- Medalists
- Results Heats Semifinals Final
- References
{{AthleticsAt1986CommonwealthGames}}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| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Steve Cram
{{ENG}} | Tom McKean
{{SCO}} | Peter Elliott
{{ENG}} |
ResultsHeatsQualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[2] | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Pat Scammell | {{AUS}} | 1:49.68 | Q | | 2 | 1 | Peter Elliott | {{ENG}} | 1:49.73 | Q | | 3 | 1 | Mal Edwards | {{WAL}} | 1:49.81 | Q | | 4 | 1 | Paul Forbes | {{SCO}} | 1:50.07 | Q | | 5 | 1 | Joseph Ramotshabi | {{BOT}} | 1:50.07 | q | | 6 | 1 | Isaac Ganunga | {{MAW}} | 1:50.78 | q | | 7 | 3 | Peter Bourke | {{AUS}} | 1:51.23 | Q | | 8 | 3 | Steve Cram | {{ENG}} | 1:51.42 | Q | | 9 | 3 | Simon Hoogewerf | {{CAN}} | 1:51.90 | Q | | 10 | 3 | Paul Williams | {{WAL}} | 1:52.55 | Q | | 11 | 2 | Sebastian Coe | {{ENG}} | 1:53.13 | Q | | 12 | 2 | Brian Thompson | {{CAN}} | 1:53.25 | Q | | 13 | 2 | Mark Kirk | {{NIR}} | 1:53.29 | Q | | 14 | 2 | Tom McKean | {{SCO}} | 1:53.31 | Q | | 15 | 1 | John Chappory | {{GIB}} | 1:53.38 | q | | 16 | 2 | Nick Hand | {{flag|Guernsey}} | 1:53.45 | q | | 17 | 2 | Mike Guegan | {{flag|Jersey}} | 1:53.97 | | 18 | 3 | Binesh Prasad | {{FIJ}} | 1:55.13 | | 19 | 3 | Avelino Baldachino | {{GIB}} | 1:55.14 | | 20 | 2 | Gideon Mthembu | {{SWZ}} | 1:55.77 | | 21 | 1 | Sawelio Lutuni | {{FIJ}} | 1:58.09 |
SemifinalsQualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.[2] | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 2 | Peter Elliott | {{ENG}} | 1:47.42 | Q | | 2 | 2 | Simon Hoogewerf | {{CAN}} | 1:47.63 | Q | | 3 | 2 | Sebastian Coe | {{ENG}} | 1:48.07 | Q | | 4 | 2 | Paul Forbes | {{SCO}} | 1:48.29 | Q | | 5 | 2 | Peter Bourke | {{AUS}} | 1:48.40 | | 6 | 2 | Paul Williams | {{WAL}} | 1:48.52 | | 7 | 1 | Steve Cram | {{ENG}} | 1:48.71 | Q | | 8 | 1 | Tom McKean | {{SCO}} | 1:49.02 | Q | | 9 | 1 | Pat Scammell | {{AUS}} | 1:49.24 | Q | | 10 | 1 | Mal Edwards | {{WAL}} | 1:49.33 | Q | | 11 | 1 | Mark Kirk | {{NIR}} | 1:49.69 | | 12 | 1 | Joseph Ramotshabi | {{BOT}} | 1:49.98 | | 13 | 1 | Brian Thompson | {{CAN}} | 1:50.25 | | 14 | 2 | Isaac Ganunga | {{MAW}} | 1:50.88 | | 15 | 1 | Nick Hand | {{flag|Guernsey}} | 1:54.83 | | 16 | 2 | John Chappory | {{GIB}} | 1:55.29 |
Final| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| {{Gold1}} | Steve Cram | {{ENG}} | 1:43.22 | GR | | {{Silver2}} | Tom McKean | {{SCO}} | 1:44.80 | PB | | {{Bronze3}} | Peter Elliott | {{ENG}} | 1:45.42 | | 4 | Pat Scammell | {{AUS}} | 1:45.86 | | 5 | Mal Edwards | {{WAL}} | 1:47.27 | | 6 | Simon Hoogewerf | {{CAN}} | 1:49.04 | | 7 | Paul Forbes | {{SCO}} | 1:51.29 | | 8}} | Sebastian Coe | {{ENG}} | 9:99.99|DNS}} |
References1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp |title=Results |access-date=2016-10-30 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp |archive-date=2012-09-14 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
2. ^1 [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121508879/ Heats and semifinals results]
{{CG800metres}}{{DEFAULTSORT:800}} 2 : Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|800 metres at the Commonwealth Games |