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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 8, 1984
Date Finished: August 8, 1984
Format: Wind = -0.9 m/s.
| Gold: | Carl Lewis |
| Silver: | Kirk Baptiste |
| Bronze: | Thomas Jefferson |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Lewis | 23 | United States | USA | 19.80 | 0,177 | 7 | OR |
| 2 | Kirk Baptiste | 23 | United States | USA | 19.96 | 0,153 | 3 | |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson | 22 | United States | USA | 20.26 | 0,180 | 4 | |
| 4 | João Batista da Silva | 20 | Brazil | BRA | 20.30 | 0,165 | 8 | |
| 5 | Ralf Lübke | 19 | West Germany | FRG | 20.51 | 0,191 | 6 | |
| 6 | Jean-Jacques Boussemart | 21 | France | FRA | 20.55 | 0,191 | 2 | |
| 7 | Pietro Mennea | 32 | Italy | ITA | 20.55 | 0,170 | 5 | |
| 8 | Ade Mafe | 17 | Great Britain | GBR | 20.85 | 0,195 | 1 |