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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Misari Regatta Course, Hanam
Date Started: September 26, 1988
Date Finished: September 26, 1988
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Olaf Heukrodt |
| Silver: | Michał Śliwiński |
| Bronze: | Martin Marinov |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petr Procházka | 24 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2:00.64 | QU |
| 2 | Timo Grönlund | 34 | Finland | FIN | 2:01.48 | QU |
| 3 | Jang Yeong-Cheol | 24 | South Korea | KOR | 2:05.85 | QU |
| 4 | Yasunobu Kanada | 25 | Japan | JPN | 2:06.31 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC | Jan Pinczura | 27 | Poland | POL | |
| AC | Ivan Šabjan | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG |