| Event: | Men's 1500 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 24 August |
| Competitors: | 7 |
| Nations: | 5 |
| Win Value: | 15:19.49 |
| Gold: | Ahmed Akram |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Mohamed Agili |
| Silver Nation: | TUN |
| Bronze: | Marwan El-Amrawy |
| Bronze Nation: | EGY |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang | 14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 | ||
| African record | Oussama Mellouli | 14:37.28 | Rome | 2 August 2009 | ||
| Games record | Ahmed Akram | 15:11.68 | Brazzaville | 10 September 2015 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 15:19.49 | |||||
| 5 | 15:26.15 | |||||
| 3 | 15:32.43 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 15:48.50 | NR | |||
| 5 | 6 | 15:48.53 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 15:56.97 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 17:50.14 | ||||
| 7 |