Template:AthleticsAt2010CommonwealthGames The Men's 800 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday 8 October and Sunday 10 October 2010.
The top three runners in each of the initial four heats automatically alongside the four fasters runners qualified for the semifinals. The top three plus the two fastest runners advanced to the final.
Records[edit | edit source]
| World Record | 1:41.01 | David Rudisha | KEN | Rieti, Italy | 29 August 2010 |
| Games Record | 1:43.22 | Steve Cram | ENG | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1986 |
Round 1[edit | edit source]
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Heat 1[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Abraham Kiplagat (KEN) |
1:49.92 | Q |
| 2 | 5 |  Francis Pathi (IND) |
1:50.12 | Q |
| 3 | 8 |  Andrew Osagie (ENG) |
1:50.44 | Q |
| 4 | 6 |  James McIlroy (NIR) |
1:50.91 | q |
| 5 | 3 |  Andre Drummonds (JAM) |
1:55.48 | |
| 6 | 7 |  Hameed Mohamed (MDV) |
2:01.07 | PB |
| 7 | 2 |  Tony Ialu (VAN) |
2:04.46 |
Heat 2[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Jimmy Adar (UGA) |
1:49.47 | Q |
| 2 | 8 |  Chris Gowell (WAL) |
1:49.92 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Darren St. Clair (ENG) |
1:50.18 | Q |
| 4 | 4 |  Jon Rankin (CAY) |
1:51.35 | q |
| 5 | 5 |  Thomas Vandy (SLE) |
1:51.69 | PB |
| – | 7 |  Yuvaraaj Panerselvam (MAS) |
DNS |
Heat 3[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Boaz Lalang (KEN) |
1:50.46 | Q |
| 2 | 8 |  Lachlan Renshaw (AUS) |
1:50.74 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gareth Warburton (WAL) |
1:51.64 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ricardo Cunningham (JAM) |
1:52.65 | |
| 5 | 6 | Vadivellan Mahendran (MAS) |
1:54.39 | |
| 6 | 5 |  Kossam Chale (MAW) |
1:57.36 | |
| 7 | 4 | Shifaz Moahmed (MDV) |
1:59.18 | PB |
Heat 4[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Richard Kiplagat (KEN) |
1:49.42 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Joe Thomas (WAL) |
1:50.17 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Niall Brooks (ENG) |
1:50.54 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Arnold Sorina (VAN) |
1:51.13 | q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | Manjit (IND) |
1:51.22 | q |
| 6 | 5 | Alusine Deen-Sesay (SLE) |
1:56.43 |
Semifinals[edit | edit source]
First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Semifinal 1[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Boaz Lalang (KEN) |
1:46.41 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Richard Kiplagat (KEN) |
1:46.73 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Gareth Warburton (WAL) |
1:46.83 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Darren St. Clair (ENG) |
1:46.92 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Lachlan Renshaw (AUS) |
1:47.26 | q |
| 6 | 2 | James McIlroy (NIR) |
1:47.76 | SB |
| 7 | 8 | Manjit (IND) |
1:50.88 | |
| 8 | 9 | Jon Rankin (CAY) |
1:51.10 | NR |
Semifinal 2[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Abraham Kiplagat (KEN) |
1:47.09 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jimmy Adar (UGA) |
1:47.15 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Joe Thomas (WAL) |
1:47.22 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Andrew Osagie (ENG) |
1:47.52 | |
| 5 | 4 | Niall Brooks (ENG) |
1:48.33 | |
| 6 | 6 | Chris Gowell (WAL) |
1:49.78 | |
| 7 | 5 | Arnold Sorina (VAN) |
1:51.84 | |
| – | 3 | Francis Pathi (IND) |
DNF |
Final[edit | edit source]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Boaz Lalang (KEN) |
1:46.60 | |
 |
4 | Richard Kiplagat (KEN) |
1:46.95 | |
 |
7 | Abraham Kiplagat (KEN) |
1:47.37 | |
| 4 | 3 | Gareth Warburton (WAL) |
1:48.59 | |
| 5 | 8 | Jimmy Adar (UGA) |
1:49.57 | |
| 6 | 6 | Darren St. Clair (ENG) |
1:52.15 | |
| 7 | 9 | Joe Thomas (WAL) |
1:52.39 | |
| – | 2 | Lachlan Renshaw (AUS) |
– | DNS |