| Date | 10 July 1924 — 15:15 |
|---|---|
| Location | Stade Yves-de-Manoir, Colombes |
| Olympic Record | 14:36.6 WR / Hannes Kolehmainen  FIN / 10 July 1912 / Details |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | 14:31.2 | |||
| 2 | Ville Ritola | FIN | 14:31.4 | |||
| 3 | Edvin Wide |  SWE | 15:01.8 | |||
| 4 | John Romig |  USA | 15:12.4 | |||
| 5 | Eino Seppälä | FIN | 15:18.4 | |||
| 6 | Charles Clibbon |  GBR | 15:29.0 | |||
| 7 | Lucien Dolquès |  FRA | 15:33.0 | |||
| 8 | Axel Eriksson | SWE | 15:38.0 | |||
| 9 | Léon Mascaux | FRA | 15:39.0 | |||
| 10 | Frank Saunders | GBR | 15:54.0 | |||
| 11 | Eino Rastas | FIN | – | |||
| 12 | Katsuo Okazaki |  JPN | – |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Ville Ritola | | 1:19.8 | ||
| 1000 m | Edvin Wide | | 2:46.4 | ||
| 1500 m | Edvin Wide | | 4:14.0 | ||
| 2000 m | Edvin Wide | | 5:43.6 | ||
| 2500 m | Edvin Wide | | 7:14.6 | ||
| 3000 m | Paavo Nurmi | | 8:42.6 | ||
| 4000 m | Paavo Nurmi | | 11:38.8 |
