2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

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Gold Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku
  Kenya
Silver Ayanleh Souleiman
  Djibouti
Bronze James Magut
  Kenya

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
African record   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998
Championship record   Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:36.19 Nairobi, Kenya 1 August 2010
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record   Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) 3:35.71 Porto Novo, Benin 1 July 2012

Schedule

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Date Time Round
30 June 2012 15:40 Round 1
1 July 2012 16:40 Final

Results

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Round 1

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First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 Ayanleh Souleiman   Djibouti 3:40.79 Q
1 2 James Magut   Kenya 3:40.79 Q
3 2 Imad Touil   Algeria 3:41.00 Q
4 2 Zebene Alemayehu   Ethiopia 3:41.19 Q
5 2 Juan van Deventer   South Africa 3:41.37 q
6 2 Fouad El Kam   Morocco 3:41.45 q
7 1 Abednego Miti Chesebe   Kenya 3:42.20 Q
8 1 Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku   Kenya 3:42.21 Q
9 1 Abiyot Abinet   Ethiopia 3:42.34 Q
10 2 Yakdah Ousman   Sudan 3:42.42 q
11 1 Johan Cronje   South Africa 3:42.60 Q
12 1 Peter van der Westhuizen   South Africa 3:42.72 q
13 1 Flavio Seholhe   Mozambique 3:46.08
14 2 Daniel Gidey   Ethiopia 3:47.24
15 1 Daniel Nghipandula   Namibia 3:50.13
16 1 Jaida Khaled   Libya 3:50.72
17 2 Franck Ngouari Mouissi   Republic of the Congo 3:54.32
18 1 Aboubakr Ahmed   Uganda 3:57.93
19 1 Bachir Maman Moutari   Niger 3:58.02
20 1 Alassan Aboudou   Togo 4:00.40
21 1 Ali Ahmed Mohamed   Djibouti 4:08.58
2 Omar Adam   Libya DNF
1 Taoufik Makhloufi   Algeria DNS
1 Cornelus Bura   Tanzania DNS
2 Emile Zangre   Burkina Faso DNS
2 Senay Amlesom   Eritrea DNS
2 Abdoulaye Alassani   Togo DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Note
  Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku   Kenya 3:35.71 CR
  Ayanleh Souleiman   Djibouti 3:36.34
  James Magut   Kenya 3:36.35
4 Abednego Miti Chesebe   Kenya 3:36.76
5 Johan Cronje   South Africa 3:38.27
6 Abiyot Abinet   Ethiopia 3:38.46
7 Fouad El Kam   Morocco 3:39.90
8 Juan van Deventer   South Africa 3:40.80
9 Imad Touil   Algeria 3:40.95
10 Zebene Alemayehu   Ethiopia 3:41.00
11 Peter van der Westhuizen   South Africa 3:43.40
12 Yakdah Ousman   Sudan 3:45.65

References

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