2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 2.

Medalists

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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold

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David Rudisha
{{KEN}}

|Ismail Ahmed Ismail
{{SUD}}

|Asbel Kiprop
{{KEN}}

Results

=Heats=

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	3	align=left\| Jackson Kivuva	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:50.28	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	4	align=left\| Asbel Kiprop	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:50.32	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	align=left\| Onalenna Baloyi	align=left\| {{BOT}}	1:50.48	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	3	align=left\| Samson Ngoepe	align=left\| {{RSA}}	1:50.48	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 5	3	align=left\| Saïd Doulal	align=left\| {{MAR}}	1:50.52	q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	4	align=left\| Shiferaw Wola	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:50.64	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	4	align=left\| Abdalla Abdelgadir	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:51.56	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 8	4	align=left\| Mahamoud Farah	align=left\| {{DJI}}	1:51.71	q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 9	1	align=left\| Ismail Ahmed Ismail	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:52.72	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 10	1	align=left\| Eshetu Zewde	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:52.80	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 11	2	align=left\| David Rudisha	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:52.93	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 12	2	align=left\| Henok Legesse	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:53.22	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 13	1	align=left\| Severin Sahinkuye	align=left\| {{BDI}}	1:53.81	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 14	2	align=left\| Jimmy Adar	align=left\| {{UGA}}	1:53.89	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 15	1	align=left\| Bakary Jabbi	align=left\| {{GAM}}	1:56.12	q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 16	2	align=left\| Joseph Nzirorera	align=left\| {{RWA}}	1:58.04	q
17	4	align=left\| Abdalla Mohamed Hussein	align=left\| {{SOM}}	2:00.22
18	3	align=left\| Mohamed Ahmed Omar	align=left\| {{SOM}}	2:04.19
19	3	align=left\| Brahim Ouaddai	align=left\| {{CHA}}	2:05.96
20	2	align=left\| Alseny Conde	align=left\| {{GUI}}	2:07.59
{{hs\|21}}	1	align=left\| Abdoulaye Wagne	align=left\| {{SEN}}	{{sort\|9:99.99\|DNS}}
{{hs\|21}}	4	align=left\| Mboyo Iyeli	align=left\| {{COD}}	{{sort\|9:99.99\|DNS}}

=Semifinals=

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	1	align=left\| Asbel Kiprop	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:48.35	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	align=left\| David Rudisha	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:48.82	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	1	align=left\| Shiferaw Wola	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:48.99	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	1	align=left\| Ismail Ahmed Ismail	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:49.01	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	2	align=left\| Jackson Kivuva	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:49.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	2	align=left\| Henok Legesse	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:49.03	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 7	2	align=left\| Abdalla Abdelgadir	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:49.15	q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 8	2	align=left\| Samson Ngoepe	align=left\| {{RSA}}	1:49.69	q
9	2	align=left\| Eshetu Zewde	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:49.92
10	1	align=left\| Onalenna Baloyi	align=left\| {{BOT}}	1:49.94
11	1	align=left\| Jimmy Adar	align=left\| {{UGA}}	1:51.13
12	1	align=left\| Mahamoud Farah	align=left\| {{DJI}}	1:51.39
13	1	align=left\| Joseph Nzirorera	align=left\| {{RWA}}	1:52.31
14	1	align=left\| Severin Sahinkuye	align=left\| {{BDI}}	1:52.64
15	2	align=left\| Saïd Doulal	align=left\| {{MAR}}	1:57.42
{{hs\|16}}	2	align=left\| Bakary Jabbi	align=left\| {{GAM}}	{{sort\|9:99.99\|DNS}}

=Final=

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
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{{Gold1}}	align=left\| David Rudisha	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:44.20	CR
{{Silver2}}	align=left\| Ismail Ahmed Ismail	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:45.41
{{Bronze3}}	align=left\| Asbel Kiprop	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:46.02
4	align=left\| Jackson Kivuva	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:46.33
5	align=left\| Shiferaw Wola	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:48.37
6	align=left\| Henok Legesse	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:49.10
7	align=left\| Samson Ngoepe	align=left\| {{RSA}}	1:49.22
8	align=left\| Abdalla Abdelgadir	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:52.98

