Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueAlexander Stadium
Dates3 August (first round)
7 August (final)
Competitors22 from 16 nations
Winning time1:47.52
Medalists
gold medal Wyclife Kinyamal   Kenya
silver medal Peter Bol   Australia
bronze medal Ben Pattison   England
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The men's 800 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England on 3 and 7 August 2022.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012
Commonwealth record  David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom 9 August 2012
Games record  Steve Cram (ENG) 1:43.22 Edinburgh, Scotland 31 July 1986

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Wednesday 3 August 2022 11:20 First round
Sunday 7 August 2022 19:35 Final

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of three heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus next two fastest) advanced to the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Result Notes
1 2  Peter Bol (AUS) 1:47.01 Q
2 2  Boitumelo Masilo (BOT) 1:47.30 Q
3 2  Navasky Anderson (JAM) 1:47.79 q
4 3  Ben Pattison (ENG) 1:48.00 Q
5 3  Wyclife Kinyamal (KEN) 1:48.15 Q
6 3  Alex Amankwah (GHA) 1:48.26 q
7 3  Handal Roban (SVG) 1:48.57
8 2  Cornelius Tuwei (KEN) 1:48.66
9 1  Jamie Webb (ENG) 1:48.86 Q
10 3  Tshepiso Masalela (BOT) 1:49.12
11 1  Guy Learmonth (SCO) 1:49.15 Q
12 1  Elias Ngeny (KEN) 1:49.53
13 1  Tshepo Tshite (RSA) 1:49.82
14 1  Charlie Hunter (AUS) 1:49.94
15 3  Quamel Prince (GUY) 1:50.82
16 2  Tom Dradriga (UGA) 1:51.40
17 2  Nathan Hood (GRN) 1:51.81
18 1  Alex Beddoes (COK) 1:52.72 SB
19 3  Nicholas Landeau (TTO) 1:53.69
20 1  Kalique St. Jean (ANT) 1:56.48
21 2  Judah Corriette (DMA) 1:57.04
1  Dennick Luke (DMA) DQ TR 17.3.1

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Name Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Wyclife Kinyamal (KEN) 1:47.52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Peter Bol (AUS) 1:47.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ben Pattison (ENG) 1:48.25
4  Jamie Webb (ENG) 1:48.60
5  Navasky Anderson (JAM) 1:48.75
6  Guy Learmonth (SCO) 1:48.82
7  Alex Amankwah (GHA) 1:48.95
8  Boitumelo Masilo (BOT) 1:49.35

References

  1. ^ "Men's 800m". Birmingham 2022. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's 800m Round 1 Results Summary" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 3 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's 800m Final Results" (PDF). 2022 Commonwealth Games Micro Plus Timing Services. 7 August 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2022.