The men's 1500 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 6–7.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bernard Lagat Kenya
|
Laban Rotich Kenya
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Abdelkader Hachlaf Morocco
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Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
3:45.43 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Abdelkader Hachlaf | Morocco |
3:45.44 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tarek Boukensa |  Algeria |
3:45.62 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Cornelius Chirchir | Kenya |
3:45.75 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Habtai Kifletsion |  Eritrea |
3:47.74 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Mohamed Kanzari |  Tunisia |
3:48.24 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Keenetse Moswasi |  Botswana |
3:53.79 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Laban Rotich | Kenya |
3:56.87 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
3:57.00 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Julius Achon |  Uganda |
3:57.04 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
3:57.18 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Berhanu Alemu |  Ethiopia |
3:57.30 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Ibrahim Ofangobi |  Benin |
4:02.80 | |
| 14 | 2 | Roland Natouyoulana |  Republic of the Congo |
4:10.61 | |
| 15 | 1 | Sory Fofana |  Guinea |
4:12.58 | |
| 16 | 2 | Mohamed Faisal |  Somalia |
4:16.59 | |
| 17 | 1 | Abdulahi Yahye | Somalia |
4:20.57 | |
| 1 | Mohamed Babiker |  Sudan |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Abdillahi Bouh Moumin |  Djibouti |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Arlindo Pinheiro |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bernard Lagat | Kenya |
3:38.11 | |
 |
Laban Rotich | Kenya |
3:38.60 | |
 |
Abdelkader Hachlaf | Morocco |
3:38.78 | |
| 4 | Cornelius Chirchir | Kenya |
3:39.67 | |
| 5 | Tarek Boukensa | Algeria |
3:41.49 | |
| 6 | Julius Achon | Uganda |
3:43.00 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Khaldi | Algeria |
3:43.46 | |
| 8 | Berhanu Alemu | Ethiopia |
3:44.23 | |
| 9 | Youssef Baba | Morocco |
3:48.20 | |
| 10 | Habtai Kifletsion | Eritrea |
3:48.31 | |
| 11 | Mohamed Kanzari | Tunisia |
3:48.77 | |
| 12 | Keenetse Moswasi | Botswana |
3:56.23 |