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
	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	13:49.67
	Isaac Kiprono Songok	Kenya	13:49.91
	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

• Results (Archived)