2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

Medalists

Gold	Rabab Arafi   Morocco
Silver	Mary Kuria   Kenya
Bronze	Margaret Wangari Muriuki   Kenya

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Qu Yunxia  (CHN)	3:50.46	Beijing, PR China	11 September 1993
African record	Hassiba Boulmerka  (ALG)	3:55.30	Barcelona, Spain	8 August 1992
Championship record	Gelete Burka  (ETH)	4:08.25	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2 May 2008
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record	Rabab Arafi  (MAR)	4:05.80	Porto Novo, Benin	29 June 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
29 June 2012	17:15	Final

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	Rabab Arafi	Morocco	4:05.80	CR
	Mary Kuria	Kenya	4:06.22
	Margaret Wangari Muriuki	Kenya	4:06.50
4	Feyne Gudeto	Ethiopia	4:08.29
5	Janet Achola	Uganda	4:12.55
6	Gete Dima	Ethiopia	4:13.15
7	Amina Bakhit	Sudan	4:19.51
8	Lebogang Phalula	South Africa	4:20.31
9	Bentille Alassane	Benin	4:53.25
10	Sandrine Kangue	Gabon	5:04.83
	Nazret Woldu	Eritrea	DNS
	Alem Gereziher	Ethiopia	DNS
	Mapaseka Makhanya	South Africa	DNS
	Agnes Mansaray	Sierra Leone	DNS
	Jackline Sakilu	Tanzania	DNS

References

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