Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres
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The Men's 1500 metres
1500 metres
The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

at the 2011 All-Africa Games
2011 All-Africa Games
The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked only the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.-Host awarding:...

took place on 14 and 15 september at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.

Medalists

Gold
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

Silver
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

Bronze
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...


Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
World record 3:26.00 Rome
Rome
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, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

14 July 1998
World Leading 3:30.47 Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...

22 July 2011
African record 3:26.00 Rome, Italy 14 July 1998

Schedule

Date Time Round
September 11, 2011 18:35 Semifinals
September 13, 2011 19:05 Final

Results

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best


Semifinals

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Aman Wete Fete 3:47.29 Q
2 1 Soresa Fida 3:47.49 Q
3 1 Imad Touil
Imad Touil
Imad Touil is an Algerian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Touil won a gold medal over 1500 metres....

3:47.77 Q
4 1 Abdalla Abdelgadir
Abdalla Abdelgadir
Abdalla Abdelgadir is a Sudanese middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished fifth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games...

3:47.98 Q
5 1 Ghyrmay Yowhanes 3:48.90 Q
6 2 Caleb Ndiku 3:48.92 Q
7 2 Toufik Makhloufi 3:48.96 Q
8 1 Boaz Lalang 3:49.00 q
9 1 Cornelius Panga 3:49.01
10 2 Collins Cheboi 3:49.10 Q
11 2 Dawit Wolde 3:49.22 Q
12 2 Anyaleh Souleiman 3:49.27 Q
13 2 Osman Yahya 3:50.82
14 1 Godfrey Rutayisire 3:51.41
15 2 Bazil John 3:52.44
16 2 Flavio Daniel Seholhi 3:53.90
17 2 Kristof Shaanika 3:55.51
18 1 Lourenco Antonio 3:56.34
19 2 Ngouari Mouissi 3:58.60
20 2 Moussa Camara 3:58.85
21 1 Benjamin Enzema Owo 4:04.80
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Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Caleb Ndiku 3:39.12
Collins Cheboi 3:39.72
Toufik Makhloufi 3:39.99
4 Imad Touil
Imad Touil
Imad Touil is an Algerian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres.At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Touil won a gold medal over 1500 metres....

3:40.39
5 Aman Wete 3:41.04
6 Anyaleh Souleiman 3:44.77
7 Soresa Fida 3:45.10
8 Ghyrmay Yowhanes 3:45.88
9 Abdalla Abdelgadir
Abdalla Abdelgadir
Abdalla Abdelgadir is a Sudanese middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He finished fifth at the 2003 World Youth Championships and twelfth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. He won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games...

3:48.13
10 Cornelius Panga 3:48.22
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