2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres

Events at the 2016 African
Championships in Athletics

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 women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
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 800 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22, 23 and 24 June in Kings Park Stadium.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Nijel Amos
 Botswana
Jacob Rozani
 South Africa
Rynhardt van Rensburg
 South Africa

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
1 3 Boaz Kiprugut  Kenya 1:48.63 Q
2 3 Sampson Laari  Ghana 1:48.80 Q
3 4 Jacob Rozani  South Africa 1:49.91 Q
4 3 Kabelo Mohlosi  South Africa 1:49.94 Q
5 1 Nijel Amos  Botswana 1:50.19 Q
6 4 Bacha Morka  Ethiopia 1:50.25 Q
7 3 Nyasha Mutsetse  Zimbabwe 1:50.34 q
8 1 Albertino Mamba  Mozambique 1:50.39 Q
9 4 Mohammad Dookun  Mauritius 1:50.88 Q
10 1 Moussa Camara  Mali 1:51.08 Q
11 1 Dey Dey  South Sudan 1:53.20 q
12 3 Fathi Ahmed Adam  Sudan 1:53.82 q
13 3 Abraham Matet  South Sudan 1:54.85 q
14 4 Abraham Guot Thon  South Sudan 2:02.03
15 2 Benedicto Makumba  Malawi 2:02.22 Q
16 2 Boitumelo Masilo  Botswana 2:02.57 Q
17 2 Rynhardt van Rensburg  South Africa 2:02.81 Q
18 1 Yobsan Girma  Ethiopia DNS
18 1 Benjamín Enzema  Equatorial Guinea DNS
18 1 Lumpongu  Democratic Republic of the Congo DNS
18 2 Abubaker Kaki Khamis  Sudan DNS
18 2 Feysal Mohamed Adan  Somalia DNS
18 2 Daniel Nghipandulwa  Namibia DNS
18 2 Adisa Girma  Ethiopia DNS
18 3 Eric Nzikwinkunda  Burundi DNS
18 4 Kevin Bobando  Republic of the Congo DNS
18 4 Samuel Yaro  Ghana DNS
18 4 Lamin Keita  Gambia DNS
18 4 Gift Ngwenya  Zimbabwe DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Albertino Mamba  Mozambique 1:48.36 Q
2 2 Sampson Laari  Ghana 1:48.46 Q
3 2 Jacob Rozani  South Africa 1:48.48 Q
4 2 Boitumelo Masilo  Botswana 1:48.52 q
5 2 Nyasha Mutsetse  Zimbabwe 1:49.69 q
6 1 Nijel Amos  Botswana 1:49.91 Q
7 1 Rynhardt van Rensburg  South Africa 1:50.55 Q
8 1 Kabelo Mohlosi  South Africa 1:51.30 Q
9 1 Moussa Camara  Mali 1:51.59
10 1 Mohammad Dookun  Mauritius 1:52.45
11 1 Dey Dey  South Sudan 1:52.91
12 1 Fathi Ahmed Adam  Sudan 1:53.39
13 2 Bacha Morka  Ethiopia 1:56.21
14 2 Benedicto Makumba  Malawi 2:00.46
15 1 Boaz Kiprugut  Kenya DQ
15 2 Abraham Matet  South Sudan DQ

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Nijel Amos  Botswana 1:45.11
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jacob Rozani  South Africa 1:45.38
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rynhardt van Rensburg  South Africa 1:46.15
4 Boitumelo Masilo  Botswana 1:46.16
5 Albertino Mamba  Mozambique 1:46.34
6 Sampson Laari  Ghana 1:47.62
7 Kabelo Mohlosi  South Africa 1:50.00
8 Nyasha Mutsetse  Zimbabwe 1:50.90

References

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