2012_African_Championships_in_Athletics_–_Men's_1500_metres
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.
| Gold | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya |
| Silver | Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti |
| Bronze | James Magut Kenya |
More information Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics, Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics ...
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Round 1
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
More information Rank, Heat ...
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 3:40.79 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | James Magut | Kenya | 3:40.79 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Imad Touil |  Algeria | 3:41.00 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Zebene Alemayehu |  Ethiopia | 3:41.19 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Juan van Deventer |  South Africa | 3:41.37 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Fouad El Kam | Morocco | 3:41.45 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Abednego Miti Chesebe | Kenya | 3:42.20 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | Kenya | 3:42.21 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Abiyot Abinet | Ethiopia | 3:42.34 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Yakdah Ousman |  Sudan | 3:42.42 | q |
| 11 | 1 | Johan Cronje | South Africa | 3:42.60 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Peter van der Westhuizen | South Africa | 3:42.72 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Flavio Seholhe |  Mozambique | 3:46.08 | |
| 14 | 2 | Daniel Gidey | Ethiopia | 3:47.24 | |
| 15 | 1 | Daniel Nghipandula |  Namibia | 3:50.13 | |
| 16 | 1 | Jaida Khaled |  Libya | 3:50.72 | |
| 17 | 2 | Franck Ngouari Mouissi |  Republic of the Congo | 3:54.32 | |
| 18 | 1 | Aboubakr Ahmed |  Uganda | 3:57.93 | |
| 19 | 1 | Bachir Maman Moutari |  Niger | 3:58.02 | |
| 20 | 1 | Alassan Aboudou |  Togo | 4:00.40 | |
| 21 | 1 | Ali Ahmed Mohamed | Djibouti | 4:08.58 | |
| 2 | Omar Adam | Libya | DNF | ||
| 1 | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | DNS | ||
| 1 | Cornelus Bura |  Tanzania | DNS | ||
| 2 | Emile Zangre |  Burkina Faso | DNS | ||
| 2 | Senay Amlesom |  Eritrea | DNS | ||
| 2 | Abdoulaye Alassani | Togo | DNS |
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Final
More information Rank, Name ...
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
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