2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
Appearance
The men's 400 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 2.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Sudan |
Isaac Makwala Botswana |
James Godday Nigeria |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Mathieu Gnanligo | Benin | 45.88 | Q, NR |
2 | 1 | James Godday | Nigeria | 46.11 | Q |
3 | 2 | Sibusiso Sishi | South Africa | 46.21 | Q |
4 | 2 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 46.28 | Q |
5 | 3 | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr | Sudan | 46.45 | Q |
6 | 3 | Eric Milazar | Mauritius | 46.48 | Q |
7 | 2 | Thomas Musembi | Kenya | 46.50 | q |
8 | 1 | Nouha Badji | Senegal | 46.58 | q |
9 | 1 | Pieter Smith | South Africa | 46.64 | |
10 | 3 | Ofentse Mogawane | South Africa | 47.01 | |
11 | 1 | Mohamed Amin Guezmil | Tunisia | 47.17 | |
12 | 2 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 47.17 | |
13 | 1 | Rabah Yousif | Sudan | 47.22 | |
14 | 3 | George Kwmoba | Kenya | 47.44 | |
15 | 1 | Ompehmetse Mokgadi | Botswana | 47.53 | |
16 | 2 | Bereket Desta | Ethiopia | 47.56 | |
17 | 3 | Marouane Maadadi | Morocco | 48.05 | |
18 | 2 | Awad El Karim Makki | Sudan | 48.10 | |
19 | 2 | Mamadou Gueye | Senegal | 48.20 | |
20 | 1 | Lukungu Waiswa | Uganda | 48.63 | |
21 | 3 | Issah Awudu | Ghana | 49.20 | |
22 | 2 | Emmanuel Simpson | Ghana | 49.36 | |
3 | Sofiane Labidi | Tunisia | DNF | ||
3 | Saul Weipogwa | Nigeria | DNS |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr | Sudan | 45.64 | ||
8 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 45.64 | ||
6 | James Godday | Nigeria | 45.77 | ||
4 | 5 | Sibusiso Sishi | South Africa | 45.84 | |
5 | 7 | Eric Milazar | Mauritius | 45.96 | |
6 | 2 | Thomas Musembi | Kenya | 46.11 | |
7 | 4 | Mathieu Gnanligo | Benin | 46.19 | |
8 | 1 | Nouha Badji | Senegal | 48.00 |
References
- Results (Archived)