Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

Men's 800 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Queen Elizabeth II Park
Dates	27 and 29 January
Medalists
John Kipkurgat    Kenya   Mike Boit    Kenya   John Walker    New Zealand
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The men's 800 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. ^[1]

Medallists

Medal winners

Gold	Silver	Bronze
John Kipkurgat   Kenya	Mike Boit   Kenya	John Walker   New Zealand

Results

Heats

Held on 27 January

Qualification for semifinal

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

Heats results

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Filbert Bayi	Tanzania	1:47.1	Q
2	1	Andy Carter	England	1:48.5	Q
3	1	Peter Watson	Australia	1:49.18	Q [2]
4	1	Alan Gilmour	New Zealand	1:51.3	Q
5	1	Keith Falla	Guernsey	1:52.16
6	1	Phillip Kayo	Papua New Guinea	1:53.96
7	1	John Rantao	Botswana	1:59.52
1	2	John Kipkurgat	Kenya	1:48.2	Q
2	2	Bill Hooker	Australia	1:49.91	Q [2]
3	2	Samuel Ditsele	Botswana	1:50.1	Q
4	2	Colin Campbell	England	1:50.2	Q
5	2	Jaiye Abidoye	Nigeria	1:50.86
6	2	Gerard Gangaram	Mauritius	1:55.27
7	2	Samuela Bulai	Fiji	1:55.48
1	3	John Walker	New Zealand	1:47.8	Q
2	3	Daniel Omwanza	Kenya	1:48.0	Q
3	3	Phil Lewis	Wales	1:48.3	Q
4	3	David McMeekin	Scotland	1:49.1	Q
5	3	Richard Kermode	Fiji	1:49.81
6	3	Joseph Jampilda	Nigeria	1:51.94
1	4	Mike Boit	Kenya	1:49.0	Q
2	4	Graeme Rootham	Australia	1:49.56	Q [2]
3	4	Peter Browne	England	1:50.5	Q
4	4	Kenneth Elmer	Canada	1:50.8	Q
5	4	Stuart Melville	New Zealand	1:52.11
6	4	Jacques Bazerd	Mauritius	1:57.03

Semifinals

Held on 27 January

Qualification for final

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

Final result

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	John Kipkurgat	Kenya	1:44.38	Q [3]
2	1	Andy Carter	England	1:45.57	Q [3]
3	1	Daniel Omwanza	Kenya	1:46.2	Q
4	1	Phil Lewis	Wales	1:46.26	Q [3]
5	1	Graeme Rootham	Australia	1:47.19
6	1	Peter Watson	Australia	1:48.56
7	1	Kenneth Elmer	Canada	1:50.76
8	1	Alan Gilmour	New Zealand	1:57.78
1	2	Mike Boit	Kenya	1:45.40	Q [3]
2	2	John Walker	New Zealand	1:46.2	Q
3	2	Bill Hooker	Australia	1:46.44	Q [2]
4	2	Filbert Bayi	Tanzania	1:46.6	Q
5	2	David McMeekin	Scotland	1:48.13
6	2	Peter Browne	England	1:49.10
7	2	Samuel Ditsele	Botswana	1:50.52
8	2	Colin Campbell	England	1:51.64

Final

Held on 29 January

Final result

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	John Kipkurgat	Kenya	1:43.91	GR
	Mike Boit	Kenya	1:44.39
	John Walker	New Zealand	1:44.92
4	Filbert Bayi	Tanzania	1:45.32
5	Andy Carter	England	1:45.97
6	Bill Hooker	Australia	1:46.75
7	Daniel Omwanza	Kenya	1:47.66
8	Phil Lewis	Wales	1:48.90

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
2. "Australia results" . Retrieved 23 December 2018.
3. "1974 year list" . Retrieved 23 December 2018.

• Heats and Semifinals results