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
Gold | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya |
Silver | Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti |
Bronze | James Magut Kenya |
Records
Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
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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 |
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30 June 2012 | 15:40 | Round 1 |
1 July 2012 | 16:40 | Final |
Results
Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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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 |