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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

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Men's 800 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Mike Boit
 Kenya
Seymour Newman
 Jamaica
Peter Lemashon
 Kenya

Results

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Heats

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Held on 8 August

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 John Higham  Australia 1:48.9 Q
2 2 Colin Szwed  England 1:49.1 Q
3 2 Peter Hoffmann  Scotland 1:49.1 Q
4 2 Glen Grant  Wales 1:49.3 q
5 3 James Maina Boi  Kenya 1:49.48 Q
6 3 Garry Cook  England 1:49.9 Q
7 3 Paul Forbes  Scotland 1:50.0 Q
8 2 Halidu Zinentah  Ghana 1:50.2 q
9 3 Rayfield Beaton  Guyana 1:50.3 q
10 2 Doug Wournell  Canada 1:50.4 q
11 4 Mike Boit  Kenya 1:50.6 Q
12 4 David Warren  England 1:51.4 Q
13 1 Chum Darvall  Australia 1:51.5 Q
13 4 Dennis Norris  New Zealand 1:51.5 Q
15 1 Peter Lemashon  Kenya 1:51.6 Q
15 1 Seymour Newman  Jamaica 1:51.6 Q
15 4 Peter Favell  Canada 1:51.56
18 1 James McGuinness  Northern Ireland 1:51.71
19 3 Conrad Francis  Grenada 1:52.22
20 4 Donald Pierre  Grenada 1:52.61
21 4 Ezzard Wilson  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1:52.66
22 1 Carlsen Phillips  Bermuda 1:52.83
23 1 Dave Hill  Canada 1:53.77
24 2 Henry Carver  Mauritius 1:54.83
25 3 William Amakye  Ghana 1:54.90
26 1 Trevor Small  Barbados 1:55.24
27 3 John Erysthee  Saint Lucia 1:58.43
28 2 Heligar Calderon  Saint Lucia 2:01.08
3 Michael Watson  Bermuda DQ
1 Michael Olliviere  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines DNS
4 Lewis Swann  Turks and Caicos Islands DNS
4 Auchinleck Spencer  Antigua and Barbuda DNS

Semifinals

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Held on 8 August

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Seymour Newman  Jamaica 1:48.83 Q
2 1 Glen Grant  Wales 1:49.25 Q
3 1 Chum Darvall  Australia 1:49.26 Q
4 2 Mike Boit  Kenya 1:49.88 Q
5 1 Peter Lemashon  Kenya 1:49.93 Q
6 1 Peter Hoffmann  Scotland 1:50.10
7 2 Halidu Zinentah  Ghana 1:50.62 Q
8 2 Garry Cook  England 1:50.75 Q
9 2 John Higham  Australia 1:50.77 Q
10 2 Dennis Norris  New Zealand 1:50.77
11 1 Colin Szwed  England 1:50.89
12 1 Doug Wournell  Canada 1:51.23
13 2 Rayfield Beaton  Guyana 1:51.86
14 2 David Warren  England 1:51.96
15 2 Paul Forbes  Scotland 1:56.80
1 James Maina Boi  Kenya DQ

Final

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Held on 10 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike Boit  Kenya 1:46.39
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Seymour Newman  Jamaica 1:47.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Lemashon  Kenya 1:47.57
4 Chum Darvall  Australia 1:47.74
5 Garry Cook  England 1:48.06
6 Halidu Zinentah  Ghana 1:48.15
7 John Higham  Australia 1:48.90
8 Glen Grant  Wales 1:49.32

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-24.