Final 14:30 | time | 1. Michel Théato | France | 2:59:45 | 2. Champion Émile | France | 3:04:17 | 3. Ernst Fast | Sweden | 3:37:14 | 4. Eugène Besse | France | 4:00:43 | 5. Arthur Newton | United States | 4:04:12 | 6-7. Dick Grant | United States | Unknown | 6-7. Ronald J. MacDonald | Canada | Unknown | -. Auguste Marchais | France | DNF | -. Johan Nyström | Sweden | DNF | -. Ion Pool E. | Great Britain | DNF | -. Frederick Randall | Great Britain | DNF | -. William Saward | Great Britain | DNF | -. Taylor W. | Great Britain | DNF | -. Georges Touquet-Daunis | France | DNF | -. Emilio Banfi | Italy | DNS | -. John Cregan | United States | DNS | -. Alexander Grant | Canada | DNS | -. John Maguire | Great Britain | DNS | -. Martens | France | DNS | -. Jakub Wolf | Hungary | DNS | -. Ettore Zilia | Italy | DNS |
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| Venue: Bois de Boulogne. | 14 competitors from 5 nations. |
Olympic record: Spyridon Louis, Greece 2:58:50 40km Athens, Greece 10 April 1896 NS |
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