| Date | 4 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Earl Jones |  USA | 1:45.44 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Hans-Peter Ferner |  FRG | 1:45.52 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Juma Ndiwa |  KEN | 1:45.59 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Moussa Fall |  SEN | 1:45.71 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Mohamed Alouini |  TUN | 1:45.78 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Marcus O'Sullivan |  IRL | 1:46.21 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Oslen Barr |  GUY | 1:46.97 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Philippe Dupont |  FRA | 1:48.95 |
