2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–4.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Haron Keitany Kenya | Gideon Gathimba Kenya | Juan van Deventer South Africa |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Deresse Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 3:48.12 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gideon Gathimba | Kenya | 3:48.18 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Demma Daba | Ethiopia | 3:48.24 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Badr Rassioui | Morocco | 3:52.71 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Godfrey Rutayisire | Rwanda | 3:53.26 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Hlalele Leeto | Lesotho | 3:53.53 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Chancy Master | Malawi | 3:54.61 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Haron Keitany | Kenya | 3:56.07 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Geoffrey Rono | Kenya | 3:56.36 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Juan van Deventer | South Africa | 3:56.56 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Deriba Degefa | Ethiopia | 3:57.55 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Mahamoud Farah | Djibouti | 3:59.14 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Aly Abebe Moussa | Mali | 4:07.51 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ansu Sowe | Gambia | 4:15.55 | |
| 15 | 2 | Youssouf Houssein Nour | Djibouti | 4:16.02 | |
| 16 | 1 | Abdi Said Yabeh | Djibouti | 4:28.69 | |
| | 1 | Damiani Chopa | Tanzania | DNS | |
| | 1 | Jean Claude Niyonizigiye | Burundi | DNS | |
| | 2 | Samwel Mwera | Tanzania | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Haron Keitany | Kenya | 3:43.47 |
| | Gideon Gathimba | Kenya | 3:43.56 |
| | Juan van Deventer | South Africa | 3:43.63 |
| 4 | Deresse Mekonnen | Ethiopia | 3:44.19 |
| 5 | Geoffrey Rono | Kenya | 3:44.90 |
| 6 | Demma Daba | Ethiopia | 3:49.28 |
| 7 | Deriba Degefa | Ethiopia | 3:51.03 |
| 8 | Badr Rassioui | Morocco | 3:51.44 |
| 9 | Mahamoud Farah | Djibouti | 3:53.34 |
| 10 | Godfrey Rutayisire | Rwanda | 3:54.02 |
| 11 | Hlalele Leeto | Lesotho | 3:54.93 |
| 12 | Chancy Master | Malawi | 3:55.73 |
