2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
# 2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 9–10.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria | William Yiampoy Kenya | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | William Yiampoy | Kenya | 1:47.22 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Arthémon Hatungimana | Burundi | 1:47.84 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Khalid Tighazouine | Morocco | 1:47.89 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Otukile Lekote | Botswana | 1:48.16 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | South Africa | 1:48.49 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia | 1:48.55 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Amine Laâlou | Morocco | 1:48.68 | |
| 8 | 3 | Nicholas Wachira | Kenya | 1:48.74 | |
| 9 | 2 | Nabil Madi | Algeria | 1:48.87 | |
| 10 | 3 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan | 1:49.18 | |
| 11 | 1 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | Algeria | 1:50.18 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Mouhssin Chehibi | Morocco | 1:50.21 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Wilfred Bungei | Kenya | 1:51.21 | |
| 14 | 1 | Gezahegn Alemu | Ethiopia | 1:52.36 | |
| 15 | 3 | Ghirmay Tikabo | Eritrea | 1:52.58 | |
| 16 | 3 | Joseph Kagisye | Burundi | 1:53.06 | |
| 17 | 1 | Francis Asamoah | Ghana | 1:53.97 | |
| 18 | 2 | Mathias Syndayihebura | Burundi | 1:55.20 | |
| 19 | 1 | Ibrahim Ofangobi | Benin | 1:55.51 | |
| 20 | 1 | Kursley Montimerdo | Mauritius | 1:55.87 | |
| 21 | 2 | Abdulahi Yahye | Somalia | 1:58.20 | |
| 22 | 2 | Manuel Marques | Angola | 1:59.70 | |
| 23 | 3 | Faisal Mohamed | Somalia | 2:05.04 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Djabir Saïd-Guerni | Algeria | 1:45.52 |
| | William Yiampoy | Kenya | 1:45.79 |
| | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | South Africa | 1:46.20 |
| 4 | Mouhssin Chehibi | Morocco | 1:47.15 |
| 5 | Khalid Tighazouine | Morocco | 1:47.74 |
| 6 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia | 1:48.54 |
| 7 | Arthémon Hatungimana | Burundi | 1:51.27 |
| | Otukile Lekote | Botswana | DNS |
