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.
width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
David Rudisha | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | Asbel Kiprop |
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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1 | 3 | 1:50.28 | Q | |||
2 | 4 | 1:50.32 | Q | |||
3 | 3 | 1:50.48 | Q | |||
4 | 3 | 1:50.48 | Q | |||
5 | 3 | 1:50.52 | q | |||
6 | 4 | 1:50.64 | Q | |||
7 | 4 | 1:51.56 | Q | |||
8 | 4 | 1:51.71 | q | |||
9 | 1 | 1:52.72 | Q | |||
10 | 1 | 1:52.80 | Q | |||
11 | 2 | 1:52.93 | Q | |||
12 | 2 | 1:53.22 | Q | |||
13 | 1 | 1:53.81 | Q | |||
14 | 2 | 1:53.89 | Q | |||
15 | 1 | 1:56.12 | q | |||
16 | 2 | 1:58.04 | q | |||
17 | 4 | 2:00.22 | ||||
18 | 3 | 2:04.19 | ||||
19 | 3 | 2:05.96 | ||||
20 | 2 | 2:07.59 | ||||
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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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1 | 1 | 1:48.35 | Q | |||
2 | 2 | 1:48.82 | Q | |||
3 | 1 | 1:48.99 | Q | |||
4 | 1 | 1:49.01 | Q | |||
5 | 2 | 1:49.03 | Q | |||
6 | 2 | 1:49.03 | Q | |||
7 | 2 | 1:49.15 | q | |||
8 | 2 | 1:49.69 | q | |||
9 | 2 | 1:49.92 | ||||
10 | 1 | 1:49.94 | ||||
11 | 1 | 1:51.13 | ||||
12 | 1 | 1:51.39 | ||||
13 | 1 | 1:52.31 | ||||
14 | 1 | 1:52.64 | ||||
15 | 2 | 1:57.42 | ||||
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
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1:44.20 | CR | ||||
1:45.41 | |||||
1:46.02 | |||||
4 | 1:46.33 | ||||
5 | 1:48.37 | ||||
6 | 1:49.10 | ||||
7 | 1:49.22 | ||||
8 | 1:52.98 |