The men's 800 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22, 24 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 880 yards event.
Medalists + Gold Silver BronzeRobert OukoBen CayenneBill Smart
Results Heats Qualification for semifinals The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ralph Doubell 1:49.40 Q 4 1 Musa Dogon Yaro 1:50.0 Q 5 1 Richard Nandolo 1:50.1 6 1 Phil Lewis 1:52.0 1 Fred Sowerby 1 Wilbert Moss 3 2 Chris Fisher 1:50.16 Q 5 2 Muhammed Younis 1:50.8 6 2 Jaiye Abidoye 1:51.0 2 Patrick Francis 5 3 Keith Falla 1:50.2 6 3 Naftali Bon 1:50.8 7 3 Hector Romero 2:07.4 3 Leslie Miller 5 4 Norman Trerise 1:52.5 6 4 Peter Njera 1:55.1 7 4 Gerard Gangaram 1:57.3 4 Tony Harper
Semifinals Qualification for final The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Robert Ouko 1:49.0 Q 2 1 Colin Campbell 1:49.3 Q 3 1 Chris Fisher 1:49.44 Q 4 1 Martin Winbolt-Lewis 1:49.8 Q 5 1 Michael MacLean 1:49.9 6 1 Ergas Leps 1:50.2 7 1 Bob Adams 1:50.3 8 1 Neville Myton 1:50.4 1 2 Ralph Doubell 1:49.10 Q 2 2 John Davies 1:49.1 Q 3 2 Bill Smart 1:49.3 Q 4 2 Ben Cayenne 1:49.4 Q 5 2 Byron Dyce 1:49.7 6 2 Thomas Saisi 1:50.9 7 2 John Greatrex 1:51.5 2 Musa Dogon Yaro
Final + Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Robert Ouko 1:46.89 Ben Cayenne 1:47.42 Bill Smart 1:47.43 4 Chris Fisher 1:47.78 5 John Davies 1:47.7 6 Ralph Doubell 1:47.86 7 Martin Winbolt-Lewis 1:48.1 8 Colin Campbell 1:48.2
References
Semifinals results (p39) Australian results