Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres event at the 1999 All-Africa Games was held at the Johannesburg Stadium.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hailu Mekonnen Ethiopia	David Lelei Kenya	Frederick Cheruiyot Kenya

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Daniel Zegeye	Ethiopia	3:42.23	Q
2	1	Frederick Cheruiyot	Kenya	3:42.29	Q
3	1	Julius Achon	Uganda	3:42.97	Q
4	1	Ali Hakimi	Tunisia	3:43.11	Q
5	1	Julius Ogwang	Uganda	3:43.11	q
6	1	Bonaventure Niyonizigiye	Burundi	3:43.84	q
7	1	Lambert Ndayikeza	Burundi	3:47.68	q
8	2	David Lelei	Kenya	3:48.89	Q
9	2	Sammy Mutai	Kenya	3:48.93	Q
10	2	Hailu Mekonnen	Ethiopia	3:49.12	Q
11	2	Mahmud Aden Ibrahim	Somalia	3:49.58	Q
12	2	Paskar Owor	Uganda	3:49.84	q
13	2	Esau Faro	South Africa	3:50.71
14	2	Ali El-Zaidi	Libya	3:53.60
15	2	Francis Munthali	Malawi	3:53.87
16	1	Yaccob Furtenato	Eritrea	3:58.15
17	2	Amanuel Woldeselassie	Eritrea	3:58.69
18	2	Mohau Lethoasa	Lesotho	3:59.90
19	1	Kelebone Makoetlane	Lesotho	4:06.87
	1	Alexis Sharangabo	Rwanda	DNF
	2	Jean-Marc Léandro	Gabon	DNF
	1	Chipako Chungu	Zambia	DNS
	1	Kondeabalo Pakpessan	Togo	DNS
	1	Prince Mumba	Zambia	DNS
	2	Reuben Silwimba	Zambia	DNS
	2	Mark Hhawu	Tanzania	DNS
	2	José Lourenço	Angola	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Hailu Mekonnen	Ethiopia	3:39.73
	David Lelei	Kenya	3:40.46
	Frederick Cheruiyot	Kenya	3:41.21
4	Daniel Zegeye	Ethiopia	3:41.97
5	Ali Hakimi	Tunisia	3:43.04
6	Julius Ogwang	Uganda	3:43.57
7	Julius Achon	Uganda	3:45.40
8	Bonaventure Niyonizigiye	Burundi	3:45.73
9	Mahmud Aden Ibrahim	Somalia	3:46.67
10	Lambert Ndayikeza	Burundi	3:47.53
11	Paskar Owor	Uganda	3:53.33
	Sammy Mutai	Kenya	DNF