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	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
	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	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

• Results (Archived)