2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men'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 | |||
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–4.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Haron Keitany Kenya |
Gideon Gathimba Kenya |
Juan van Deventer South Africa |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Deresse Mekonnen | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia | 3:48.12 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gideon Gathimba | Kenya | 3:48.18 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Demma Daba | Ethiopia | 3:48.24 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Badr Rassioui |  Morocco | 3:52.71 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Godfrey Rutayisire |  Rwanda | 3:53.26 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Hlalele Leeto |  Lesotho | 3:53.53 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Chancy Master |  Malawi | 3:54.61 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Haron Keitany | Kenya | 3:56.07 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Geoffrey Rono | Kenya | 3:56.36 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Juan van Deventer | South Africa | 3:56.56 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Deriba Degefa | Ethiopia | 3:57.55 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Mahamoud Farah |  Djibouti | 3:59.14 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Aly Abebe Moussa |  Mali | 4:07.51 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ansu Sowe |  Gambia | 4:15.55 | |
| 15 | 2 | Youssouf Houssein Nour | Djibouti | 4:16.02 | |
| 16 | 1 | Abdi Said Yabeh | Djibouti | 4:28.69 | |
| 17 | 1 | Damiani Chopa |  Tanzania | DNS | |
| 17 | 1 | Jean Claude Niyonizigiye |  Burundi | DNS | |
| 17 | 2 | Samwel Mwera | Tanzania | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Haron Keitany | Kenya | 3:43.47 | |
 | Gideon Gathimba | Kenya | 3:43.56 | |
 | Juan van Deventer | South Africa | 3:43.63 | |
| 4 | Deresse Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 3:44.19 | |
| 5 | Geoffrey Rono | Kenya | 3:44.90 | |
| 6 | Demma Daba | Ethiopia | 3:49.28 | |
| 7 | Deriba Degefa | Ethiopia | 3:51.03 | |
| 8 | Badr Rassioui | Morocco | 3:51.44 | |
| 9 | Mahamoud Farah | Djibouti | 3:53.34 | |
| 10 | Godfrey Rutayisire | Rwanda | 3:54.02 | |
| 11 | Hlalele Leeto | Lesotho | 3:54.93 | |
| 12 | Chancy Master | Malawi | 3:55.73 |
References
- Results (Archived)
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