Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the 2023 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Legon Sports Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Accra, Ghana | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 March (heats) 19 March (semi-finals) 20 March (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.72 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 800 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18, 19 and 20 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1][2]
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Fithawi Zaid |  Eritrea |
1:45.90 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | Aaron Cheminingwa |  Kenya |
1:46.69 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ngeno Kipngetich | Kenya |
1:46.84 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Samuel Buche |  Ethiopia |
1:46.95 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Alex Amankwah |  Ghana |
1:47.12 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Tumo Nkape |  Botswana |
1:47.19 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Éric Nzikwinkunda |  Burundi |
1:47.33 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Dawid Dam |  Namibia |
1:47.42 | q |
| 9 | 4 | Tom Dradiga |  Uganda |
1:47.55 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Ahmed Sayf Kadri |  Tunisia |
1:48.97 | q |
| 11 | 2 | Hazem Miawad |  Egypt |
1:49.60 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Waberie Igueh Houssein |  Djibouti |
1:49.69 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Yohannes Tefera | Ethiopia |
1:51.19 | q |
| 14 | 4 | Hamid Sambo |  Nigeria |
1:51.28 | |
| 15 | 1 | Nabil Oussama |  Morocco |
1:51.64 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Riadh Chninni | Tunisia |
1:51.79 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Sampierre Gomez |  The Gambia |
1:51.94 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | Makman Yoagbati |  Togo |
1:52.85 | |
| 19 | 1 | Birhanu Garumsa | Ethiopia |
1:53.63 | |
| 20 | 1 | Arno Angula | Namibia |
1:53.71 | |
| 21 | 1 | Abraham Guot Thon |  South Sudan |
1:54.20 | |
| 22 | 3 | Kelvin Chiku |  Zimbabwe |
1:55.36 | |
| 23 | 4 | Patrick Kpamba Mandata |  Central African Republic |
1:55.84 | |
| 24 | 3 | Hamidou Diarra |  Mali |
1:58.54 | |
| 25 | 2 | Kalie Sesay |  Sierra Leone |
1:59.28 | |
| 26 | 3 | Manuel Nzeng Nangal |  Equatorial Guinea |
2:07.22 | |
| 2 | Mohamed Abdalla Ismail |  Sudan |
DNS |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ngeno Kipngetich | Kenya |
1:46.40 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Aaron Cheminingwa | Kenya |
1:46.53 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tumo Nkape | Botswana |
1:46.73 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Nabil Oussama | Morocco |
1:47.04 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Ahmed Sayf Kadri | Tunisia |
1:47.52 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Éric Nzikwinkunda | Burundi |
1:47.56 | |
| 7 | 1 | Hazem Miawad | Egypt |
1:48.59 | |
| 8 | 2 | Tom Dradiga | Uganda |
1:48.89 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Alex Amankwah | Ghana |
1:48.93 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Yohannes Tefera | Ethiopia |
1:48.99 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Riadh Chninni | Tunisia |
1:49.06 | |
| 12 | 2 | Samuel Buche | Ethiopia |
1:49.15 | |
| 13 | 1 | Sampierre Gomez | The Gambia |
1:49.19 | |
| 14 | 2 | Fithawi Zaid | Eritrea |
1:50.41 | |
| 15 | 2 | Dawid Dam | Namibia |
1:51.10 | |
| 16 | 2 | Waberie Igueh Houssein | Djibouti |
1:51.30 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Aaron Cheminingwa | Kenya |
1:45.72 | |
 |
Ngeno Kipngetich | Kenya |
1:45.73 | |
 |
Tumo Nkape | Botswana |
1:46.04 | |
| 4 | Tom Dradiga | Uganda |
1:46.14 | |
| 5 | Alex Amankwah | Ghana |
1:46.53 | |
| 6 | Yohannes Tefera | Ethiopia |
1:46.74 | |
| 7 | Nabil Oussama | Morocco |
1:46.77 | |
| 8 | Ahmed Sayf Kadri | Tunisia |
1:47.40 |
References
- ^ "Live results". Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Results book