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

GoldCaleb Mwangangi Ndiku
 Kenya
SilverAyanleh Souleiman
 Djibouti
BronzeJames Magut
 Kenya

Records

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

Date Time Round
30 June 201215:40Round 1
1 July 201216:40Final

Results

Round 1

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNote
12Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti3:40.79Q
12James Magut Kenya3:40.79Q
32Imad Touil Algeria3:41.00Q
42Zebene Alemayehu Ethiopia3:41.19Q
52Juan van Deventer South Africa3:41.37q
62Fouad El Kam Morocco3:41.45q
71Abednego Miti Chesebe Kenya3:42.20Q
81Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya3:42.21Q
91Abiyot Abinet Ethiopia3:42.34Q
102Yakdah Ousman Sudan3:42.42q
111Johan Cronje South Africa3:42.60Q
121Peter van der Westhuizen South Africa3:42.72q
131Flavio Seholhe Mozambique3:46.08
142Daniel Gidey Ethiopia3:47.24
151Daniel Nghipandula Namibia3:50.13
161Jaida Khaled Libya3:50.72
172Franck Ngouari Mouissi Republic of the Congo3:54.32
181Aboubakr Ahmed Uganda3:57.93
191Bachir Maman Moutari Niger3:58.02
201Alassan Aboudou Togo4:00.40
211Ali Ahmed Mohamed Djibouti4:08.58
2Omar Adam LibyaDNF
1Taoufik Makhloufi AlgeriaDNS
1Cornelus Bura TanzaniaDNS
2Emile Zangre Burkina FasoDNS
2Senay Amlesom EritreaDNS
2Abdoulaye Alassani TogoDNS

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNote
Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya3:35.71CR
Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti3:36.34
James Magut Kenya3:36.35
4Abednego Miti Chesebe Kenya3:36.76
5Johan Cronje South Africa3:38.27
6Abiyot Abinet Ethiopia3:38.46
7Fouad El Kam Morocco3:39.90
8Juan van Deventer South Africa3:40.80
9Imad Touil Algeria3:40.95
10Zebene Alemayehu Ethiopia3:41.00
11Peter van der Westhuizen South Africa3:43.40
12Yakdah Ousman Sudan3:45.65

References

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