| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Games: | 1970 |
| Venue: | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Dates: | 22, 24 and 25 July |
| Gold: | Robert Ouko |
| Goldcga: | KEN |
| Silver: | Ben Cayenne |
| Silvercga: | TTO |
| Bronze: | Bill Smart |
| Bronzecga: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1966 Kingston |
| Next: | Christchurch 1974 |
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.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 880 yards event.
| Silver | Bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ouko | Ben Cayenne | Bill Smart |
The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:49.40 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1:50.0 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1:50.1 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1:52.0 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1:50.16 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1:50.8 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1:51.0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1:50.2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1:50.8 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 2:07.4 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1:52.5 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 1:55.1 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 1:57.3 | |||||||||
| 4 |
The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:49.0 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1:49.3 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1:49.44 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1:49.8 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1:49.9 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1:50.2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1:50.3 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1:50.4 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1:49.10 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 1:49.1 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1:49.3 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1:49.4 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 1:49.7 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1:50.9 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1:51.5 | |||||||||
| 2 |
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:46.89 | |||||||||
| 1:47.42 | |||||||||
| 1:47.43 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1:47.78 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1:47.7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1:47.86 | ||||||||
| 7 | 1:48.1 | ||||||||
| 8 | 1:48.2 |