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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: | Zsolt Gyulay |
| Silver: | Andreas Stähle |
| Bronze: | Paul MacDonald |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zsolt Gyulay | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 1:41.24 | QU/OB |
| 2 | Paul MacDonald | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | 1:41.65 | QU |
| 3 | Viktor Pusev | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:42.30 | QU |
| 4 | Mike Herbert | 27 | United States | USA | 1:43.41 | |
| 5 | Martin Hunter | 22 | Australia | AUS | 1:46.35 | |
| 6 | Renn Crichlow | 20 | Canada | CAN | 1:47.53 | |
| 7 | Jeremy West | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:58.29 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Stähle | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 1:44.26 | QU |
| 2 | Einar Rasmussen | 32 | Norway | NOR | 1:44.50 | QU |
| 3 | Attila Szabó | 22 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 1:45.06 | QU |
| 4 | Karl Sundqvist | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 1:46.32 | |
| 5 | Cheon In-Sik | 20 | South Korea | KOR | 1:49.86 | |
| 6 | José Garcia | 24 | Portugal | POR | 1:57.83 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dirk Joestel | 23 | West Germany | FRG | 1:45.64 | QU |
| 2 | Geert Deldaele | 24 | Belgium | BEL | 1:46.71 | QU |
| 3 | Francisco Leal | 20 | Spain | ESP | 1:47.71 | QU |
| 4 | Luzius Philipp | 23 | Switzerland | SUI | 1:49.08 | |
| 5 | Tang Kwok Cheung | 23 | Hong Kong | HKG | 2:01.92 |