| Final 19:40 | time |   | L | Q | bib  |  | 1. Manjit Singh |   India | 1:46.15 |   |   | 8. | 332 |  | 2. Jinson Johnson |   India | 1:46.35 |   |   | 1. | 328 |  | 3. Abubaker Haydar Abdalla |   Qatar | 1:46.38 |   |   | 6. | 694 |  | 4. Amir Moradi |   Iran | 1:46.55 | PB |   | 7. | 432 |  | 5. Abraham Rotich |   Bahrain | 1:47.05 |   |   | 5. | 137 |  | 6. Jamal Hairane |   Qatar | 1:49.05 |   |   | 2. | 704 |  | 7. Sho Kawamoto |   Japan | 1:50.87 |   |   | 4.q | 468 |  | 8. Indunil Herath Ekanayaka Mudiyans |   Sri Lanka | 1:51.36 |   |   | 3.q | 731 |   
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| Venue: Gelora Brung Karno Stadium |  | Indonesian Western Standard Time (UTC) +7. |  | Heats |   
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| World Record: David Rudisha (KEN) 1:40.91 London, United Kingdom, 9 August 2012 |  | Asian Record: Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:42.79 Monaco, 29 July 2008 |  | Games Record: Sajjad Moradi (IRI) 1:45.45 Guangzhou, China, 25 November 2010 |   
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  Heats - Monday 27 August 20:50 |  | First 2 and Best 2 advanced to Final. 3 Heats with 27 athletes. |   
                            | Ranking | time |   | L | Rk. |  | 1. Jinson Johnson |   India | 1:47.39 | Q | 7 | 1. |  | 2. Jamal Hairane |   Qatar | 1:47.45 | Q | 3 | 2. |  | 3. Indunil Herath Ekanayaka Mudiyans |   Sri Lanka | 1:47.54 | q | 9 | 3. |  | 4. Sho Kawamoto |   Japan | 1:48.07 | q | 4 | 4. |  | 5. Li Junlin |   China | 1:48.74 |   | 8 | 9. |  | 6. Dương Văn Thái |   Vietnam | 1:49.79 |   | 5 | 12. |  | 7. Marco Vilog |   Philippines | 1:50.75 |   | 2 | 15. |  | 8. Odilshoh Ismatov |   Tajikistan | 1:51.80 |   | 6 | 18. |  | 9. Akhyt Asyeikhan |   Mongolia | 1:53.89 |   | 1 | 22. |   
                             
| Ranking | time |   | L | Rk. |  | 1. Abraham Rotich |   Bahrain | 1:48.24 | Q | 4 | 5. |  | 2. Amir Moradi |   Iran | 1:48.31 | Q | 8 | 7. |  | 3. Takumi Murashima |   Japan | 1:48.86 |   | 6 | 10. |  | 4. Musulman Dzholomanov |   Kyrgyzstan | 1:50.28 |   | 3 | 14. |  | 5. Saud Al-Zaabi |   UA Emirates | 1:50.94 |   | 1 | 16. |  | 6. Wempy Pelamonia |   Indonesia | 1:54.53 |   | 2 | 23. |  | 7. Odkhuu Galerdene |   Mongolia | 1:55.07 |   | 7 | 24. |  | 8. Oh Jae-won |   South Korea | 1:59.58 |   | 9 | 25. |  | 9. Manuel Belo Amaral Ataide |   East Timor | 1:59.58 |   | 5 | 26. |   
                             
| Ranking | time |   | L | Rk. |  | 1. Abubaker Haydar Abdalla |   Qatar | 1:48.25 | Q | 6 | 6. |  | 2. Manjit Singh |   India | 1:48.64 | Q | 4 | 8. |  | 3. Ihab Jabbar Hashi Hashim |   Iraq | 1:48.87 |   | 1 | 11. |  | 4. Kumal Som Bahadur |   Nepal | 1:50.25 |   | 2 | 13. |  | 5. Khurshidjon Akhmadaliev |   Uzbekistan | 1:51.49 |   | 5 | 17. |  | 6. Mayouf Mayouf |   UA Emirates | 1:52.02 |   | 8 | 19. |  | 7. Budiman Holle |   Indonesia | 1:52.38 |   | 3 | 20. |  | 8. Yothin Yaprajan |   Thailand | 1:53.71 |   | 9 | 21. |  | -. Alsadik Mikhou |   Bahrain | DNF |   | 7 |   |   
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