2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Rabab Arafi Morocco |
| - | - |
| Silver | Mary Kuria Kenya |
| Bronze | Margaret Wangari Muriuki Kenya |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Qu Yunxia (CHN) | 3:50.46 | Beijing, PR China | 11 September 1993 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| African record | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | 3:55.30 | Barcelona, Spain | 8 August 1992 |
| Championship record | Gelete Burka (ETH) | 4:08.25 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2 May 2008 |
| Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics |||||
| Championship record | Rabab Arafi (MAR) | 4:05.80 | Porto Novo, Benin | 29 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 29 June 2012 | 17:15 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Rabab Arafi | Morocco | 4:05.80 | CR |
| | Mary Kuria | Kenya | 4:06.22 | |
| | Margaret Wangari Muriuki | Kenya | 4:06.50 | |
| 4 | Feyne Gudeto | Ethiopia | 4:08.29 | |
| 5 | Janet Achola | Uganda | 4:12.55 | |
| 6 | Gete Dima | Ethiopia | 4:13.15 | |
| 7 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan | 4:19.51 | |
| 8 | Lebogang Phalula | South Africa | 4:20.31 | |
| 9 | Bentille Alassane | Benin | 4:53.25 | |
| 10 | Sandrine Kangue | Gabon | 5:04.83 | |
| | Nazret Woldu | Eritrea | DNS | |
| | Alem Gereziher | Ethiopia | DNS | |
| | Mapaseka Makhanya | South Africa | DNS | |
| | Agnes Mansaray | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | Jackline Sakilu | Tanzania | DNS | |
