Gerard Bosch van Drakestein of the Netherlands took silver, while Dunc Gray of Australia earned bronze.

"[3] Twelve of the 16 competing nations made their debut in the event: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, and Turkey.

Gerard Bosch van Drakestein was the first man to beat Dayen, recording a time of 1:15.2.

[3] The Official Report omits Rodríguez and Cattaneo, but other sources demonstrate that the two men did compete.

[5][6][7][3] De Wael lists 16 competitors, with Francisco Rodríguez of Argentina placing 8th and Angelo Cattaneo of Italy tying with Aerts for 9th (with other finishers moving down correspondingly).