Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

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The Men's 800 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday 8 October and Sunday 10 October 2010.

The top three runners in each of the initial four heats automatically alongside the four fasters runners qualified for the semifinals. The top three plus the two fastest runners advanced to the final.

Records[]

World Record 1:41.01 David Rudisha KEN Rieti, Italy 29 August 2010
Games Record 1:43.22 Steve Cram ENG Edinburgh, Scotland 1986

Round 1[]

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1[]

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 4   (KEN) 1:49.92 Q
2 5   (IND) 1:50.12 Q
3 8  Andrew Osagie (ENG) 1:50.44 Q
4 6  James McIlroy (NIR) 1:50.91 q
5 3   (JAM) 1:55.48
6 7   (MDV) 2:01.07 PB
7 2   (VAN) 2:04.46

Heat 2[]

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 3  Jimmy Adar (UGA) 1:49.47 Q
2 8   (WAL) 1:49.92 Q
3 6   (ENG) 1:50.18 Q
4 4  Jon Rankin (CAY) 1:51.35 q
5 5   () 1:51.69 PB
7   (MAS) DNS

Heat 3[]

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 7  Boaz Lalang (KEN) 1:50.46 Q
2 8  Lachlan Renshaw (AUS) 1:50.74 Q
3 2  Gareth Warburton (WAL) 1:51.64 Q
4 3  Ricardo Cunningham (JAM) 1:52.65
5 6   (MAS) 1:54.39
6 5   (MAW) 1:57.36
7 4   (MDV) 1:59.18 PB

Heat 4[]

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 2   (KEN) 1:49.42 Q
2 4  Joe Thomas (WAL) 1:50.17 Q
3 7   (ENG) 1:50.54 Q
4 6  Arnold Sorina (VAN) 1:51.13 q, NR
5 3  Manjit (IND) 1:51.22 q
6 5   () 1:56.43

Semifinals[]

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 3  Boaz Lalang (KEN) 1:46.41 Q
2 7   (KEN) 1:46.73 Q
3 6  Gareth Warburton (WAL) 1:46.83 Q
4 4   (ENG) 1:46.92 q
5 5  Lachlan Renshaw (AUS) 1:47.26 q
6 2  James McIlroy (NIR) 1:47.76 SB
7 8  Manjit (IND) 1:50.88
8 9  Jon Rankin (CAY) 1:51.10 NR

Semifinal 2[]

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1 9   (KEN) 1:47.09 Q
2 2  Jimmy Adar (UGA) 1:47.15 Q
3 8  Joe Thomas (WAL) 1:47.22 Q
4 7  Andrew Osagie (ENG) 1:47.52
5 4   (ENG) 1:48.33
6 6   (WAL) 1:49.78
7 5  Arnold Sorina (VAN) 1:51.84
3   (IND) DNF

Final[]

Rank Lane Name Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5  Boaz Lalang (KEN) 1:46.60
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4   (KEN) 1:46.95
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7   (KEN) 1:47.37
4 3  Gareth Warburton (WAL) 1:48.59
5 8  Jimmy Adar (UGA) 1:49.57
6 6   (ENG) 1:52.15
7 9  Joe Thomas (WAL) 1:52.39
2  Lachlan Renshaw (AUS) DNS

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