| pos. | code | crew stroke | 500m | 1000m interval | 1500m interval | finish interval | difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | GBR | Roger Stainforth | 01:53.7 | (1) | 03:48.7 | (1) | 05:42.8 | (1) | 07:34.6 | (1) | ||
| Durham Amateur Rowing Club | 01:53.7 | 01:55.0 | 01:54.1 | 01:51.8 | 29.0 spm | |||||||
| 2. | USA | Robert Madden | 01:59.1 | (2) | 04:04.1 | (2) | 06:09.0 | (2) | 08:09.6 | (2) | +35.0 | |
| Undine Barge Club of Philadelphia | 01:59.1 | 02:05.0 | 02:04.9 | 02:00.7 | 27.2 spm | |||||||
| 3. | CAN | Arthur Pearse | 02:06.3 | (3) | 04:14.3 | (3) | 06:23.7 | (3) | 08:31.2 | (3) | +56.6 | |
| St. Lawrence Rowing Club | 02:06.3 | 02:08.0 | 02:09.4 | 02:07.5 | 27.5 spm | |||||||
| USA | Gerald Grayce | did not start | ||||||||||
| Unaffiliated (USA) | ||||||||||||