title: 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
text: # 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The men's 1500 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti |
  | Bronze | James Magut Kenya |
  
  ## Records
  
  Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
  
  | World record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:26.00 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | African record | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | 3:26.00 | Rome, Italy | 14 July 1998 |
  | Championship record | Asbel Kiprop (KEN) | 3:36.19 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 August 2010 |
  | Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics |||||
  | Championship record | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) | 3:35.71 | Porto Novo, Benin | 1 July 2012 |
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | 30 June 2012 | 15:40 | Round 1 |
  | 1 July 2012 | 16:40 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Round 1
  
  First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 3:40.79 | Q |
  | 1 | 2 | James Magut | Kenya | 3:40.79 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Imad Touil | Algeria | 3:41.00 | Q |
  | 4 | 2 | Zebene Alemayehu | Ethiopia | 3:41.19 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Juan van Deventer | South Africa | 3:41.37 | q |
  | 6 | 2 | Fouad El Kam | Morocco | 3:41.45 | q |
  | 7 | 1 | Abednego Miti Chesebe | Kenya | 3:42.20 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | Kenya | 3:42.21 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | Abiyot Abinet | Ethiopia | 3:42.34 | Q |
  | 10 | 2 | Yakdah Ousman | Sudan | 3:42.42 | q |
  | 11 | 1 | Johan Cronje | South Africa | 3:42.60 | Q |
  | 12 | 1 | Peter van der Westhuizen | South Africa | 3:42.72 | q |
  | 13 | 1 | Flavio Seholhe | Mozambique | 3:46.08 | |
  | 14 | 2 | Daniel Gidey | Ethiopia | 3:47.24 | |
  | 15 | 1 | Daniel Nghipandula | Namibia | 3:50.13 | |
  | 16 | 1 | Jaida Khaled | Libya | 3:50.72 | |
  | 17 | 2 | Franck Ngouari Mouissi | Republic of the Congo | 3:54.32 | |
  | 18 | 1 | Aboubakr Ahmed | Uganda | 3:57.93 | |
  | 19 | 1 | Bachir Maman Moutari | Niger | 3:58.02 | |
  | 20 | 1 | Alassan Aboudou | Togo | 4:00.40 | |
  | 21 | 1 | Ali Ahmed Mohamed | Djibouti | 4:08.58 | |
  | | 2 | Omar Adam | Libya | DNF | |
  | | 1 | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | DNS | |
  | | 1 | Cornelus Bura | Tanzania | DNS | |
  | | 2 | Emile Zangre | Burkina Faso | DNS | |
  | | 2 | Senay Amlesom | Eritrea | DNS | |
  | | 2 | Abdoulaye Alassani | Togo | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku | Kenya | 3:35.71 | CR |
  | | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 3:36.34 | |
  | | James Magut | Kenya | 3:36.35 | |
  | 4 | Abednego Miti Chesebe | Kenya | 3:36.76 | |
  | 5 | Johan Cronje | South Africa | 3:38.27 | |
  | 6 | Abiyot Abinet | Ethiopia | 3:38.46 | |
  | 7 | Fouad El Kam | Morocco | 3:39.90 | |
  | 8 | Juan van Deventer | South Africa | 3:40.80 | |
  | 9 | Imad Touil | Algeria | 3:40.95 | |
  | 10 | Zebene Alemayehu | Ethiopia | 3:41.00 | |
  | 11 | Peter van der Westhuizen | South Africa | 3:43.40 | |
  | 12 | Yakdah Ousman | Sudan | 3:45.65 | |
  