2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres

Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 5000 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 4.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 13:49.67
2nd, silver medalist(s) Isaac Kiprono Songok  Kenya 13:49.91
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ali Abdosh  Ethiopia 13:50.64
4 Tariku Bekele  Ethiopia 13:53.03
5 Josphat Kiprono Menjo  Kenya 13:56.21
6 Joseph Kiplimo  Kenya 14:10.14
7 Boy Soke  South Africa 14:13.45
8 Tonny Wamulwa  Zambia 14:20.31
9 Sylvain Rukundo  Rwanda 14:32.77
10 Etienne Bizimana  Burundi 14:40.57
11 Matjeane Masilo  Lesotho 14:41.41
12 Joseph Maroco  Tanzania 14:54.66
13 Audace Baguma  Burundi 14:57.48
14 Mohamed Ali Mohamed  Somalia 15:15.67
15 Arnold Loningo  Tanzania 15:27.65
16 Abdinasir Said Ibrahim  Somalia 16:05.62
17 Youssouf Houssein Nour  Djibouti 16:26.89
18 Abdi Said Yabeh  Djibouti 16:48.25
19 Ibrahim Ismael Hassan  Djibouti 17:28.19
20 Alban Rony Ampion  Republic of the Congo DNF
20 Minkael Camara  Guinea DNF
20 Mande Ilunga  Democratic Republic of the Congo DNF
21 Ansu Sowe  Gambia DNS
21 Yahaya Nahantchi  Niger DNS

References

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