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[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
David Rudisha Kenya
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Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan
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Asbel Kiprop Kenya
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Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya |
1:50.28 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya |
1:50.32 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Onalenna Baloyi |  Botswana |
1:50.48 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Samson Ngoepe |  South Africa |
1:50.48 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Saïd Doulal |  Morocco |
1:50.52 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Shiferaw Wola |  Ethiopia |
1:50.64 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Abdalla Abdelgadir | Sudan |
1:51.56 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Mahamoud Farah |  Djibouti |
1:51.71 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
1:52.72 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Eshetu Zewde | Ethiopia |
1:52.80 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
1:52.93 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Henok Legesse | Ethiopia |
1:53.22 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Severin Sahinkuye |  Burundi |
1:53.81 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Jimmy Adar |  Uganda |
1:53.89 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Bakary Jabbi |  Gambia |
1:56.12 | q |
| 16 | 2 | Joseph Nzirorera |  Rwanda |
1:58.04 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Abdalla Mohamed Hussein |  Somalia |
2:00.22 | |
| 18 | 3 | Mohamed Ahmed Omar | Somalia |
2:04.19 | |
| 19 | 3 | Brahim Ouaddai |  Chad |
2:05.96 | |
| 20 | 2 | Alseny Conde |  Guinea |
2:07.59 | |
| 1 | Abdoulaye Wagne |  Senegal |
DNS | ||
| 4 | Mboyo Iyeli |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
DNS |
Semifinals[edit]
Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya |
1:48.35 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | David Rudisha | Kenya |
1:48.82 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Shiferaw Wola | Ethiopia |
1:48.99 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
1:49.01 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya |
1:49.03 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Henok Legesse | Ethiopia |
1:49.03 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Abdalla Abdelgadir | Sudan |
1:49.15 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Samson Ngoepe | South Africa |
1:49.69 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Eshetu Zewde | Ethiopia |
1:49.92 | |
| 10 | 1 | Onalenna Baloyi | Botswana |
1:49.94 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jimmy Adar | Uganda |
1:51.13 | |
| 12 | 1 | Mahamoud Farah | Djibouti |
1:51.39 | |
| 13 | 1 | Joseph Nzirorera | Rwanda |
1:52.31 | |
| 14 | 1 | Severin Sahinkuye | Burundi |
1:52.64 | |
| 15 | 2 | Saïd Doulal | Morocco |
1:57.42 | |
| 2 | Bakary Jabbi | Gambia |
DNS |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
David Rudisha | Kenya |
1:44.20 | CR |
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Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Sudan |
1:45.41 | |
 |
Asbel Kiprop | Kenya |
1:46.02 | |
| 4 | Jackson Kivuva | Kenya |
1:46.33 | |
| 5 | Shiferaw Wola | Ethiopia |
1:48.37 | |
| 6 | Henok Legesse | Ethiopia |
1:49.10 | |
| 7 | Samson Ngoepe | South Africa |
1:49.22 | |
| 8 | Abdalla Abdelgadir | Sudan |
1:52.98 |
References[edit]
- Results (Archived)