The men's 800 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium between 10 and 12 April 2018. The event was won by Wycliffe Kinyamal from Kenya as he finished ahead of the fast-finishing 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: World record1:40.91London, United Kingdom9 August 2012Games record1:43.22Edinburgh, Scotland31 July 1986
Schedule The schedule was as follows: Date Time Round 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.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Name Result Notes Qual. 1 2 1:45.46 2 8 1:45.61 3 1 1:45.72 4 7 1:46.32 5 4 1:48.83 6 3 1:49.20 7 7 1:51.89 8 5 1:52.60 961:57.22
Heat 2 Rank Lane Name Result Notes Qual. 1 8 1:45.12 2 5 1:46.53 3 6 1:47.10 4 3 1:47.82 5 2 1:48.19 6 4 1:48.54 7 7 1:51.64 8 1 1:54.22 971:57.79
Heat 3 Rank Lane Name Result Notes Qual. 1 7 1:47.27 2 8 1:47.43 3 3 1:47.76 4 6 1:47.80 5 2 1:48.20 6 5 1:50.03 7 1 1:51.55 4
Final The medals were determined in the final.
Rank Lane Name Result Notes 1 6 1:45.11 2 3 1:45.16 3 1 1:45.60 4 8 1:45.82 5 2 1:46.07 6 5 1:46.12 7 7 1:47.20 8 4 1:48.45
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