title: Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The Men's 1500 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 14 and 15 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Caleb Ndiku (KEN) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Collins Cheboi (KEN) |
  | Bronze | Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
  
  | World record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:26.00 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
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  | World Leading | Silas Kiplagat (KEN) | 3:30.47 | Monaco | 22 July 2011 |
  | African record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 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 |
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  ### 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 Wote | Ethiopia | 3:47.29 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Soresa Fida | Ethiopia | 3:47.49 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Imad Touil | Algeria | 3:47.77 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Abdalla Abdelgadir | Sudan | 3:47.98 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Ghyrmay Yowhanes | Eritrea | 3:48.90 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Caleb Ndiku | Kenya | 3:48.92 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | 3:48.96 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | Boaz Lalang | Kenya | 3:49.00 | q |
  | 9 | 1 | Cornelius Panga | Tanzania | 3:49.01 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Collins Cheboi | Kenya | 3:49.10 | Q |
  | 11 | 2 | Dawit Wolde | Ethiopia | 3:49.22 | Q |
  | 12 | 2 | Anyaleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 3:49.27 | Q |
  | 13 | 2 | Osman Yahya | Sudan | 3:50.82 | |
  | 14 | 1 | Godfrey Rutayisire | Rwanda | 3:51.41 | |
  | 15 | 2 | Bazil John | Tanzania | 3:52.44 | |
  | 16 | 2 | Flavio Daniel Seholhi | Mozambique | 3:53.90 | |
  | 17 | 2 | Kristof Shaanika | Namibia | 3:55.51 | |
  | 18 | 1 | Lourenco Antonio | Angola | 3:56.34 | |
  | 19 | 2 | Ngouari Mouissi | Republic of the Congo | 3:58.60 | |
  | 20 | 2 | Moussa Camara | Mali | 3:58.85 | |
  | 21 | 1 | Benjamín Enzema | Equatorial Guinea | 4:04.80 | |
  | | 1 | Roberto Mandje | Equatorial Guinea | DNF | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Caleb Ndiku | Kenya | 3:39.12 |
  | | Collins Cheboi | Kenya | 3:39.72 |
  | | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | 3:39.99 |
  | 4 | Imad Touil | Algeria | 3:40.39 |
  | 5 | Aman Wote | Ethiopia | 3:41.04 |
  | 6 | Anyaleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 3:44.77 |
  | 7 | Soresa Fida | Ethiopia | 3:45.10 |
  | 8 | Ghyrmay Yowhanes | Eritrea | 3:45.88 |
  | 9 | Abdalla Abdelgadir | Sudan | 3:48.13 |
  | 10 | Cornelius Panga | Tanzania | 3:48.22 |
  | | Dawit Wolde | Ethiopia | DNF |
  | | Boaz Lalang | Kenya | DNS |
  