2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
| Women's 1500 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Japoma Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Douala, Cameroon | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 June (heats) 26 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:06.05 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 1500 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Douala, Cameroon.[1][2]
Records
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[3] |  Faith Kipyegon (KEN)
|
3:49.11 | Florence, Italy | 2 June 2023 |
| African record[4] | ||||
| Championship record |  Caster Semenya (RSA)
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4:01.99 | Durban, South Africa | 24 June 2016 |
| World leading[5] |  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)
|
3:50.30 | Xiamen, China | 20 April 2024 |
| African leading[6] |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 6 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Esther Chebet |  Uganda |
4:14.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Saron Berhe | Ethiopia |
4:14.28 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tigist Girma | Ethiopia |
4:14.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Netsanet Desta | Ethiopia |
4:15.12 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Knight Aciru | Uganda |
4:15.39 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Teresia Gateri | Kenya |
4:15.53 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Carina Viljoen | South Africa |
4:15.93 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Caroline Nyaga | Kenya |
4:16.24 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Belinda Chemutai | Uganda |
4:16.25 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Kadra Mohamed Dembil |  Djibouti |
4:17.06 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Roza Haile |  Eritrea |
4:20.36 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Comfort James |  Nigeria |
4:20.51 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Fraida Hassanatte |  Chad |
4:26.88 | |
| 14 | 1 | Liliane Nguetsa |  Cameroon |
4:28.51 | |
| 15 | 2 | Odette Sawekoua |  Benin |
4:33.75 | |
| 16 | 2 | Kerlane Dane Nassourou | Cameroon |
4:52.51 | |
| 1 | Soukaina Hajji |  Morocco |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Joana Heleca |  Angola |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Mercy Wanjiru Gitahi | Kenya |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Ajith Thalang Juli |  South Sudan |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Saron Berhe | Ethiopia |
4:06.05 | |
 |
Caroline Nyaga | Kenya |
4:06.76 | |
 |
Esther Chebet | Uganda |
4:06.90 | |
| 4 | Knight Aciru | Uganda |
4:08.09 | |
| 5 | Teresia Gateri | Kenya |
4:08.90 | |
| 6 | Tigist Girma | Ethiopia |
4:10.49 | |
| 7 | Netsanet Desta | Ethiopia |
4:12.49 | |
| 8 | Belinda Chemutai | Uganda |
4:12.89 | |
| 9 | Carina Viljoen | South Africa |
4:13.27 | |
| 10 | Kadra Mohamed Dembil | Djibouti |
4:20.82 | |
| 11 | Roza Haile | Eritrea |
4:24.06 | |
| Comfort James | Nigeria |
DNS |
See also
References
- ^ Official results
- ^ Results at World Athletics
- ^ "1500 Metres women - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "1500 Metres women - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "1500 Metres women - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "1500 Metres women - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.