2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

2016 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 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
1 Benedicto Makumba  Malawi DNS
1 Daud Mohamed Abubakar  Somalia DNS
1 Zemen Addis  Ethiopia DNS
1 Raoul Yeguelet Yeliti  Central African Republic DNS
2 Abubaker Kaki Khamis  Sudan DNS
2 Alex Ngouari Mouissi  Republic of the Congo DNS
2 Lamin Keita  Gambia DNS
2 Patrick Nibafasha  Burundi DNS
2 Nyasha Mutsetse  Zimbabwe DNS
2 Yach Wol  South Sudan DNS

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fouad El Kaam  Morocco 3:39.49
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Timothy Cheruiyot  Kenya 3:39.71
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_1500_metres