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080705120651/http://www.addis2008.org/Results/Data/at/indexframe.htm Results] (Archived)

{{DEFAULTSORT:2008 African Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres}}

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Category:800 metres at the African Championships in Athletics

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	3	align=left\| Jackson Kivuva	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:50.28	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	4	align=left\| Asbel Kiprop	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:50.32	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	align=left\| Onalenna Baloyi	align=left\| {{BOT}}	1:50.48	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	3	align=left\| Samson Ngoepe	align=left\| {{RSA}}	1:50.48	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 5	3	align=left\| Saïd Doulal	align=left\| {{MAR}}	1:50.52	q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	4	align=left\| Shiferaw Wola	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:50.64	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	4	align=left\| Abdalla Abdelgadir	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:51.56	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 8	4	align=left\| Mahamoud Farah	align=left\| {{DJI}}	1:51.71	q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 9	1	align=left\| Ismail Ahmed Ismail	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:52.72	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 10	1	align=left\| Eshetu Zewde	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:52.80	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 11	2	align=left\| David Rudisha	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:52.93	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 12	2	align=left\| Henok Legesse	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:53.22	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 13	1	align=left\| Severin Sahinkuye	align=left\| {{BDI}}	1:53.81	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 14	2	align=left\| Jimmy Adar	align=left\| {{UGA}}	1:53.89	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 15	1	align=left\| Bakary Jabbi	align=left\| {{GAM}}	1:56.12	q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 16	2	align=left\| Joseph Nzirorera	align=left\| {{RWA}}	1:58.04	q
17	4	align=left\| Abdalla Mohamed Hussein	align=left\| {{SOM}}	2:00.22
18	3	align=left\| Mohamed Ahmed Omar	align=left\| {{SOM}}	2:04.19
19	3	align=left\| Brahim Ouaddai	align=left\| {{CHA}}	2:05.96
20	2	align=left\| Alseny Conde	align=left\| {{GUI}}	2:07.59
{{hs\|21}}	1	align=left\| Abdoulaye Wagne	align=left\| {{SEN}}	{{sort\|9:99.99\|DNS}}
{{hs\|21}}	4	align=left\| Mboyo Iyeli	align=left\| {{COD}}	{{sort\|9:99.99\|DNS}}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	1	align=left\| Asbel Kiprop	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:48.35	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	2	align=left\| David Rudisha	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:48.82	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	1	align=left\| Shiferaw Wola	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:48.99	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	1	align=left\| Ismail Ahmed Ismail	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:49.01	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	2	align=left\| Jackson Kivuva	align=left\| {{KEN}}	1:49.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	2	align=left\| Henok Legesse	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:49.03	Q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 7	2	align=left\| Abdalla Abdelgadir	align=left\| {{SUD}}	1:49.15	q
bgcolor=ddffdd \| 8	2	align=left\| Samson Ngoepe	align=left\| {{RSA}}	1:49.69	q
9	2	align=left\| Eshetu Zewde	align=left\| {{flag\|Ethiopia\|1996}}	1:49.92
10	1	align=left\| Onalenna Baloyi	align=left\| {{BOT}}	1:49.94
11	1	align=left\| Jimmy Adar	align=left\| {{UGA}}	1:51.13
12	1	align=left\| Mahamoud Farah	align=left\| {{DJI}}	1:51.39
13	1	align=left\| Joseph Nzirorera	align=left\| {{RWA}}	1:52.31
14	1	align=left\| Severin Sahinkuye	align=left\| {{BDI}}	1:52.64
15	2	align=left\| Saïd Doulal	align=left\| {{MAR}}	1:57.42
{{hs\|16}}	2	align=left\| Bakary Jabbi	align=left\| {{GAM}}	{{sort\|9:99.99\|DNS}}