# Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.

## Medallists

Medal winners :
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| John Kipkurgat Kenya | Mike Boit Kenya | John Walker New Zealand |

## Results
### Heats

Held on 27 January

#### Qualification for semifinal

The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the semifinals.
Heats results :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Filbert Bayi | Tanzania | 1:47.1 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Andy Carter | England | 1:48.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Peter Watson | Australia | 1:49.18 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Gilmour | New Zealand | 1:51.3 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Keith Falla | Guernsey | 1:52.16 | |
| 6 | 1 | Phillip Kayo | Papua New Guinea | 1:53.96 | |
| 7 | 1 | John Rantao | Botswana | 1:59.52 | |
| 1 | 2 | John Kipkurgat | Kenya | 1:48.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bill Hooker | Australia | 1:49.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Samuel Ditsele | Botswana | 1:50.1 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Colin Campbell | England | 1:50.2 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jaiye Abidoye | Nigeria | 1:50.86 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gerard Gangaram | Mauritius | 1:55.27 | |
| 7 | 2 | Samuela Bulai | Fiji | 1:55.48 | |
| 1 | 3 | John Walker | New Zealand | 1:47.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Daniel Omwanza | Kenya | 1:48.0 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Phil Lewis | Wales | 1:48.3 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | David McMeekin | Scotland | 1:49.1 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Richard Kermode | Fiji | 1:49.81 | |
| 6 | 3 | Joseph Jampilda | Nigeria | 1:51.94 | |
| 1 | 4 | Mike Boit | Kenya | 1:49.0 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Graeme Rootham | Australia | 1:49.56 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Peter Browne | England | 1:50.5 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Kenneth Elmer | Canada | 1:50.8 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Stuart Melville | New Zealand | 1:52.11 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jacques Bazerd | Mauritius | 1:57.03 | |

### Semifinals

Held on 27 January

#### Qualification for final

The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Final result :
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | John Kipkurgat | Kenya | 1:44.38 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Andy Carter | England | 1:45.57 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Daniel Omwanza | Kenya | 1:46.2 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Phil Lewis | Wales | 1:46.26 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Graeme Rootham | Australia | 1:47.19 | |
| 6 | 1 | Peter Watson | Australia | 1:48.56 | |
| 7 | 1 | Kenneth Elmer | Canada | 1:50.76 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alan Gilmour | New Zealand | 1:57.78 | |
| 1 | 2 | Mike Boit | Kenya | 1:45.40 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | John Walker | New Zealand | 1:46.2 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bill Hooker | Australia | 1:46.44 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Filbert Bayi | Tanzania | 1:46.6 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | David McMeekin | Scotland | 1:48.13 | |
| 6 | 2 | Peter Browne | England | 1:49.10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Samuel Ditsele | Botswana | 1:50.52 | |
| 8 | 2 | Colin Campbell | England | 1:51.64 | |

### Final

Held on 29 January
Final result :
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | John Kipkurgat | Kenya | 1:43.91 | GR |
| | Mike Boit | Kenya | 1:44.39 | |
| | John Walker | New Zealand | 1:44.92 | |
| 4 | Filbert Bayi | Tanzania | 1:45.32 | |
| 5 | Andy Carter | England | 1:45.97 | |
| 6 | Bill Hooker | Australia | 1:46.75 | |
| 7 | Daniel Omwanza | Kenya | 1:47.66 | |
| 8 | Phil Lewis | Wales | 1:48.90 | |