Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 29 January and 1 February at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Sammy Tirop
 Kenya
Nixon Kiprotich
 Kenya
Matthew Yates
 England

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Sammy Tirop Kenya1:48.60Q
23Robert Kibet Kenya1:49.16Q
33Matthew Yates England1:49.24Q
41Sebastian Coe England1:49.83Q
42Nixon Kiprotich Kenya1:49.83Q
61David Strang Scotland1:49.92Q
71Melford Homela Zimbabwe1:49.97Q
81John Walker New Zealand1:50.09q
92Ikem Billy England1:50.32Q
103Mike Birke Canada1:50.36Q
114Mbiganyi Thee Botswana1:50.71Q
123Michael Craig New Zealand1:50.81Q
132Brian Whittle Scotland1:50.87Q
141Neil Horsfield Wales1:50.88q
154Tom McKean Scotland1:50.87Q
162Paul Osland Canada1:51.00Q
173Kenneth Dzekedzeke Malawi1:51.17
183Samson Vellabouy Malaysia1:51.19
194Simon Doyle Australia1:51.21Q
202Zacharia Machangani Botswana1:51.41
214Simon Hoogewerf Canada1:52.00Q
222Mark Kirk Northern Ireland1:52.09
232Alick Musukuma Zambia1:52.18
241Mohammad Hossain Milzer Bangladesh1:52.44
254Paul Breed New Zealand1:52.92
264Philip Sinon Seychelles1:53.17
273John Siguria Papua New Guinea1:57.57
284Ancel Nalau Vanuatu2:00.33

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Tom McKean Scotland1:46.83Q
21Nixon Kiprotich Kenya1:46.92Q
32Robert Kibet Kenya1:47.00Q
41Sammy Tirop Kenya1:47.04Q
52Simon Doyle Australia1:47.38Q
61Brian Whittle Scotland1:47.51Q
71Sebastian Coe England1:47.67Q
82Matthew Yates England1:47.77Q
91Ikem Billy England1:47.80q
101Mbiganyi Thee Botswana1:48.33
112Melford Homela Zimbabwe1:48.53
121Paul Osland Canada1:48.59
131John Walker New Zealand1:49.60
142Mike Birke Canada1:49.64
152Neil Horsfield Wales1:49.93
162Michael Craig New Zealand1:51.00
172David Strang Scotland1:51.05
181Simon Hoogewerf Canada1:53.75

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Sammy Tirop Kenya1:45.98
2nd, silver medalist(s)Nixon Kiprotich Kenya1:46.00
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Matthew Yates England1:46.62
4Brian Whittle Scotland1:46.85
5Ikem Billy England1:47.16
6Sebastian Coe England1:47.24
7Tom McKean Scotland1:47.27
8Simon Doyle Australia1:48.06
9Robert Kibet Kenya1:48.57

References

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