| Date | 3 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Edwin Koech |  KEN | 1:47.11 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Hans-Peter Ferner |  FRG | 1:47.55 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Agberto Guimarães |  BRA | 1:47.72 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Mark Handelsman |  ISR | 1:47.90 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Jerry Molyneaux |  IVB | 1:53.23 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Jean-Marie Rudasingwa |  RWA | 1:53.23 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Bartolomé Esono Asumu |  GEQ | 2:17.29 | |||
| 4 | Moussa Daweye |  NIG | [1:52.08] |
