2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
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 |  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 |  Morocco |
3:52.71 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 |  Rwanda |
3:53.26 | q | |
| 6 | 1 |  Lesotho |
3:53.53 | q | |
| 7 | 1 |  Malawi |
3:54.61 | q | |
| 8 | 2 | Haron Keitany | Kenya |
3:56.07 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Kenya |
3:56.36 | Q | |
| 10 | 2 | Juan van Deventer | South Africa |
3:56.56 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Ethiopia |
3:57.55 | Q | |
| 12 | 2 | Mahamoud Farah |  Djibouti |
3:59.14 | q |
| 13 | 2 |  Mali |
4:07.51 | ||
| 14 | 2 |  Gambia |
4:15.55 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Djibouti |
4:16.02 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Djibouti |
4:28.69 | ||
| 1 |  Tanzania |
DNS | |||
| 1 |  Burundi |
DNS | |||
| 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 | Kenya |
3:44.90 | ||
| 6 | Demma Daba | Ethiopia |
3:49.28 | |
| 7 | Ethiopia |
3:51.03 | ||
| 8 | Morocco |
3:51.44 | ||
| 9 | Mahamoud Farah | Djibouti |
3:53.34 | |
| 10 | Rwanda |
3:54.02 | ||
| 11 | Lesotho |
3:54.93 | ||
| 12 | Malawi |
3:55.73 |
References[]
- Results (Archived)
Categories:
- 2008 African Championships in Athletics
- 1500 metres at the African Championships in Athletics