Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres
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
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Robert Ouko |
Ben Cayenne |
Bill Smart |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Ralph Doubell | 1:49.40 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Musa Dogon Yaro | 1:50.0 | Q | |
5 | 1 | Richard Nandolo | 1:50.1 | ||
6 | 1 | Phil Lewis | 1:52.0 | ||
1 | Fred Sowerby | DNS | |||
1 | Wilbert Moss | DNS | |||
3 | 2 | Chris Fisher | 1:50.16 | Q | |
5 | 2 | Muhammed Younis | 1:50.8 | ||
6 | 2 | Jaiye Abidoye | 1:51.0 | ||
2 | Patrick Francis | DNS | |||
5 | 3 | Keith Falla | 1:50.2 | ||
6 | 3 | Naftali Bon | 1:50.8 | ||
7 | 3 | Hector Romero | 2:07.4 | ||
3 | Leslie Miller | DNS | |||
5 | 4 | Norman Trerise | 1:52.5 | ||
6 | 4 | Peter Njera | 1:55.1 | ||
7 | 4 | Gerard Gangaram | 1:57.3 | ||
4 | Tony Harper | DNS |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Robert Ouko | 1:49.0 | Q | |
2 | 1 | Colin Campbell | 1:49.3 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Chris Fisher | 1:49.44 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | 1:49.8 | Q | |
5 | 1 | Michael MacLean | 1:49.9 | ||
6 | 1 | Ergas Leps | 1:50.2 | ||
7 | 1 | Bob Adams | 1:50.3 | ||
8 | 1 | Neville Myton | 1:50.4 | ||
1 | 2 | Ralph Doubell | 1:49.10 | Q | |
2 | 2 | John Davies | 1:49.1 | Q | |
3 | 2 | Bill Smart | 1:49.3 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Ben Cayenne | 1:49.4 | Q | |
5 | 2 | Byron Dyce | 1:49.7 | ||
6 | 2 | Thomas Saisi | 1:50.9 | ||
7 | 2 | John Greatrex | 1:51.5 | ||
2 | Musa Dogon Yaro | DNS |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Ouko | 1:46.89 | |||
Ben Cayenne | 1:47.42 | |||
Bill Smart | 1:47.43 | |||
4 | Chris Fisher | 1:47.78 | ||
5 | John Davies | 1:47.7 | ||
6 | Ralph Doubell | 1:47.86 | ||
7 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | 1:48.1 | ||
8 | Colin Campbell | 1:48.2 |
References
- "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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