2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics
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 women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
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
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The women's 1500 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 2.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Gelete Burka  Ethiopia 4:08.25 CR
2nd Meskerem Assefa  Ethiopia 4:10.40
3rd Agnes Samaria  Namibia 4:13.91
4 Nancy Langat  Kenya 4:16.19
5 Irene Jelagat  Kenya 4:24.39
6 René Kalmer  South Africa 4:29.56
7 Emebt Etea  Ethiopia 4:30.91
8 Saïda El Mehdi  Morocco 4:39.29
9 Elizet Banda  Zambia 4:40.57
10 Ayisha Mitchel  Ghana 4:41.10
11 Marie Chantal Nininahazwe  Burundi 5:07.07
12 Francine Nzilampa  Democratic Republic of the Congo 5:11.76

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