Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22, 24 and 25 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 880 yards event.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Robert Ouko Kenya | Ben Cayenne Trinidad and Tobago | Bill Smart Canada |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:49.40 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Musa Dogon Yaro | Nigeria | 1:50.0 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Richard Nandolo | Malawi | 1:50.1 | |
| 6 | 1 | Phil Lewis | Wales | 1:52.0 | |
| | 1 | Fred Sowerby | Antigua and Barbuda | DNS | |
| | 1 | Wilbert Moss | Bahamas | DNS | |
| 3 | 2 | Chris Fisher | Australia | 1:50.16 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Muhammed Younis | Pakistan | 1:50.8 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jaiye Abidoye | Nigeria | 1:51.0 | |
| | 2 | Patrick Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | DNS | |
| 5 | 3 | Keith Falla | Guernsey | 1:50.2 | |
| 6 | 3 | Naftali Bon | Kenya | 1:50.8 | |
| 7 | 3 | Hector Romero | Gibraltar | 2:07.4 | |
| | 3 | Leslie Miller | Bahamas | DNS | |
| 5 | 4 | Norman Trerise | Canada | 1:52.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | Peter Njera | Malawi | 1:55.1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Gerard Gangaram | Mauritius | 1:57.3 | |
| | 4 | Tony Harper | Bermuda | DNS | |

### Semifinals

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Robert Ouko | Kenya | 1:49.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Colin Campbell | England | 1:49.3 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Chris Fisher | Australia | 1:49.44 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | England | 1:49.8 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Michael MacLean | Scotland | 1:49.9 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ergas Leps | Canada | 1:50.2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Bob Adams | Wales | 1:50.3 | |
| 8 | 1 | Neville Myton | Jamaica | 1:50.4 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:49.10 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | John Davies | England | 1:49.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bill Smart | Canada | 1:49.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ben Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:49.4 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Byron Dyce | Jamaica | 1:49.7 | |
| 6 | 2 | Thomas Saisi | Kenya | 1:50.9 | |
| 7 | 2 | John Greatrex | Wales | 1:51.5 | |
| | 2 | Musa Dogon Yaro | Nigeria | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Robert Ouko | Kenya | 1:46.89 |
| | Ben Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:47.42 |
| | Bill Smart | Canada | 1:47.43 |
| 4 | Chris Fisher | Australia | 1:47.78 |
| 5 | John Davies | England | 1:47.7 |
| 6 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:47.86 |
| 7 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | England | 1:48.1 |
| 8 | Colin Campbell | England | 1:48.2 |
