| 1 | Clas Thunberg (M35) | FIN | 2:21.10 | TR | - |
| 2 | Bernt Sverre Evensen (Neo) | NOR | 2:21.90 | | +0.800 |
| 3 | Ivar Eriksen Ballangrud (Senior) | NOR | 2:22.60 | | +1.500 |
| 4 | Roald.98 Larsen (M30) | NOR | 2:25.30 | | +4.200 |
| 5 | Edward Murphy (Neo) | USA | 2:25.90 | NR | +4.800 |
| 6 | Valentine Bialas (Senior) | USA | 2:26.30 | SB | +5.200 |
| 7 | Irving Jaffee (Neo) | USA | 2:26.70 | PB | +5.600 |
| 8 | John O'Neil Farrell (Neo) | USA | 2:26.80 | PB | +5.700 |
| 9 | Gustaf Andersson (Senior) | SWE | 2:27.50 | | +6.400 |
| 10 | Zoltán Eötvös (M35) | HUN | 2:27.90 | NR | +6.800 |
| 11 | Fritz Jungblut (Neo) | AUT | 2:28.10 | | +7.000 |
| 12 | Charles Gorman (M30) | CAN | 2:28.40 | NRM, NR | +7.300 |
| 13 | Erling Wollert Nygren (Neo) | NOR | 2:28.70 | | +7.600 |
| 14 | Alberts Rumba (M35) | LAT | 2:28.90 | | +7.800 |
| 15 | Toivo Ovaska (Senior) | FIN | 2:29.30 | | +8.200 |
| 16 | Fritz Moser (Senior) | AUT | 2:31.40 | | +10.300 |
| 17 | Rosslyn Robinson (Neo) | CAN | 2:32.30 | PB | +11.200 |
| 18 | Siem Heiden (Neo) | NED | 2:33.10 | SB | +12.000 |
| 19 | Christfried Burmeister (M30) | EST | 2:33.60 | NR | +12.500 |
| 20 | Aleksander Mitt (Senior) | EST | 2:35.00 | SB | +13.900 |
| 21 | Willy Logan (Neo) | CAN | 2:35.60 | PB | +14.500 |
| 22 | Rudolf Riedl (Neo) | AUT | 2:37.80 | | +16.700 |
| 23 | Arthur Vollstedt (M35) | GER | 2:39.90 | | +18.800 |
| 24 | Cyril Walter Horn (Neo) | GBR | 2:40.00 | PB | +18.900 |
| 25 | Kęstutis Bulota (M30) | LTU | 2:40.90 | | +19.800 |
| 26 | Charles Thaon (B2) | FRA | 2:44.20 | NRJ | +23.100 |
| 27 | Leonard Stewart (Neo) | GBR | 2:48.90 | PB | +27.800 |
| 28 | Frederick W. Dix (Senior) | GBR | 2:49.60 | SB | +28.500 |
| Bertel Backman (Neo) | FIN | - | | - |
| Willem Kos (Senior) | NED | - | | - |