| Date | 10 – 11 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | East Beach, Santa Barbara, California |
| Participants | 16 from 7 countries |
In addition to the Windglider competition, which was the full medal sport for windsurfing (or boardsailing), a demonstration event was held for men using the Windsurfer One, designed by Hoyle Schwitzer. The competition consisted of three phases – slalom, freestyle, and long-distance. Sixteen (16) sailors started with Australian Bruce Wylie finishing first, with a fifth place in slalom, second in freestyle, and first in long-distance. He was followed by American Darren Hamm. Wylie later spent 15 years as a professional windsurfer, before moving to Hawai’i where he joined Cobra International as chief commercial officer.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Slalom Place | Freestyle Place | Long-distance Place | Slalom | Freestyle | Long-distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Wylie |  AUS | 1 | 3 | 5 | – (1) | – (3) | – (5) | |||
| 2 | Darren Hamm |  USA | 9 | 1 | 6 | – (=9) | – (1) | – (6) | |||
| 3 | Bob Wilmot | AUS | 4 | 7 | 2 | – (4) | – (7) | – (2) | |||
| 4 | Frank Paillet |  FRA | 5 | 2 | DQ | – (=5) | – (2) | – ( | |||
| 5 | Paul Eckert | USA | 7 | 4 | 13 | – (=7) | – (4) | – (13) | |||
| 6 | Karl Nelson | USA | 2 | 16 | 8 | – (2) | – (16) | – (8) | |||
| 7 | Mike Gebhardt | USA | 9 | 6 | 4 | – (=9) | – (6) | – (4) | |||
| 8 | Tsunemoto Ishiwata |  JPN | 9 | 10 | 1 | – (=9) | – (10) | – (1) | |||
| 9 | Willem Asselbergs |  NED | 3 | 13 | 12 | – (3) | – (13) | – (12) | |||
| 10 | Tatsuro Maeji | JPN | 5 | 11 | 10 | – (=5) | – (11) | – (10) | |||
| 11 | Nilo Dzib |  MEX | 13 | 5 | 9 | – (=13) | – (5) | – (9) | |||
| 12 | Atsushi Tsuchiya | JPN | 13 | 9 | 3 | – (=13) | – (9) | – (3) | |||
| 13 | Maurizio Loi |  ITA | 13 | 12 | 7 | – (=13) | – (12) | – (7) | |||
| 14 | Erik van den Berg | NED | 7 | 14 | DQ | – (=7) | – (14) | – ( | |||
| 15 | Marcel Lammers | FRA | 13 | 8 | DQ | – (=13) | – (8) | – ( | |||
| 16 | Joan van Marken | NED | 9 | 15 | 11 | – (=9) | – (15) | – (11) |
