The men’s competition was more intense, with 56 athletes taking part and only 14 advancing to the final.
Sturla Lægreid barely managed to qualify from the quarterfinals to the next round, where he was eliminated. Meanwhile, Pidruchnyi, Botn, and Strømsheim didn’t even make it to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, other well-known athletes such as Dale and Bjørn also ended their runs.
In the final, the strongest was Norwegian Martin Uldal, with Émilien Jacquelin and Éric Perrot joining him on the podium.
| # | Name | Nat | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULDAL | NOR | 13:43.1 |
| 2 | PERROT | FRA | +4.3 |
| 3 | JACQUELIN | FRA | +10.2 |
| 4 | FREY | NOR | +27.4 |
| 5 | CHRISTIANSEN | NOR | +30.1 |
| 6 | BAKKEN | NOR | +33.5 |
| 7 | SØRUM | NOR | +35.4 |
| 8 | ASPENES | NOR | +36.0 |
| 9 | FRATZSCHER | GER | +37.6 |
| 10 | ØVERBY | NOR | +45.5 |
| 11 | KASKEL | GER | +50.6 |
| 12 | BORGE | NOR | +53.9 |
| 13 | NEVLAND | NOR | +1:59.7 |
| 14 | GERHARDSEN | NOR | +2:32.1 |
