Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

The Men's 800 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, was held at Hampden Park between 29 and 31 July 2014. The event was won by Olympic silver-medallist, Nijel Amos, who beat Olympic champion and World record holder, David Rudisha.

## Results

### Heats

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | David Rudisha (KEN) | 1:46.89 | | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Rimmer (ENG) | 1:47.64 | | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ricardo Cunningham (JAM) | 1:47.71 | SB | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Guy Learmonth (SCO) | 1:47.85 | | q |
| 5 | 1 | Brandon McBride (CAN) | 1:49.29 | | q |
| 6 | 2 | Robert Thimothy Bagina (RWA) | 1:55.31 | | |
| 7 | 7 | Kevin Kapmatana (PNG) | 1:59.09 | | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | André Olivier (RSA) | 1:47.93 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ronald Musagala (UGA) | 1:48.23 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Alberto Mamba (MOZ) | 1:48.57 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Mukhtar Mohammed (ENG) | 1:49.13 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Sean Obinwa (NGR) | 1:50.59 | |
| 6 | 5 | Kendis Bullard (TTO) | 1:51.57 | |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Jeffrey Riseley (AUS) | 1:48.63 | | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (KEN) | 1:48.70 | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joe Thomas (WAL) | 1:49.38 | | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Shaquille Dill (BER) | 1:49.61 | | q |
| 5 | 3 | Kaminiel Matlaun (PNG) | 1:52.36 | PB | |
| 6 | 4 | Alex Beddoes (COK) | 1:53.160 | NR | |
| | 5 | Andrew Osagie (ENG) | | DQ | |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Aaron Evans (BER) | 1:50.48 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:50.56 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Evans Kipkorir (KEN) | 1:50.88 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Jamaal James (TTO) | 1:51.62 | |
| 5 | 1 | Josh Ralph (AUS) | 1:52.48 | |
| 6 | 4 | Emmanuel Ntakiyimana (RWA) | 1:55.61 | |
| 7 | 2 | Veherney Babob (PNG) | 2:03.45 | |

### Semi-finals

**Semi-final 1**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | David Rudisha (KEN) | 1:46.61 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (KEN) | 1:46.88 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Guy Learmonth (SCO) | 1:47.78 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ricardo Cunningham (JAM) | 1:47.80 | |
| 5 | 6 | Jeffrey Riseley (AUS) | 1:47.82 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Shaquille Dill (BER) | 1:48.59 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mukhtar Mohammed (ENG) | 1:51.91 | |
| | 5 | Brandon McBride (CAN) | DQ | |

**Semi-final 2**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:45.65 | | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ronald Musagala (UGA) | 1:45.98 | | Q |
| 3 | 4 | André Olivier (RSA) | 1:46.30 | | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Evans Kipkorir (KEN) | 1:47.35 | | q |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Rimmer (ENG) | 1:47.70 | | q |
| 6 | 2 | Alberto Mamba (MOZ) | 1:47.73 | NR | |
| 7 | 8 | Joe Thomas (WAL) | 1:50.08 | | |
| 8 | 1 | Aaron Evans (BER) | 1:50.17 | | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 5 | Nijel Amos (BOT) | 1:45.18 | |
| | 4 | David Rudisha (KEN) | 1:45.48 | |
| | 6 | André Olivier (RSA) | 1:46.03 | |
| 4 | 8 | Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (KEN) | 1:46.09 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jeffrey Riseley (AUS) | 1:46.12 | |
| 6 | 1 | Guy Learmonth (SCO) | 1:46.69 | PB |
| 7 | 2 | Michael Rimmer (ENG) | 1:46.71 | |
| 8 | 9 | Ronald Musagala (UGA) | 1:47.19 | |
| 9 | 7 | Evans Kipkorir (KEN) | 1:47.34 | |
