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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Misari Regatta Course, Hanam
Date Started: September 27, 1988
Date Finished: September 27, 1988
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Ivans Klementjevs |
| Silver: | Jörg Schmidt |
| Bronze: | Nikolay Bukhalov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Páleš | 21 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 4:17.83 | QU |
| 2 | Imre Pulai | 20 | Hungary | HUN | 4:20.50 | QU |
| 3 | Bruce Merritt | 30 | United States | USA | 4:41.75 | QU |
| 4 | Hiroyuki Izumi | 23 | Japan | JPN | 5:00.96 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Šabjan | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 4:20.82 | QU |
| 2 | Francisco López | 23 | Spain | ESP | 4:22.34 | QU |
| 3 | Jan Pinczura | 27 | Poland | POL | 4:24.10 | QU |
| 4 | Timo Grönlund | 34 | Finland | FIN | 4:26.80 | |
| 5 | Jang Yeong-Cheol | 24 | South Korea | KOR | 4:43.95 |