| Event: | Men's 800 metres |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Carrara Stadium |
| Dates: | 10 April (heats) 12 April (final) |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Win Value: | 1:45.11 |
| Gold: | Wycliffe Kinyamal |
| Goldcga: | KEN |
| Silver: | Kyle Langford |
| Silvercga: | ENG |
| Bronze: | Luke Mathews |
| Bronzecga: | AUS |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
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.[1] 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.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]
| World record | 1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 | ||
| Games record | 1:43.22 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 31 July 1986 |
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 10 April 2018 | 10:30 | First round | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Thursday 12 April 2018 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 22:13 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
The first round consisted of three heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]
| 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 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | 1:57.22 |
| 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 | ||||
| 9 | 7 | 1:57.79 |
| 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 |
The medals were determined in the final.[2]
| 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 | ||