Men's 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games |
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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
30 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mike Boit Kenya | Seymour Newman Jamaica | Peter Lemashon Kenya |
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Seymour Newman | Jamaica | 1:48.83 | Q |
2 | 1 | Glen Grant | Wales | 1:49.25 | Q |
3 | 1 | Chum Darvall | Australia | 1:49.26 | Q |
4 | 2 | Mike Boit | Kenya | 1:49.88 | Q |
5 | 1 | Peter Lemashon | Kenya | 1:49.93 | Q |
6 | 1 | Peter Hoffmann | Scotland | 1:50.10 | |
7 | 2 | Halidu Zinentah | Ghana | 1:50.62 | Q |
8 | 2 | Garry Cook | England | 1:50.75 | Q |
9 | 2 | John Higham | Australia | 1:50.77 | Q |
10 | 2 | Dennis Norris | New Zealand | 1:50.77 | |
11 | 1 | Colin Szwed | England | 1:50.89 | |
12 | 1 | Doug Wournell | Canada | 1:51.23 | |
13 | 2 | Rayfield Beaton | Guyana | 1:51.86 | |
14 | 2 | David Warren | England | 1:51.96 | |
15 | 2 | Paul Forbes | Scotland | 1:56.80 | |
1 | James Maina Boi | Kenya | DQ |
Held on 10 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Mike Boit | Kenya | 1:46.39 | ||
Seymour Newman | Jamaica | 1:47.30 | ||
Peter Lemashon | Kenya | 1:47.57 | ||
4 | Chum Darvall | Australia | 1:47.74 | |
5 | Garry Cook | England | 1:48.06 | |
6 | Halidu Zinentah | Ghana | 1:48.15 | |
7 | John Higham | Australia | 1:48.90 | |
8 | Glen Grant | Wales | 1:49.32 |
The men's 100 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia on 3-4 October 1982.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The men's 200 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The women's 400 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The women's 800 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 9 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The women's 1500 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 9 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The men's 100 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 200 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 400 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 5000 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 880 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 800 metres.