2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 4 and 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Elijah Manangoi Kenya	Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya	Ronald Musagala Uganda

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 5 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Elijah Manangoi	Kenya	3:48.15	Q
2	1	Taresa Tolosa	Ethiopia	3:48.42	Q
3	1	Hicham Ouladha	Morocco	3:48.65	Q
4	1	Ronald Musagala	Uganda	3:48.87	Q
5	1	Aman Wote	Ethiopia	3:49.16	Q
6	1	Charles Simotwo	Kenya	3:49.85	q
7	1	Brahim Kaazouzi	Morocco	3:51.45	q
8	1	Hiss Bachir Youssouf	Djibouti	?:??.??
9	1	Abdessalem Ayouni	Tunisia	?:??.??
10	1	Alex Ngouari Mouissi	Republic of the Congo	?:??.??
11	1	Benjamin Manuel Enzema	Equatorial Guinea	?:??.??
12	1	Santino Kenyi Oreng	South Sudan	?:??.??	q
13	1	Mohammed Dookun	Mauritius	?:??.??
14	1	Kyondwa Katapala	Democratic Republic of the Congo	?:??.??
	1	Eric Nzikwinkunda	Burundi	DNS
1	2	Timothy Cheruiyot	Kenya	3:42.65	Q
2	2	Ayanleh Souleiman	Djibouti	3:42.90	Q
3	2	Abdalaati Iguider	Morocco	3:43.35	Q
4	2	Jerry Motsau	South Africa	3:44.38	Q
5	2	Rashid Etiau	Uganda	3:44.56	Q
6	2	Samuel Tefera	Ethiopia	3:44.77	q
7	2	Abderraouf Boubaker	Tunisia	?:??.??
8	2	Geofrey Rutto	Uganda	3:45.49	q
9	2	Paulo Amotun Lokoro	ART	?:??.??	q
10	2	Idow Ali	Somalia	?:??.??
11	2	Adam Fadalla Abdelwahab Musa	Sudan	?:??.??
	2	Jach Majok Wol	South Sudan	DNS

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Elijah Manangoi	Kenya	3:35.20
	Timothy Cheruiyot	Kenya	3:35.93
	Ronald Musagala	Uganda	3:36.41
4	Ayanleh Souleiman	Djibouti	3:37.18
5	Aman Wote	Ethiopia	3:38.49
6	Abdalaati Iguider	Morocco	3:39.20
7	Santino Kenyi Oreng	South Sudan	3:40.99
8	Charles Simotwo	Kenya	3:42.11
9	Hicham Ouladha	Morocco	3:42.61
10	Samuel Tefera	Ethiopia	3:45.38
11	Taresa Tolosa	Ethiopia	3:49.48
12	Rashid Etiau	Uganda	3:50.00
13	Jerry Motsau	South Africa	3:50.68
14	Geofrey Rutto	Uganda	3:50.85
15	Paulo Amotun Lokoro	ART	4:03.44
	Brahim Kaazouzi	Morocco	DNS