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2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 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
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3000 m
steeplechase
menwomen
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4×400 m relaymenwomen
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High jumpmenwomen
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Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
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Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 800 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 2.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
David Rudisha
 Kenya
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
 Sudan
Asbel Kiprop
 Kenya

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Jackson Kivuva  Kenya 1:50.28 Q
2 4 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 1:50.32 Q
3 3 Onalenna Baloyi  Botswana 1:50.48 Q
4 3 Samson Ngoepe  South Africa 1:50.48 Q
5 3 Saïd Doulal  Morocco 1:50.52 q
6 4 Shiferaw Wola  Ethiopia 1:50.64 Q
7 4 Abdalla Abdelgadir  Sudan 1:51.56 Q
8 4 Mahamoud Farah  Djibouti 1:51.71 q
9 1 Ismail Ahmed Ismail  Sudan 1:52.72 Q
10 1 Eshetu Zewde  Ethiopia 1:52.80 Q
11 2 David Rudisha  Kenya 1:52.93 Q
12 2 Henok Legesse  Ethiopia 1:53.22 Q
13 1 Severin Sahinkuye  Burundi 1:53.81 Q
14 2 Jimmy Adar  Uganda 1:53.89 Q
15 1 Bakary Jabbi  Gambia 1:56.12 q
16 2 Joseph Nzirorera  Rwanda 1:58.04 q
17 4 Abdalla Mohamed Hussein  Somalia 2:00.22
18 3 Mohamed Ahmed Omar  Somalia 2:04.19
19 3 Brahim Ouaddai  Chad 2:05.96
20 2 Alseny Conde  Guinea 2:07.59
1 Abdoulaye Wagne  Senegal DNS
4 Mboyo Iyeli  Democratic Republic of the Congo DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 1:48.35 Q
2 2 David Rudisha  Kenya 1:48.82 Q
3 1 Shiferaw Wola  Ethiopia 1:48.99 Q
4 1 Ismail Ahmed Ismail  Sudan 1:49.01 Q
5 2 Jackson Kivuva  Kenya 1:49.03 Q
6 2 Henok Legesse  Ethiopia 1:49.03 Q
7 2 Abdalla Abdelgadir  Sudan 1:49.15 q
8 2 Samson Ngoepe  South Africa 1:49.69 q
9 2 Eshetu Zewde  Ethiopia 1:49.92
10 1 Onalenna Baloyi  Botswana 1:49.94
11 1 Jimmy Adar  Uganda 1:51.13
12 1 Mahamoud Farah  Djibouti 1:51.39
13 1 Joseph Nzirorera  Rwanda 1:52.31
14 1 Severin Sahinkuye  Burundi 1:52.64
15 2 Saïd Doulal  Morocco 1:57.42
2 Bakary Jabbi  Gambia DNS

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Rudisha  Kenya 1:44.20 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ismail Ahmed Ismail  Sudan 1:45.41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 1:46.02
4 Jackson Kivuva  Kenya 1:46.33
5 Shiferaw Wola  Ethiopia 1:48.37
6 Henok Legesse  Ethiopia 1:49.10
7 Samson Ngoepe  South Africa 1:49.22
8 Abdalla Abdelgadir  Sudan 1:52.98

References

800 metres at the African Championships in Athletics
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