| Date | 4 August 1984 — 17:30-20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California | |
| Format | Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final. | |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Points | Qualifying Points (50%) | Final Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Lou Yun |  CHN | 19.950 | 10.000 | 9.950 | |||
| =2 | 11 | Li Ning | CHN | 19.825 | 9.875 | 9.950 | |||
| =2 | 47 | Koji Gushiken |  JPN | 19.825 | 9.875 | 9.950 | |||
| =2 | 50 | Shinji Morisue | JPN | 19.825 | 9.925 | 9.900 | |||
| =2 | 77 | Mitch Gaylord |  USA | 19.825 | 9.850 | 9.975 | |||
| 6 | 78 | Jim Hartung | USA | 19.800 | 9.900 | 9.900 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Warren Long |  CAN | 19.700 | 9.850 | 9.850 | |||
| 8 | 72 | Daniel Wunderlin |  SUI | 19.625 | 9.850 | 9.775 |
