| Date | 4 August 1984 — 17:30-20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California | |
| Format | Top 8 in individual competition advanced to apparatus final. | |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Qualifying Points (50%) | Final Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Li Ning |  CHN | 19.925 | 9.925 | 10.00 | |||
| 2 | 14 | Lou Yun | CHN | 19.775 | 9.925 | 9.85 | |||
| =3 | 52 | Koji Sotomura |  JPN | 19.700 | 9.850 | 9.85 | |||
| =3 | 27 | Philippe Vatuone |  FRA | 19.700 | 9.850 | 9.85 | |||
| 5 | 75 | Bart Conner |  USA | 19.675 | 9.925 | 9.75 | |||
| 6 | 64 | Valentin Pîntea |  ROU | 19.600 | 9.800 | 9.80 | |||
| 7 | 81 | Peter Vidmar | USA | 19.550 | 9.800 | 9.75 | |||
| 8 | 47 | Koji Gushiken | JPN | 19.450 | 9.850 | 9.60 |
