| Date | 1 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 747 | Hans Wichmann |  GER | 4:03.0 | |||
| 2 | 384 | Adolf Kittel |  TCH | – | |||
| 3 | 30 | József Marton |  HUN | – | |||
| 4 | 220 | Luigi Beccali |  ITA | – | |||
| 5 | 337 | Guus Zeegers |  NED | – | |||
| 6 | 599 | George Hyde |  AUS | – | |||
| 7 | 420 | Józef Jaworski |  POL | 4:14.0 | |||
| 8 | 85 | Séra Martin |  FRA | – | |||
| 214 | Gerry Coughlan |  IRL | – | ||||
| 373 | Joaquín Miquel |  ESP | – |
