| Event: | 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.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 880 yards event.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Robert Ouko | Ben Cayenne | Bill Smart |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:49.40 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 1:50.0 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 1:50.1 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1:52.0 | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1:50.16 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1:50.8 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1:51.0 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1:50.2 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 1:50.8 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 2:07.4 | ||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1:52.5 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 1:55.1 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | 1:57.3 | ||||
| 4 |
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:49.0 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1:49.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 1:49.44 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 1:49.8 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 1:49.9 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1:50.2 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 1:50.3 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 1:50.4 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 1:49.10 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1:49.1 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1:49.3 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1:49.4 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 1:49.7 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1:50.9 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 1:51.5 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:46.89 | |||||
| 1:47.42 | |||||
| 1:47.43 | |||||
| 4 | 1:47.78 | ||||
| 5 | 1:47.7 | ||||
| 6 | 1:47.86 | ||||
| 7 | 1:48.1 | ||||
| 8 | 1:48.2 |