Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres

Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1999 All-Africa Games was held at the Johannesburg Stadium.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hailu Mekonnen Ethiopia	David Lelei Kenya	Frederick Cheruiyot Kenya

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	Daniel Zegeye	Ethiopia	3:42.23	Q
2	1	Frederick Cheruiyot	Kenya	3:42.29	Q
3	1	Julius Achon	Uganda	3:42.97	Q
4	1	Ali Hakimi	Tunisia	3:43.11	Q
5	1	Julius Ogwang	Uganda	3:43.11	q
6	1	Bonaventure Niyonizigiye	Burundi	3:43.84	q
7	1	Lambert Ndayikeza	Burundi	3:47.68	q
8	2	David Lelei	Kenya	3:48.89	Q
9	2	Sammy Mutai	Kenya	3:48.93	Q
10	2	Hailu Mekonnen	Ethiopia	3:49.12	Q
11	2	Mahmud Aden Ibrahim	Somalia	3:49.58	Q
12	2	Paskar Owor	Uganda	3:49.84	q
13	2	Esau Faro	South Africa	3:50.71
14	2	Ali El-Zaidi	Libya	3:53.60
15	2	Francis Munthali	Malawi	3:53.87
16	1	Yaccob Furtenato	Eritrea	3:58.15
17	2	Amanuel Woldeselassie	Eritrea	3:58.69
18	2	Mohau Lethoasa	Lesotho	3:59.90
19	1	Kelebone Makoetlane	Lesotho	4:06.87
	1	Alexis Sharangabo	Rwanda	DNF
	2	Jean-Marc Léandro	Gabon	DNF
	1	Chipako Chungu	Zambia	DNS
	1	Kondeabalo Pakpessan	Togo	DNS
	1	Prince Mumba	Zambia	DNS
	2	Reuben Silwimba	Zambia	DNS
	2	Mark Hhawu	Tanzania	DNS
	2	José Lourenço	Angola	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Hailu Mekonnen	Ethiopia	3:39.73
	David Lelei	Kenya	3:40.46
	Frederick Cheruiyot	Kenya	3:41.21
4	Daniel Zegeye	Ethiopia	3:41.97
5	Ali Hakimi	Tunisia	3:43.04
6	Julius Ogwang	Uganda	3:43.57
7	Julius Achon	Uganda	3:45.40
8	Bonaventure Niyonizigiye	Burundi	3:45.73
9	Mahmud Aden Ibrahim	Somalia	3:46.67
10	Lambert Ndayikeza	Burundi	3:47.53
11	Paskar Owor	Uganda	3:53.33
	Sammy Mutai	Kenya	DNF