| 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 | Nr | Walker | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 479 | Ugo Frigerio | ITA | Gold | ||
| 2 | 219 | Joe Pearman | USA | Silver | ||
| 3 | 394 | Charlie Gunn | GBR | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 557 | Cecil McMaster | RSA | |||
| 5 | 397 | William Hehir | GBR | |||
| 6 | 206 | Thomas Maroney | USA | |||
| 7 | 51 | Jean Seghers | BEL | |||
| 8 | 19 | Antoine Doyen | BEL | |||
| 5 | George Parker | AUS | ||||
| 121 | Luis Meléndez | ESP | ||||
| 494 | Donato Pavesi | ITA | ||||
| 4 h2 r1/2 | 218 | William Plant | USA | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | 227 | Winfred Rolker | USA | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 64 | Paul Verlaeckt | BEL | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 105 | Gunnar Rasmussen | DEN | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 681 | Eduard Hermann | EST | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 353 | Martial Simon | FRA | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 388 | Charles Dowson | GBR | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | 670 | Josef Šlehofer | TCH | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 67 | Charles Wiggers | BEL | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 75 | Eversleigh Freeman | CAN | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 104 | Niels Pedersen | DEN | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | 632 | Stanislas Anselmetti | SUI | |||
| 655 | Karel Jelínek | TCH | ||||
| 666 | Jan Plichta | TCH | ||||
| 462 | Nando Altimani | ITA | ||||
| 228 | Richard Remer | USA | ||||
| 666 | Jan Plichta | TCH | ||||
| 462 | Nando Altimani | ITA |
Top six in each heat advanced to the final.
| Pos | Walker | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ugo Frigerio | ITA | 47:06.4 | |||
| 2 | Joe Pearman | USA | 47:30.0 | |||
| 3 | George Parker | AUS | 47:31.0 | |||
| 4 | Donato Pavesi | ITA | 48:12.0 | |||
| 5 | Charlie Gunn | GBR | 48:22.0 | |||
| 6 | Jean Seghers | BEL | 48:29.0 | |||
| 7 | Winfred Rolker | USA | – | |||
| Josef Šlehofer | TCH | – | ||||
| Charles Dowson | GBR | – | ||||
| Martial Simon | FRA | – | ||||
| Paul Verlaeckt | BEL | – | ||||
| Eduard Hermann | EST | – | ||||
| Gunnar Rasmussen | DEN | – |
| Pos | Walker | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Hehir | GBR | 51:33.8 | |||
| 2 | Cecil McMaster | RSA | 51:39.0 | |||
| 3 | Thomas Maroney | USA | 51:54.6est / at 50 metres | |||
| 4 | William Plant | USA | 52:18.3est / at 75 metres | |||
| 5 | Luis Meléndez | ESP | 54:38.0est / at 430 metres | |||
| 6 | Antoine Doyen | BEL | 59:00est | |||
| Stanislas Anselmetti | SUI | – | ||||
| Charles Wiggers | BEL | – | ||||
| Niels Pedersen | DEN | – | ||||
| Eversleigh Freeman | CAN | – | ||||
| Jan Plichta | TCH | – | ||||
| Karel Jelínek | TCH | – | ||||
| Nando Altimani | ITA | – |
| Pos | Walker | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ugo Frigerio | ITA | 48:06.2 | |||
| 2 | Joe Pearman | USA | 49:20.0est / at 200 metres | |||
| 3 | Charlie Gunn | GBR | 49:23.0est / at 12 metres | |||
| 4 | Cecil McMaster | RSA | 50:04.0est / at 130 metres | |||
| 5 | William Hehir | GBR | 50:25.0est / at 70 metres | |||
| 6 | Thomas Maroney | USA | 50:37.0est / at 40 metres | |||
| 7 | Jean Seghers | BEL | 50:45.0est / at 25 metres | |||
| 8 | Antoine Doyen | BEL | 57:30.0est / at 1000 metres | |||
| Luis Meléndez | ESP | – | ||||
| George Parker | AUS | – | ||||
| Donato Pavesi | ITA | – | ||||
| William Plant | USA | – |