Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres explained

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

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Steve Cram	Tom McKean	Peter Elliott

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			1:49.68	Q
2	1			1:49.73	Q
3	1			1:49.81	Q
4	1			1:50.07	Q
5	1			1:50.07	q
6	1			1:50.78	q
7	3			1:51.23	Q
8	3			1:51.42	Q
9	3			1:51.90	Q
10	3			1:52.55	Q
11	2			1:53.13	Q
12	2			1:53.25	Q
13	2			1:53.29	Q
14	2			1:53.31	Q
15	1			1:53.38	q
16	2			1:53.45	q
17	2			1:53.97
18	3			1:55.13
19	3			1:55.14
20	2			1:55.77
21	1			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			1:47.42	Q
2	2			1:47.63	Q
3	2			1:48.07	Q
4	2			1:48.29	Q
5	2			1:48.40
6	2			1:48.52
7	1			1:48.71	Q
8	1			1:49.02	Q
9	1			1:49.24	Q
10	1			1:49.33	Q
11	1			1:49.69
12	1			1:49.98
13	1			1:50.25
14	2			1:50.88
15	1			1:54.83
16	2			1:55.29

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:43.22	GR
			1:44.80	PB
			1:45.42
4			1:45.86
5			1:47.27
6			1:49.04
7			1:51.29

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2016-10-30 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121508879/ Heats and semifinals results