The men's 800 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 and 29 June.
Medalists
| Gold | Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria
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| Silver | Anthony Chemut Kenya
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| Bronze | André Oliver South Africa
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | David Rudisha (KEN)
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1:41.01 | Rieti, Italy | 29 August 2010 |
| African record | David Rudisha (KEN)
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1:41.01 | Rieti, Italy | 29 August 2010 |
| Championship record | David Rudisha (KEN)
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1:42.84 | Nairobi, Kenya | 30 July 2010 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2012 | 15:30 | Round 1 |
| 29 June 2012 | 16:30 | Final |
Results
Round 1
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria |
1:46.15 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | André Oliver | South Africa |
1:46.63 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Anthony Chemut | Kenya |
1:46.78 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Shiferaw Wola |  Ethiopia |
1:47.27 | q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Isaac Seokle |  Botswana |
1:47.90 | q |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Cornelious Kiplagat | Kenya |
1:47.92 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Julius Mutekanga |  Uganda |
1:48.66 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Moussa Camara |  Mali |
1:48.71 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 8 | Mamush Lencha | Ethiopia |
1:48.98 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Severin Sahinkuye |  Burundi |
1:49.13 | |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | Esrael Awoke | Ethiopia |
1:49.18 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Lumax Selasi |  Ghana |
1:49.29 | |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | Rynhardt van Rensburg | South Africa |
1:50.12 | |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | Mor Seck |  Senegal |
1:50.17 | |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Daniel Nghipandula |  Namibia |
1:50.85 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Tarek Eshebli |  Libya |
1:51.86 | |
| 17 | 3 | 6i | Omar Jammeh |  Gambia |
1:52.96 | |
| 18 | 2 | 3 | Mahazou Alassane |  Benin |
1:52.98 | |
| 19 | 3 | 3 | Jacouba Boubacar Soumana |  Niger |
1:54.42 | |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | Ali Ahmed Mohamed |  Djibouti |
1:54.85 | |
| 21 | 3 | 5 | Ramadhan Hamed | Libya |
1:55.16 | Q |
| 22 | 3 | 6e | Benjamín Enzema |  Equatorial Guinea |
1:56.23 | NR |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | Mathieu Kiplagat Sawe | Kenya |
1:56.29 | |
| 1 | 7 | Nigel Amos | Botswana |
DNS | ||
| 2 | 7 | Abdelkerim Mohammed |  Eritrea |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria |
1:43.88 | |
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4 | Anthony Chemut | Kenya |
1:44.53 | |
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5 | André Oliver | South Africa |
1:45.09 | |
| 4 | 6 | Cornelious Kiplagat | Kenya |
1:47.83 | |
| 5 | 1 | Shiferaw Wola | Ethiopia |
1:48.26 | |
| 6 | 7 | Isaac Seokle | Botswana |
1:48.39 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mamush Lencha Shirko | Ethiopia |
1:48.98 | |
| 8 | 8 | Moussa Camara | Mali |
1:49.12 |
References
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