| Venue: Kings Park Stadium. |
| Final started at 17:30 | time | | bib | | 1. Nijel Amos |  BOT | 1:45.11 | Oq | 299 | | 2. Jacob Rozani |  RSA | 1:45.38 | Oq | 85 | | 3. Rynhardt Van Rensburg | RSA | 1:46.15 | | 95 | | 4. Boitumelo Masilo | BOT | 1:46.16 | | 307 | | 5. Albertino Mamba |  MOZ | 1:46.34 | | 676 | | 6. Sampson Laari |  GHA | 1:47.62 | | 548 | | 7. Kabelo Mohlosi | RSA | 1:50.00 | | 73 | | 8. Nyasha Mutsetse |  ZIM | 1:50.90 | | 225 |
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| Entry Standard 1:45.80 to be obtained from January 1, 2015 to May 23, 2016. | | Olympic Standard 45.40s to be obtained from January 1, 2015 to July 11, 2016. |
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| Semi 1 started at 15:40 | time | | bib | | 1. Nijel Amos | BOT | 1:49.91 | | 299 | | 2. Rynhardt Van Rensburg | RSA | 1:50.55 | | 95 | | 3. Kabelo Mohlosi | RSA | 1:51.30 | | 73 | | 4. Moussa Camara |  MLI | 1:51.59 | | 665 | | 5. Mohammad Dookun |  MRI | 1:52.45 | | 687 | | 6. Dey Dey |  SSD | 1:52.91 | | 779 | | 7. Fathi Adam |  SUD | 1:53.39 | | 134 | | -. Boaz Kiprugut |  KEN | Disq | | 597 |
| Semi 2 | time | | bib | | 1. Albertino Mamba | MOZ | 1:48.36 | | 676 | | 2. Sampson Laari | GHA | 1:48.46 | | 548 | | 3. Jacob Rozani | RSA | 1:48.48 | | 85 | | 4. Boitumelo Masilo | BOT | 1:48.52 | | 307 | | 5. Nyasha Mutsetse | ZIM | 1:49.69 | | 225 | | 6. Bacha Morka Mulata |  ETH | 1:56.21 | | 490 | | 7. Benedicto Makumba |  MAW | 2:00.46 | | 657 | | -. Abraham Matet | SSD | Disq | | 782 |
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| Heat 1 started at 17:35 | time | | bib | | 1. Nijel Amos | BOT | 1:50.19 | | 299 | | 2. Albertino Mamba | MOZ | 1:50.39 | | 676 | | 3. Moussa Camara | MLI | 1:51.08 | | 665 | | 4. Dey Dey | SSD | 1:53.20 | | 779 | | -. Yobsan Girma Tolasa | ETH | DNS | | 498 | | -. Benjamin Manuel Enzema Owono |  GEQ | DNS | | 514 | | -. Lumpongu |  COD | DNS | | 397 |
| Heat 2 | time | | bib | | 1. Benedicto Makumba | MAW | 2:02.22 | | 657 | | 2. Boitumelo Masilo | BOT | 2:02.57 | | 307 | | 3. Rynhardt Van Rensburg | RSA | 2:02.81 | | 95 | | -. Kaki Khamis | SUD | DNS | | 140 | | -. Feysal Mohamed Adan |  SOM | DNS | | 124 | | -. Daniel Nghipandulwa |  NAM | DNS | | 723 | | -. Adisa Girma Tola | ETH | DNS | | 497 |
| Heat 3 | time | | bib | | 1. Boaz Kiprugut | KEN | 1:48.63 | | 597 | | 2. Sampson Laari | GHA | 1:48.80 | | 548 | | 3. Kabelo Mohlosi | RSA | 1:49.94 | | 73 | | 4. Nyasha Mutsetse | ZIM | 1:50.34 | | 225 | | 5. Fathi Adam | SUD | 1:53.82 | | 134 | | 6. Abraham Matet | SSD | 1:54.85 | | 782 | | -. Eric Nzikwinkunda |  BDI | DNS | | 283 |
| Heat 4 | time | | bib | | 1. Jacob Rozani | RSA | 1:49.91 | | 85 | | 2. Bacha Morka Mulata | ETH | 1:50.25 | | 490 | | 3. Mohammad Dookun | MRI | 1:50.88 | | 687 | | 4. Abraham Thon | SSD | 2:02.03 | | 784 | | -. Kevin Bobando |  CGO | DNS | | 344 | | -. Samuel Yaro | GHA | DNS | | 557 | | -. Lamin Keita |  GAM | DNS | | 508 | | -. Gift Ngwenya | ZIM | DNS | | 229 |
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