Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres
Appearance
The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mike Boit![]() |
Seymour Newman![]() |
Peter Lemashon![]() |
Results
Heats
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Semifinals
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Seymour Newman | ![]() |
1:48.83 | Q |
2 | 1 | Glen Grant | ![]() |
1:49.25 | Q |
3 | 1 | Chum Darvall | ![]() |
1:49.26 | Q |
4 | 2 | Mike Boit | ![]() |
1:49.88 | Q |
5 | 1 | Peter Lemashon | ![]() |
1:49.93 | Q |
6 | 1 | Peter Hoffmann | ![]() |
1:50.10 | |
7 | 2 | Halidu Zinentah | ![]() |
1:50.62 | Q |
8 | 2 | Garry Cook | ![]() |
1:50.75 | Q |
9 | 2 | John Higham | ![]() |
1:50.77 | Q |
10 | 2 | Dennis Norris | ![]() |
1:50.77 | |
11 | 1 | Colin Szwed | ![]() |
1:50.89 | |
12 | 1 | Doug Wournell | ![]() |
1:51.23 | |
13 | 2 | Rayfield Beaton | ![]() |
1:51.86 | |
14 | 2 | David Warren | ![]() |
1:51.96 | |
15 | 2 | Paul Forbes | ![]() |
1:56.80 | |
1 | James Maina Boi | ![]() |
DQ |
Final
Held on 10 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Mike Boit | ![]() |
1:46.39 | |
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Seymour Newman | ![]() |
1:47.30 | |
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Peter Lemashon | ![]() |
1:47.57 | |
4 | Chum Darvall | ![]() |
1:47.74 | |
5 | Garry Cook | ![]() |
1:48.06 | |
6 | Halidu Zinentah | ![]() |
1:48.15 | |
7 | John Higham | ![]() |
1:48.90 | |
8 | Glen Grant | ![]() |
1:49.32 |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-24.