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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Lake Casitas, Los Padres National Forest, California
Date Started: August 6, 1984
Date Finished: August 6, 1984
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Larry Cain |
| Silver: | Henning Lynge Jakobsen |
| Bronze: | Costică Olaru |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henning Lynge Jakobsen | 22 | Denmark | DEN | 2:05.09 | QU |
| 2 | Timo Grönlund | 30 | Finland | FIN | 2:06.11 | QU |
| 3 | Kiyoto Inoue | 26 | Japan | JPN | 2:06.61 | QU |
| 4 | Philippe Renaud | 21 | France | FRA | 2:07.90 | |
| 5 | Steve Train | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:08.80 | |
| 6 | Robert Rozanski | 23 | Norway | NOR | 2:13.21 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costică Olaru | 23 | Romania | ROU | 2:03.49 | QU |
| 2 | Larry Cain | 21 | Canada | CAN | 2:04.30 | QU |
| 3 | Hartmut Faust | 19 | West Germany | FRG | 2:05.95 | QU |
| 4 | Rob Plankenhorn | 29 | United States | USA | 2:07.20 | |
| 5 | Francisco López | 19 | Spain | ESP | 2:08.01 | |
| 6 | Göran Backlund | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 2:15.72 | |
| 7 | Yun Hui-Chun | 20 | South Korea | KOR | 2:40.92 |