2010 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics

2010 African Championships in Athletics

The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010.-Background:The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time...

were held on July 29–30.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Nancy Jebet Lagat	Gelete Burka	Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively...

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Time	Notes
	1	Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, with a personal best time of 4:08.88 minutes, and finished fifth at the 2008 African Championships.Jelegat represented Kenya in the 1500 m at the...	4:13.97	Q
	2	Nancy Jebet Lagat	4:15.99	Q
	1	Bertukan Feyisa	4:16.20	Q
	2	Mouna Tabsart	4:16.35	Q
	2	Gelete Burka	4:16.74	Q
	2	Meskerem Assefa	4:16.89	Q
	2	Ann Karindi	4:17.21	q
	1	Siham Hilali Siham Hilali Siham Hilali is a female middle distance runner Morocco who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 2:06.17 min 1500 metres - 4:04.03 min *3000 metres - 9:03.16 min...	4:17.79	Q
	1	Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively...	4:17.87	Q
10	1	Rene Kalmer René Kalmer René Kalmer is a female South African runner who has competed over distances ranging from 800 metres to the marathon. She represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running in the 1500 metres. She is a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics and has run at eight...	4:18.32	q
11	1	Janet Achola	4:20.41	q
12	1	Eliane Saholinirina	4:22.86	q
13	2	Juliet Chekwel	4:25.50
14	2	Divine Ahishikiye	4:36.59	SB
15	1	Zeitun Jumanne	4:44.89
16	1	Samia Nor Omar	5:36.97

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Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Nancy Jebet Lagat	4:10.43
	Gelete Burka	4:11.12
	Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad Btissam Lakhouad is a Moroccan middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.A Khouribga native, she competed in the 1500 m at both the 2007 and 2008 World Athletics Finals, finishing in sixth and eleventh place, respectively...	4:11.81
	Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat Irene Jelagat is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, with a personal best time of 4:08.88 minutes, and finished fifth at the 2008 African Championships.Jelegat represented Kenya in the 1500 m at the...	4:12.15	SB
	Meskerem Assefa	4:14.37
	Ann Karindi	4:14.81
	Bertukan Feyisa	4:16.29
	Rene Kalmer René Kalmer René Kalmer is a female South African runner who has competed over distances ranging from 800 metres to the marathon. She represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running in the 1500 metres. She is a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics and has run at eight...	4:18.21
	Janet Achola	4:19.22
10	Mouna Tabsart	4:19.83
11	Siham Hilali Siham Hilali Siham Hilali is a female middle distance runner Morocco who specializes in the 1500 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 2:06.17 min 1500 metres - 4:04.03 min *3000 metres - 9:03.16 min...	4:20.98
12	Eliane Saholinirina	4:25.60

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