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Dates: 20 July 1952-23 July 1952
Heats
Repechages
Semi-finals
Second repechages
Final
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Yury Tyukalov | URS | 8:12.8 |
| 2 | Merv Wood | AUS | 8:14.5 |
| 3 | Teodor Kocerka | POL | 8:19.4 |
| 4 | Anthony Fox | GBR | 8:22.5 |
| 5 | Ian Stephen | RSA | 8:31.4 |
| Second repechages | |||
| 6 | Paul Meyer | SUI | 7:48.3 |
| 6 | Gunther Schütt | SAR | 7:42.9 |
| 6 | Jack Kelly Jr. | USA | 7:42.0 |
| 9 | Rob van Mesdag | NED | 7:57.2 |
| 9 | Eduardo Risso | URU | 7:50.5 |
| 9 | František Reich | TCH | 7:55.0 |
| 12 | Henri Steenacker | BEL | 7:59.5 |
| Repechages | |||
| 13 | Carlos Adueza | CHI | 8:08.9 |
| 13 | Henri Butel | FRA | 7:41.2 |
| 13 | Sevi Holmsten | FIN | 7:37.2 |
| 13 | Ugo Pifferi | ITA | 7:47.5 |
| 17 | Juan Omedes | ESP | 7:45.1 |
| 17 | Hussein El-Alfy | EGY | 8:07.1 |