Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
VenueMeadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates22, 24 and 25 July
Medalists
gold medal Robert Ouko   Kenya
silver medal Ben Cayenne   Trinidad and Tobago
bronze medal Bill Smart   Canada
Athletics at the 1970 British
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 mile walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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.

Medalists

Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
Robert Ouko
 Kenya 		Ben Cayenne
 Trinidad and Tobago 		Bill Smart
 Canada

Results

Heats

Qualification for semifinals

The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.

Heats results (not complete)
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
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

Semifinals

Qualification for final

The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Semifinal results
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
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

Final

Final results
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Ouko  Kenya 1:46.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Cayenne  Trinidad and Tobago 1:47.42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

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