Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres
| Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 800 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 28 and 31 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Steve Cram England |
Tom McKean Scotland |
Peter Elliott England |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pat Scammell |  Australia | 1:49.68 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Peter Elliott | England | 1:49.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mal Edwards |  Wales | 1:49.81 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Paul Forbes | Scotland | 1:50.07 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Joseph Ramotshabi |  Botswana | 1:50.07 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Isaac Ganunga |  Malawi | 1:50.78 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Peter Bourke | Australia | 1:51.23 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Steve Cram | England | 1:51.42 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Simon Hoogewerf |  Canada | 1:51.90 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Paul Williams | Wales | 1:52.55 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Sebastian Coe | England | 1:53.13 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Brian Thompson | Canada | 1:53.25 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Mark Kirk |  Northern Ireland | 1:53.29 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Tom McKean | Scotland | 1:53.31 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | John Chappory |  Gibraltar | 1:53.38 | q |
| 16 | 2 | Nick Hand |  Guernsey | 1:53.45 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Mike Guegan |  Jersey | 1:53.97 | |
| 18 | 3 | Binesh Prasad |  Fiji | 1:55.13 | |
| 19 | 3 | Avelino Baldachino | Gibraltar | 1:55.14 | |
| 20 | 2 | Gideon Mthembu |  Swaziland | 1:55.77 | |
| 21 | 1 | Sawelio Lutuni | Fiji | 1:58.09 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Peter Elliott | England | 1:47.42 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 1:47.63 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Sebastian Coe | England | 1:48.07 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Paul Forbes | Scotland | 1:48.29 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Peter Bourke | Australia | 1:48.40 | |
| 6 | 2 | Paul Williams | Wales | 1:48.52 | |
| 7 | 1 | Steve Cram | England | 1:48.71 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tom McKean | Scotland | 1:49.02 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Pat Scammell | Australia | 1:49.24 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Mal Edwards | Wales | 1:49.33 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Mark Kirk | Northern Ireland | 1:49.69 | |
| 12 | 1 | Joseph Ramotshabi | Botswana | 1:49.98 | |
| 13 | 1 | Brian Thompson | Canada | 1:50.25 | |
| 14 | 2 | Isaac Ganunga | Malawi | 1:50.88 | |
| 15 | 1 | Nick Hand | Guernsey | 1:54.83 | |
| 16 | 2 | John Chappory | Gibraltar | 1:55.29 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Steve Cram | England | 1:43.22 | GR |
 | Tom McKean | Scotland | 1:44.80 | PB |
 | Peter Elliott | England | 1:44.80 | |
| 4 | Pat Scammell | Australia | 1:45.86 | |
| 5 | Mal Edwards | Wales | 1:47.27 | |
| 6 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 1:49.04 | |
| 7 | Paul Forbes | Scotland | 1:51.29 | |
| 8 | Sebastian Coe | England | DNS |
References
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