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The men's 800 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22, 24 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 880 yards event.
Men's 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games |
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Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Robert Ouko Kenya |
Ben Cayenne Trinidad and Tobago |
Bill Smart Canada |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:49.40 | Q |
4 | 1 | Musa Dogon Yaro | Nigeria | 1:50.0 | Q |
5 | 1 | Richard Nandolo | Malawi | 1:50.1 | |
6 | 1 | Phil Lewis | Wales | 1:52.0 | |
1 | Fred Sowerby | Antigua and Barbuda | DNS | ||
1 | Wilbert Moss | Bahamas | DNS | ||
3 | 2 | Chris Fisher | Australia | 1:50.16 | Q |
5 | 2 | Muhammed Younis | Pakistan | 1:50.8 | |
6 | 2 | Jaiye Abidoye | Nigeria | 1:51.0 | |
2 | Patrick Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | DNS | ||
5 | 3 | Keith Falla | Guernsey | 1:50.2 | |
6 | 3 | Naftali Bon | Kenya | 1:50.8 | |
7 | 3 | Hector Romero | Gibraltar | 2:07.4 | |
3 | Leslie Miller | Bahamas | DNS | ||
5 | 4 | Norman Trerise | Canada | 1:52.5 | |
6 | 4 | Peter Njera | Malawi | 1:55.1 | |
7 | 4 | Gerard Gangaram | Mauritius | 1:57.3 | |
4 | Tony Harper | Bermuda | DNS |
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Robert Ouko | Kenya | 1:49.0 | Q |
2 | 1 | Colin Campbell | England | 1:49.3 | Q |
3 | 1 | Chris Fisher | Australia | 1:49.44 | Q |
4 | 1 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | England | 1:49.8 | Q |
5 | 1 | Michael MacLean | Scotland | 1:49.9 | |
6 | 1 | Ergas Leps | Canada | 1:50.2 | |
7 | 1 | Bob Adams | Wales | 1:50.3 | |
8 | 1 | Neville Myton | Jamaica | 1:50.4 | |
1 | 2 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:49.10 | Q |
2 | 2 | John Davies | England | 1:49.1 | Q |
3 | 2 | Bill Smart | Canada | 1:49.3 | Q |
4 | 2 | Ben Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:49.4 | Q |
5 | 2 | Byron Dyce | Jamaica | 1:49.7 | |
6 | 2 | Thomas Saisi | Kenya | 1:50.9 | |
7 | 2 | John Greatrex | Wales | 1:51.5 | |
2 | Musa Dogon Yaro | Nigeria | DNS |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Ouko | Kenya | 1:46.89 | ||
Ben Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:47.42 | ||
Bill Smart | Canada | 1:47.43 | ||
4 | Chris Fisher | Australia | 1:47.78 | |
5 | John Davies | England | 1:47.7 | |
6 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:47.86 | |
7 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | England | 1:48.1 | |
8 | Colin Campbell | England | 1:48.2 |
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