 | Cecil McMaster | RSA | 50:04.0est / at 130 metres | ||
| 5 | 397 | William Hehir | GBR | 50:25.0est / at 70 metres | ||
| 6 | 206 | Thomas Maroney | USA | 50:37.0est / at 40 metres | ||
| 7 | 51 | Jean Segers | BEL | 50:45.0est / at 25 metres | ||
| 8 | 19 | Antoine Doyen | BEL | 57:30.0est / at 1000 metres | ||
| 121 | Luis Meléndez | ESP | – | |||
| 5 | George Parker | AUS | – | |||
| 494 | Donato Pavesi | ITA | – | |||
| 218 | William Plant | USA | – |
