| Final | time | ||
| 1. Rodolfo Gomez |  Mexico | 29:02.4 | |
| 2. Enrique Aquino | Mexico | 29:03.9 | |
| 3. Frank Shorter |  United States | 29:06.4 | |
| 4. Rick Rojas | United States | 29:09.8 | |
| 5. Peter Butler |  Canada | 29:20.4 | |
| 6. Victor Mora |  Colombia | 29:27.4 | |
| 7. Eloi Schleder |  Brazil | 29:35.6 | |
| 8. Jaime Velez |  Puerto Rico | 30:12.2 |
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