[2] Canada took the top two spots, with Walter Ewing earning gold and George Beattie silver.

There were two bronze medals awarded after Alexander Maunder of Great Britain and Anastasios Metaxas of Greece tied for third place.

[4][2] Belgium, Canada, Finland, Greece, the Netherlands, and Sweden each made their debut in the event.

France and Great Britain both made their second appearance, having competed at the prior edition of the event in 1900.

John Postans of Great Britain withdrew, with no recorded reason but likely because of that decision; Postans had been tied with Charles Palmer and Bob Hutton for the lead at 23, but Canadian Walter Ewing shot a 27 in the re-shoot.