Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.[1]

Men's 800 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Peter Bourke
  Australia
James Maina Boi
  Kenya
Chris McGeorge
  England

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Peter Bourke   Australia 1:50.82 Q
2 1 James Maina Boi   Kenya 1:51.02 Q
3 3 Paul Forbes   Scotland 1:51.64 Q
4 3 Spyros Spyrou   Cyprus 1:51.90 Q
5 1 Philip Norgate   Wales 1:52.02 Q
6 3 Juma Ndiwa   Kenya 1:52.17 Q
7 3 Garry Cook   England 1:52.34 Q
8 1 Temba Mpofu   Botswana 1:52.38 Q
9 3 Tap Jonga   Zimbabwe 1:52.41 Q
10 1 Sean O'Neill   Northern Ireland 1:52.64 Q
11 1 Charlie Oliver   Solomon Islands 1:52.64 q
12 1 Glen Taute   Zimbabwe 1:52.74 q
13 3 Maxwell Carver   Mauritius 1:52.87 q
14 3 Richard Kermode   Fiji 1:52.91
15 1 Gordon Hinds   Barbados 1:53.96
16 2 Brett Crew   Australia 1:54.28 Q
17 2 Chris McGeorge   England 1:54.57 Q
18 2 Olsen Barr   Guyana 1:54.63 Q
19 2 John Walker   New Zealand 1:54.67 Q
20 2 Sammy Koskei   Kenya 1:54.85 Q
21 2 Joseph Ramotshabi   Botswana 1:55.13
22 2 Archfel Musango   Zambia 1:55.46
23 2 John Chappory   Gibraltar 1:55.65
24 2 Ilimotama Daku   Fiji 1:55.70
25 3 Yeung Sai Mo   Hong Kong 1:56.69
26 1 Jolly Kapere   Malawi 1:58.09
26 3 Aaron Hitu   Solomon Islands 1:58.09

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Peter Bourke   Australia 1:50.56 Q
2 2 Sammy Koskei   Kenya 1:50.71 Q
3 2 Chris McGeorge   England 1:50.72 Q
4 1 Paul Forbes   Scotland 1:50.87 Q
5 1 James Maina Boi   Kenya 1:50.88 Q
6 2 Juma Ndiwa   Kenya 1:50.91 Q
7 2 Spyros Spyrou   Cyprus 1:50.96 q
8 1 Brett Crew   Australia 1:51.16 Q
9 1 John Walker   New Zealand 1:51.68 Q
10 1 Olsen Barr   Guyana 1:52.49
11 2 Tap Jonga   Zimbabwe 1:53.22
12 2 Maxwell Carver   Mauritius 1:53.37
13 2 Temba Mpofu   Botswana 1:53.80
14 1 Charlie Oliver   Solomon Islands 1:56.50
15 1 Sean O'Neill   Northern Ireland 1:57.16
16 1 Glen Taute   Zimbabwe 1:58.86
1 Garry Cook   England DNF
2 Philip Norgate   Wales DNF

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Peter Bourke   Australia 1:45.18
  James Maina Boi   Kenya 1:45.45
  Chris McGeorge   England 1:45.60
4 John Walker   New Zealand 1:46.23
5 Brett Crew   Australia 1:46.82
6 Spyros Spyrou   Cyprus 1:47.64
7 Juma Ndiwa   Kenya 1:47.74
8 Paul Forbes   Scotland 1:49.05
9 Sammy Koskei   Kenya 1:52.43

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.