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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Misari Regatta Course, Hanam
Date Started: September 30, 1988
Date Finished: September 30, 1988
| Gold: | Zsolt Gyulay |
| Silver: | Andreas Stähle |
| Bronze: | Paul MacDonald |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zsolt Gyulay | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 1:44.82 | |
| 2 | Andreas Stähle | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 1:46.38 | |
| 3 | Paul MacDonald | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | 1:46.46 | |
| 4 | Mike Herbert | 27 | United States | USA | 1:46.73 | |
| 5 | Karl Sundqvist | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 1:46.76 | |
| 6 | Attila Szabó | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 1:47.38 | |
| 7 | Martin Hunter | 22 | Australia | AUS | 1:47.66 | |
| 8 | Dirk Joestel | 23 | West Germany | FRG | 1:47.91 | |
| 9 | Viktor Pusev | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:48.83 |