Final | time | | 1. Janusz Kusociński | Poland | 30:11.4 | OR | 2. Volmari Iso-Hollo | Finland | 30:12.6 | | 3. Lasse Virtanen | Finland | 30:35.0 | | 4. Billy Savidan | New Zealand | 31:09.0 | | 5. Max Syring | Germany | 31:35.0 | | 6. Jean-Gunnar Lindgren | Sweden | 31:37.0 | | 7. Juan Morales | Mexico | 32:03.0 | | 8. Clifford Bricker | Canada | | | 9. Masamichi Kitamoto | Japan | | | 10.Shoichiro Takenaka | Japan | | | 11.José Ribas | Argentina | | | 12.Fernando Cicarelli | Argentina | | | 13.Adalberto Cardoso | Brazil | | |
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| Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Capp.: 100,000. | 13 competitors from 10 nations. |
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