Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres
Men's 800 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |||||||
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Venue | Carrara Stadium | ||||||
Dates | 10 April (heats) 12 April (final) | ||||||
Competitors | 26 from 17 nations | ||||||
Winning time | 1:45.11 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Athletics at the 2018 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 |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Para events | ||
100 m (T12) | men | |
100 m (T35) | women | |
100 m (T38) | men | women |
100 m (T47) | men | |
1500 m (T54) | men | women |
Marathon (T54) | men | women |
Long jump (T38) | women | |
Shot put (F38) | men | |
Javelin throw (F46) | women | |
The men's 800 metres at the Kyle Langford who had come from sixth to second in the final straight.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
World record | David Rudisha (KEN) | 1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
Games record | Steve Cram (ENG) | 1:43.22 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 31 July 1986 |
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday 10 April 2018 | 10:30 | First round |
Thursday 12 April 2018 | 22:13 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results
First round
The first round consisted of three heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]
- Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 2 | Wycliffe Kinyamal (KEN )
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1:45.46 | Q | |
2 | 8 | Kyle Langford (ENG) | 1:45.61 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Joseph Deng (AUS) | 1:45.72 | q | |
4 | 7 | Brad Mathas (NZL) | 1:46.32 | PB | q |
5 | 4 | Akani Slater (SVG) | 1:48.83 | PB | |
6 | 3 | Guy Learmonth (SCO) | 1:49.20 | ||
7 | 7 | Michael James (LCA) | 1:51.89 | ||
8 | 5 | Elliott Dorey (JER) | 1:52.60 | SB | |
9 | 6 | Benedicto Makumba (MAW) | 1:57.22 | PB |
- Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 8 | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:45.12 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Luke Mathews (AUS) | 1:46.53 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Cornelius Tuwei (KEN) | 1:47.10 | ||
4 | 3 | Christos Dimitriou (CYP) | 1:47.82 | PB | |
5 | 2 | Alberto Mamba (MOZ) | 1:48.19 | SB | |
6 | 4 | Elliot Giles (ENG) | 1:48.54 | ||
7 | 7 | Alex Beddoes (COK) | 1:51.64 | NR | |
8 | 1 | Petero Veitaqomaki (FIJ) | 1:54.22 | PB | |
9 | 7 | Judah Corriette (DMA) | 1:57.79 |
- Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 7 | Jonathan Kitilit (KEN) | 1:47.27 | Q | |
2 | 8 | Jake Wightman (SCO) | 1:47.43 | Q | |
3 | 3 | Josh Ralph (AUS) | 1:47.76 | ||
4 | 6 | Alex Amankwah (GHA) | 1:47.80 | ||
5 | 2 | Andrew Osagie (ENG) | 1:48.20 | ||
6 | 5 | Joseph Reid (IOM) | 1:50.03 | ||
7 | 1 | Kasique Oliver (SVG) | 1:51.55 | SB | |
– | 4 | Jenito Guezane (MOZ) | DQ | R 163.3a |
Final
The medals were determined in the final.[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Wycliffe Kinyamal (KEN )
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1:45.11 | |
2 | 3 | Kyle Langford (ENG) | 1:45.16 | PB |
3 | 1 | Luke Mathews (AUS) | 1:45.60 | SB |
4 | 8 | Jake Wightman (SCO) | 1:45.82 | |
5 | 2 | Brad Mathas (NZL) | 1:46.07 | PB |
6 | 5 | Jonathan Kitilit (KEN) | 1:46.12 | |
7 | 7 | Joseph Deng (AUS) | 1:47.20 | |
8 | 4 | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:48.45 |
References
- ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 800m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ a b Athletics | Men's 800m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ Athletics | Men's 800m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.