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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
| Gold: | Julius Korir |
| Silver: | Joseph Mahmoud |
| Bronze: | Brian Diemer |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julius Korir | 24 | Kenya | KEN | 8:11.80 | |
| 2 | Joseph Mahmoud | 28 | France | FRA | 8:13.31 | |
| 3 | Brian Diemer | 22 | United States | USA | 8:14.06 | |
| 4 | Henry Marsh | 30 | United States | USA | 8:14.25 | |
| 5 | Colin Reitz | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 8:15.48 | |
| 6 | Domingo Ramón | 26 | Spain | ESP | 8:17.27 | |
| 7 | Julius Kariuki | 23 | Kenya | KEN | 8:17.47 | |
| 8 | Pascal Debacker | 24 | France | FRA | 8:21.51 | |
| 9 | Tommy Ekblom | 24 | Finland | FIN | 8:23.95 | |
| 10 | Roger Hackney | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 8:27.10 | |
| 11 | Peter Renner | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | 8:29.81 | |
| 12 | Fethi Baccouche | 23 | Tunisia | TUN | 8:43.40 |