The men's parallel bars competition was one of eight events for male competitors in artistic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

[1] The event was won by Bart Conner of the United States, the nation's first victory in the parallel bars since 1904 and second overall.

Koji Gushiken of Japan and Lou Yun of China had shared the 1981 and 1983 world championships, respectively, with Soviet gymnasts.

[1] The People's Republic of China and San Marino each made their debut in the men's parallel bars.

The United States made its 14th appearance, breaking a tie with the absent Hungary for most of any nation; the Americans had missed only the inaugural 1896 event and the boycotted 1980 Games.