Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 17–19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Japheth Kimutai Kenya |
Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa |
Johan Botha South Africa |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 1:47.49 | Q |
2 | 2 | Paskar Owor | Uganda | 1:47.90 | Q, PB |
3 | 1 | Johan Botha | South Africa | 1:48.16 | Q |
4 | 2 | Jason Lobo | England | 1:48.23 | q |
5 | 4 | Savieri Ngidhi | Zimbabwe | 1:48.24 | Q |
6 | 4 | Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa | 1:48.31 | Q |
7 | 1 | England | 1:48.32 | Q | |
8 | 1 | Glody Dube | Botswana | 1:48.44 | q |
9 | 5 | Kennedy Kimwetich | Kenya | 1:48.48 | Q |
10 | 1 | Shaun Farrell | New Zealand | 1:48.51 | q |
11 | 4 | Australia | 1:48.61 | q | |
12 | 3 | Andrew Hart | England | 1:48.70 | Q |
13 | 3 | Crispen Mutakanyi | Zimbabwe | 1:48.89 | Q |
14 | 4 | Namibia | 1:48.99 | q, PB | |
15 | 2 | Namibia | 1:49.02 | q, SB | |
16 | 2 | Jamaica | 1:49.09 | SB | |
17 | 5 | Marvin Watts | Jamaica | 1:49.19 | Q |
18 | 4 | Scotland | 1:49.25 | ||
19 | 5 | Richard Girvan | Northern Ireland | 1:49.33 | |
20 | 3 | Northern Ireland | 1:49.38 | ||
21 | 5 | Malaysia | 1:49.76 | ||
22 | 5 | Zambia | 1:49.80 | ||
23 | 3 | Dale Jones | Antigua and Barbuda | 1:50.54 | SB |
24 | 3 | Isireli Naikelekelevesi | Fiji | 1:50.66 | PB |
25 | 1 | Stephen Agar | Canada | 1:51.07 | |
26 | 4 | Mpho Morobe | Lesotho | 1:51.45 | |
27 | 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1:52.01 | ||
28 | 3 | Chris Brown | Bahamas | 1:52.76 | |
29 | 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:52.91 | ||
30 | 3 | Zambia | 1:53.31 | ||
31 | 1 | Bahamas | 1:54.57 | ||
32 | 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:55.78 | ||
32 | 3 | Vanuatu | 1:55.78 | ||
35 | 4 | Vanuatu | 1:57.87 | ||
36 | 2 | Lesotho | 1:59.20 | ||
2 | Naseer Ismail | Maldives | DNS | ||
5 | Seychelles | DNS |
Semifinals[]
Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 1:46.88 | Q |
2 | 1 | Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa | 1:47.05 | Q |
3 | 1 | Kennedy Kimwetich | Kenya | 1:47.12 | Q |
4 | 1 | Savieri Ngidhi | Zimbabwe | 1:47.20 | Q |
5 | 1 | Andrew Hart | England | 1:47.34 | Q |
5 | 2 | Johan Botha | South Africa | 1:47.34 | Q |
7 | 2 | Crispen Mutakanyi | Zimbabwe | 1:47.58 | Q |
8 | 2 | England | 1:47.65 | Q | |
9 | 2 | Glody Dube | Botswana | 1:47.78 | PB |
10 | 1 | Paskar Owor | Uganda | 1:47.90 | |
11 | 2 | Jason Lobo | England | 1:47.96 | |
12 | 1 | Marvin Watts | Jamaica | 1:48.40 | |
13 | 2 | Australia | 1:48.43 | ||
14 | 2 | Namibia | 1:48.58 | SB | |
15 | 1 | Shaun Farrell | New Zealand | 1:49.21 | |
16 | 1 | Namibia | 1:49.22 |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 1:43.82 | ||
Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa | 1:44.44 | SB | |
Johan Botha | South Africa | 1:44.57 | PB | |
4 | Savieri Ngidhi | Zimbabwe | 1:45.18 | |
5 | Andrew Hart | England | 1:45.71 | PB |
6 | England | 1:46.86 | PB | |
7 | Crispen Mutakanyi | Zimbabwe | 1:46.97 | |
8 | Kennedy Kimwetich | Kenya | 1:48.13 |
References[]
- ^ Heat 1, Heat 2, Heat 3, Heat 4&5 results
- ^ Semifinal 1 results, Semifinal 2 results
- ^ Final results
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games