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2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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2008 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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 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
1 Damiani Chopa  Tanzania DNS
1 Jean Claude Niyonizigiye  Burundi DNS
2 Samwel Mwera  Tanzania DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Haron Keitany  Kenya 3:43.47
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gideon Gathimba  Kenya 3:43.56
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

1500 metres at the African Championships in Athletics
Men's
Women's
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