| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | David Rudisha |
KEN |
1:44.33 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Jeff Riseley |
AUS |
1:45.62 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Lachlan Renshaw |
AUS |
1:46.06 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | James Gurr |
AUS |
1:46.45 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Nick Symmonds |
USA |
1:48.03 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | James Kaan |
AUS |
1:48.31 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Alex Rowe |
AUS |
1:48.70 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Johnny Rayner |
AUS |
1:49.63 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Darcy Sutton |
AUS |
1:49.74 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Andrew Kiptoo Rotich |
KEN |
1:50.06 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Brad Mathas |
NZL |
1:50.16 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Joel Hogarth |
AUS |
1:50.41 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | David Bradney |
AUS |
1:51.14 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Edward Vining |
AUS |
1:51.45 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Tom Fawthorpe |
AUS |
1:51.68 |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Andy Giam |
AUS |
1:51.76 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Jordan Williamsz |
AUS |
1:54.93 |
| 1 | Daniel MacDonald |
AUS |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Mark Blicavs |
AUS |
DNF | ||
| 2 | Sammy Tangui |
KEN |
DNF |