Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

Athletics at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 800 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held 17–19 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Japheth Kimutai
 Kenya		 Hezekiél Sepeng
 South Africa		 Johan Botha
 South Africa

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 1:47.49 Q
2 2 Paskar Owor  Uganda 1:47.90 Q, PB
3 1 Johan Botha  South Africa 1:48.16 Q
4 2 Jason Lobo  England 1:48.23 q
5 4 Savieri Ngidhi  Zimbabwe 1:48.24 Q
6 4 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 1:48.31 Q
7 1 Bradley Donkin  England 1:48.32 Q
8 1 Glody Dube  Botswana 1:48.44 q
9 5 Kennedy Kimwetich  Kenya 1:48.48 Q
10 1 Shaun Farrell  New Zealand 1:48.51 q
11 4 Joseph Ischia  Australia 1:48.61 q
12 3 Andrew Hart  England 1:48.70 Q
13 3 Crispen Mutakanyi  Zimbabwe 1:48.89 Q
14 4 Veranus Kamati  Namibia 1:48.99 q, PB
15 2 Mao Tjiroze  Namibia 1:49.02 q, SB
16 2 Kenroy Levy  Jamaica 1:49.09 SB
17 5 Marvin Watts  Jamaica 1:49.19 Q
18 4 Grant Graham  Scotland 1:49.25
19 5 Richard Girvan  Northern Ireland 1:49.33
20 3 Eddie King  Northern Ireland 1:49.38
21 5 Subramaniam Vasu  Malaysia 1:49.76
22 5 Chipako Chungu  Zambia 1:49.80
23 3 Dale Jones  Antigua and Barbuda 1:50.54 SB
24 3 Isireli Naikelekelevesi  Fiji 1:50.66 PB
25 1 Stephen Agar  Canada 1:51.07
26 4 Mpho Morobe  Lesotho 1:51.45
27 1 Ian Godwin  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1:52.01
28 3 Chris Brown  Bahamas 1:52.76
29 5 Dave Pamah  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:52.91
30 3 Reuben Silwimba  Zambia 1:53.31
31 1 Gregory Chipman  Bahamas 1:54.57
32 1 Nickie Peters  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:55.78
32 3 Kayless Tavakalo  Vanuatu 1:55.78
35 4 Gerard Solomon  Vanuatu 1:57.87
36 2 Mphafi Karabo  Lesotho 1:59.20
37 2 Naseer Ismail  Maldives DNS
37 5 Selwyn Bonne  Seychelles DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 1:46.88 Q
2 1 Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 1:47.05 Q
3 1 Kennedy Kimwetich  Kenya 1:47.12 Q
4 1 Savieri Ngidhi  Zimbabwe 1:47.20 Q
5 1 Andrew Hart  England 1:47.34 Q
5 2 Johan Botha  South Africa 1:47.34 Q
7 2 Crispen Mutakanyi  Zimbabwe 1:47.58 Q
8 2 Bradley Donkin  England 1:47.65 Q
9 2 Glody Dube  Botswana 1:47.78 PB
10 1 Paskar Owor  Uganda 1:47.90
11 2 Jason Lobo  England 1:47.96
12 1 Marvin Watts  Jamaica 1:48.40
13 2 Joseph Ischia  Australia 1:48.43
14 2 Mao Tjiroze  Namibia 1:48.58 SB
15 1 Shaun Farrell  New Zealand 1:49.21
16 1 Veranus Kamati  Namibia 1:49.22

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Japheth Kimutai  Kenya 1:43.82
2nd, silver medalist(s) Hezekiél Sepeng  South Africa 1:44.44 SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Johan Botha  South Africa 1:44.57 PB
4 Savieri Ngidhi  Zimbabwe 1:45.18
5 Andrew Hart  England 1:45.71 PB
6 Bradley Donkin  England 1:46.86 PB
7 Crispen Mutakanyi  Zimbabwe 1:46.97
8 Kennedy Kimwetich  Kenya 1:48.13

References

  1. ↑ Heat 1, Heat 2, Heat 3, Heat 4&5 results
  2. ↑ Semifinal 1 results, Semifinal 2 results
  3. ↑ Final results
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