2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

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Events at the 2002 African
Championships in Athletics

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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
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
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 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 6–7. [1]

1500 metres foremost middle distance track event in athletics

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers or approximately ​1516 miles.

2002 African Championships in Athletics

The 13th African Championships in Athletics were held in Tunis and Radès, Tunisia in August, 2002.

Contents

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Bernard Lagat
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Laban Rotich
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Abdelkader Hachlaf
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Bernard Lagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:45.43 Q
2 1 Abdelkader Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:45.44 Q
3 1 Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:45.62 Q
4 1 Cornelius Chirchir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:45.75 Q
5 1 Habtai Kifletsion Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 3:47.74 Q
6 1 Mohamed Kanzari Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3:48.24 q
7 1 Keenetse Moswasi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 3:53.79 q
8 2 Laban Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:56.87 Q
9 2 Youssef Baba Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:57.00 Q
10 2 Julius Achon Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3:57.04 Q
11 2 Mohamed Khaldi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:57.18 Q
12 2 Berhanu Alemu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 3:57.30 Q
13 2 Ibrahim Ofangobi Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 4:02.80
14 2 Roland Natouyoulana Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 4:10.61
15 1 Sory Fofana Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 4:12.58
16 2 Mohamed Faisal Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 4:16.59
17 1 Abdulahi Yahye Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 4:20.57
18 1 Mohamed Babiker Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
18 2 Abdillahi Bouh Moumin Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
18 2 Arlindo Pinheiro Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Bernard Lagat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:38.11
Laban Rotich Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:38.60
Abdelkader Hachlaf Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:38.78
Cornelius Chirchir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3:39.67
Tarek Boukensa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:41.49
Julius Achon Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3:43.00
Mohamed Khaldi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3:43.46
Berhanu Alemu Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 3:44.23
Youssef Baba Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3:48.20
10 Habtai Kifletsion Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 3:48.31
11 Mohamed Kanzari Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 3:48.77
12 Keenetse Moswasi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 3:56.23

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