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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Date Started: August 11, 1984
Date Finished: August 11, 1984
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 19.70 metres advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Alessandro Andrei |
| Silver: | Mike Carter |
| Bronze: | Dave Laut |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Carter | 23 | United States | USA | 20.69 | QU |
| 2 | Augie Wolf | 22 | United States | USA | 20.55 | QU |
| 3 | Alessandro Andrei | 25 | Italy | ITA | 20.18 | QU |
| 4 | Marco Montelatici | 30 | Italy | ITA | 20.14 | QU |
| 5 | Dave Laut | 27 | United States | USA | 20.01 | QU |
| 6 | Sören Tallhem | 20 | Sweden | SWE | 19.94 | QU |
| 7 | Gert Weil | 24 | Chile | CHI | 19.94 | QU |
| 8 | Werner Günthör | 23 | Switzerland | SUI | 19.71 | QU |
| 9 | Aulis Akonniemi | 25 | Finland | FIN | 19.38 | QC |
| 10 | Erik de Bruin | 21 | Netherlands | NED | 19.28 | QC |
| 11 | Bishop Dolegiewicz | 31 | Canada | CAN | 19.00 | QC |
| 12 | Karsten Stolz | 20 | West Germany | FRG | 18.98 | QC |
| 13 | Erwin Weitzl | 24 | Austria | AUT | 18.96 | |
| 14 | Dimitrios Koutsoukis | 21 | Greece | GRE | 18.74 | |
| 15 | Ahmed Kamel Shatta | 23 | Egypt | EGY | 18.58 | |
| 16 | Yngve Wahlander | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 18.28 | |
| 17 | Ahmed Mohamed Achouche | 28 | Egypt | EGY | 18.11 | |
| 18 | Matt Catalano | 26 | Canada | CAN | 17.24 | |
| 19 | Henry Smith | 29 | West Samoa | SAM | 16.09 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augie Wolf | 22 | United States | USA | 20.55 | |
| 2 | Alessandro Andrei | 25 | Italy | ITA | 20.18 | |
| 3 | Dave Laut | 27 | United States | USA | 20.01 | |
| 4 | Sören Tallhem | 20 | Sweden | SWE | 19.94 | |
| 5 | Werner Günthör | 23 | Switzerland | SUI | 19.71 | |
| 6 | Bishop Dolegiewicz | 31 | Canada | CAN | 19.00 | |
| 7 | Ahmed Kamel Shatta | 23 | Egypt | EGY | 18.58 | |
| 8 | Henry Smith | 29 | West Samoa | SAM | 16.09 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Carter | 23 | United States | USA | 20.69 | |
| 2 | Marco Montelatici | 30 | Italy | ITA | 20.14 | |
| 3 | Gert Weil | 24 | Chile | CHI | 19.94 | |
| 4 | Aulis Akonniemi | 25 | Finland | FIN | 19.38 | |
| 5 | Erik de Bruin | 21 | Netherlands | NED | 19.28 | |
| 6 | Karsten Stolz | 20 | West Germany | FRG | 18.98 | |
| 7 | Erwin Weitzl | 24 | Austria | AUT | 18.96 | |
| 8 | Dimitrios Koutsoukis | 21 | Greece | GRE | 18.74 | |
| 9 | Yngve Wahlander | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 18.28 | |
| 10 | Ahmed Mohamed Achouche | 28 | Egypt | EGY | 18.11 | |
| 11 | Matt Catalano | 26 | Canada | CAN | 17.24 |