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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 10, 1984
Date Finished: August 10, 1984
Format: Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Seb Coe |
| Silver: | Steve Cram |
| Bronze: | José Manuel Abascal |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Manuel Abascal | 26 | Spain | ESP | 3:35.70 | QU |
| 2 | Steve Scott | 28 | United States | USA | 3:35.71 | QU |
| 3 | Seb Coe | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:35.81 | QU |
| 4T | Joseph Chesire | 26 | Kenya | KEN | 3:35.83 | QU |
| 4T | Peter Wirz | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | 3:35.83 | QU |
| 6 | Tony Rogers | 27 | New Zealand | NZL | 3:36.48 | QC |
| 7 | Riccardo Materazzi | 21 | Italy | ITA | 3:36.51 | QC |
| 8 | Mike Hillardt | 23 | Australia | AUS | 3:38.12 | |
| 9 | Pascal Thiébaut | 25 | France | FRA | 3:40.96 | |
| 10 | James Igohe | Tanzania | TAN | 3:41.57 | ||
| AC | Agberto Guimarães | 26 | Brazil | BRA | DNF | |
| AC | Abdi Bile | 19 | Somalia | SOM | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Cram | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:36.30 | QU |
| 2 | Jim Spivey | 24 | United States | USA | 3:36.53 | QU |
| 3 | Andrés Vera | 23 | Spain | ESP | 3:36.55 | QU |
| 4 | Steve Ovett | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:36.55 | QU |
| 5 | Omer Khalifa | 27 | Sudan | SUD | 3:36.76 | QC |
| 6 | Uwe Becker | 28 | West Germany | FRG | 3:37.28 | |
| 7 | Stefano Mei | 21 | Italy | ITA | 3:37.96 | |
| 8 | Peter O'Donoghue | 22 | New Zealand | NZL | 3:38.71 | |
| 9 | Marcus O'Sullivan | 22 | Ireland | IRL | 3:39.40 | |
| 10 | Pat Scammell | 23 | Australia | AUS | 3:40.83 | |
| 11 | Tapfumaneyi Jonga | 24 | Zimbabwe | ZIM | 3:41.80 |