The men's 800 metres event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 29 January and 1 February at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sammy Tirop Kenya |
Nixon Kiprotich Kenya |
Matthew Yates England |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sammy Tirop | Kenya | 1:48.60 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Robert Kibet | Kenya | 1:49.16 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Matthew Yates | England | 1:49.24 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Coe | England | 1:49.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nixon Kiprotich | Kenya | 1:49.83 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | David Strang |  Scotland | 1:49.92 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Melford Homela |  Zimbabwe | 1:49.97 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | John Walker |  New Zealand | 1:50.09 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Ikem Billy | England | 1:50.32 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Mike Birke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:50.36 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Mbiganyi Thee |  Botswana | 1:50.71 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Michael Craig | New Zealand | 1:50.81 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Brian Whittle | Scotland | 1:50.87 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Neil Horsfield |  Wales | 1:50.88 | q |
| 15 | 4 | Tom McKean | Scotland | 1:50.87 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Paul Osland | Canada | 1:51.00 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Kenneth Dzekedzeke |  Malawi | 1:51.17 | |
| 18 | 3 | Samson Vellabouy |  Malaysia | 1:51.19 | |
| 19 | 4 | Simon Doyle | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 1:51.21 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Zacharia Machangani | Botswana | 1:51.41 | |
| 21 | 4 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 1:52.00 | Q |
| 22 | 2 | Mark Kirk | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | 1:52.09 | |
| 23 | 2 | Alick Musukuma | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zambia | 1:52.18 | |
| 24 | 1 | Mohammad Hossain Milzer |  Bangladesh | 1:52.44 | |
| 25 | 4 | Paul Breed | New Zealand | 1:52.92 | |
| 26 | 4 | Philip Sinon | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Seychelles | 1:53.17 | |
| 27 | 3 | John Siguria |  Papua New Guinea | 1:57.57 | |
| 28 | 4 | Ancel Nalau |  Vanuatu | 2:00.33 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Tom McKean | Scotland | 1:46.83 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Nixon Kiprotich | Kenya | 1:46.92 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Robert Kibet | Kenya | 1:47.00 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Sammy Tirop | Kenya | 1:47.04 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Simon Doyle | Australia | 1:47.38 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Brian Whittle | Scotland | 1:47.51 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Sebastian Coe | England | 1:47.67 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Matthew Yates | England | 1:47.77 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Ikem Billy | England | 1:47.80 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Mbiganyi Thee | Botswana | 1:48.33 | |
| 11 | 2 | Melford Homela | Zimbabwe | 1:48.53 | |
| 12 | 1 | Paul Osland | Canada | 1:48.59 | |
| 13 | 1 | John Walker | New Zealand | 1:49.60 | |
| 14 | 2 | Mike Birke | Canada | 1:49.64 | |
| 15 | 2 | Neil Horsfield | Wales | 1:49.93 | |
| 16 | 2 | Michael Craig | New Zealand | 1:51.00 | |
| 17 | 2 | David Strang | Scotland | 1:51.05 | |
| 18 | 1 | Simon Hoogewerf | Canada | 1:53.75 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sammy Tirop | Kenya | 1:45.98 | |
 | Nixon Kiprotich | Kenya | 1:46.00 | |
 | Matthew Yates | England | 1:46.62 | |
| 4 | Brian Whittle | Scotland | 1:46.85 | |
| 5 | Ikem Billy | England | 1:47.16 | |
| 6 | Sebastian Coe | England | 1:47.24 | |
| 7 | Tom McKean | Scotland | 1:47.27 | |
| 8 | Simon Doyle | Australia | 1:48.06 | |
| 9 | Robert Kibet | Kenya | 1:48.57 |
References
- ↑ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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