2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
| Events at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's 1500 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Kings Park Stadium.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Fouad El Kaam Morocco |
Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya |
Vincent Letting Kenya |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Timothy Cheruiyot | Kenya | 3:44.44 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Taresa Tolosa |  Ethiopia | 3:44.58 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Eric Kiptanui | Kenya | 3:44.66 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Younés Essalhi | Morocco | 3:44.70 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Fouad El Kaam | Morocco | 3:46.48 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Santino Kenyi |  South Sudan | 3:47.31 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Vincent Letting | Kenya | 3:47.80 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Birhanu Sorsa | Ethiopia | 3:48.43 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Dey Dey | South Sudan | 3:48.43 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Dumisani Hlaselo |  South Africa | 3:50.58 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Oskear Komeya |  Namibia | 3:51.55 | |
| 12 | 1 | Wellington Varevi |  Zimbabwe | 3:51.70 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Sylvester Koko |  Botswana | 3:52.31 | |
| 14 | 1 | Mohammad Dookun |  Mauritius | 3:54.48 | |
| 15 | 1 | Moussa Camara |  Mali | 3:54.76 | |
| 16 | 1 | Abraham Matet | South Sudan | 3:55.14 | |
| 17 | 2 | Johan Cronje | South Africa | 3:56.12 | q |
| 18 | 1 | Benjamín Enzema |  Equatorial Guinea | 4:11.87 | |
| 19 | 1 | Benedicto Makumba |  Malawi | DNS | |
| 19 | 1 | Daud Mohamed Abubakar |  Somalia | DNS | |
| 19 | 1 | Zemen Addis | Ethiopia | DNS | |
| 19 | 1 | Raoul Yeguelet Yeliti |  Central African Republic | DNS | |
| 19 | 2 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis |  Sudan | DNS | |
| 19 | 2 | Alex Ngouari Mouissi |  Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| 19 | 2 | Lamin Keita |  Gambia | DNS | |
| 19 | 2 | Patrick Nibafasha |  Burundi | DNS | |
| 19 | 2 | Nyasha Mutsetse | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| 19 | 2 | Yach Wol | South Sudan | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fouad El Kaam | Morocco | 3:39.49 | |
 | Timothy Cheruiyot | Kenya | 3:39.71 | |
 | Vincent Letting | Kenya | 3:40.78 | |
| 4 | Younés Essalhi | Morocco | 3:41.34 | |
| 5 | Taresa Tolosa | Ethiopia | 3:42.23 | |
| 6 | Birhanu Sorsa | Ethiopia | 3:43.56 | |
| 7 | Eric Kiptanui | Kenya | 3:43.81 | |
| 8 | Dumisani Hlaselo | South Africa | 3:44.53 | |
| 9 | Johan Cronje | South Africa | 3:45.26 | |
| 10 | Santino Kenyi | South Sudan | 3:45.34 | NR |
| 11 | Wellington Varevi | Zimbabwe | 3:48.40 | |
| 12 | Dey Dey | South Sudan | 3:48.70 |
References
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