Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Men's 800 metres
| Athletics at the 2015 African Games 
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Half marathon | men | women | ||
| 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 800 metres event at the 2015 African Games was held on 13 and 15 September.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nijel Amos Botswana
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Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria
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Job Kinyor Kenya
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Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya |
1:46.65 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana |
1:46.80 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Alberto Mamba |  Mozambique |
1:46.80 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Mengistu Alemu |  Ethiopia |
1:46.88 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Job Kinyor | Kenya |
1:49.38 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria |
1:49.44 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Nijel Amos | Botswana |
1:50.00 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Timothy Kitum | Kenya |
1:50.07 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Yassine Hathat | Algeria |
1:50.27 | |
| 10 | 3 | Alex Ngouare Moissi |  Republic of the Congo |
1:50.73 | |
| 11 | 1 | Fozi Mohamed Ramadan |  Djibouti |
1:51.06 | |
| 12 | 3 | Adam Fathee |  Sudan |
1:51.30 | |
| 13 | 3 | Yobsan Girma | Ethiopia |
1:51.49 | |
| 14 | 1 | Moussa Camara |  Mali |
1:51.81 | |
| 15 | 2 | Abdelkerim Mehemmed |  Eritrea |
1:52.33 | |
| 16 | 3 | Jimmy Adar |  Uganda |
1:52.34 | |
| 16 | 1 | Dey Dey Tuach |  South Sudan |
1:52.93 | |
| 17 | 2 | Abraham Guot Thon | South Sudan |
1:53.18 | |
| 18 | 1 | Benjamín Enzema |  Equatorial Guinea |
1:53.35 | NR |
| 19 | 2 | Daher Abdoulfatah | Djibouti |
1:53.67 | |
| 20 | 3 | Ahmed Hussein Hassan |  Somalia |
1:54.83 | |
| 21 | 3 | Joseph Akoon Akoon | South Sudan |
1:58.23 | |
| 2 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Kevin Bobando | Republic of the Congo |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Jena Umar | Ethiopia |
DNS |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Nijel Amos | Botswana |
1:50.45 | |
 |
Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria |
1:50.72 | |
 |
Job Kinyor | Kenya |
1:50.79 | |
| 4 | Timothy Kitum | Kenya |
1:50.93 | |
| 5 | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya |
1:50.98 | |
| 6 | Mengistu Alemu | Ethiopia |
1:52.11 | |
| 7 | Alberto Mamba | Mozambique |
1:52.15 | |
| 8 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana |
1:52.35 |