2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Appearance
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 and 29 June.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Amaechi Morton Nigeria |
Silver | Mamadou Kasse Hanne Senegal |
Bronze | Boniface Mucheru Kenya |
Records
[edit]Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
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World record | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
African record | Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 47.10 | Zürich, Switzerland | 7 August 1991 |
Championship record | Amadou Dia Ba (SEN) | 48.29 | Cairo, Egypt | 1985 |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Round |
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28 June 2012 | 17:00 | Round 1 |
29 June 2012 | 16:10 | Final |
Results
[edit]Round 1
[edit]First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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1 | 1 | 3 | Mamadou Kasse Hanne | Senegal | 49.86 | Q |
2 | 2 | 3 | Amaechi Morton | Nigeria | 50.10 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 50.20 | Q |
4 | 3 | 4 | Boniface Mucheru | Kenya | 50.51 | Q |
5 | 2 | 4 | Vincent Kiplangat Koskei | Kenya | 50.75 | Q |
6 | 1 | 7 | Christopher Ngetich | Kenya | 50.79 | q |
7 | 3 | 2 | Mohamed Sghaier | Tunisia | 50.90 | Q |
8 | 3 | 3 | L. J. van Zyl | South Africa | 51.14 | q |
9 | 1 | 2 | Zied Azizi | Tunisia | 51.25 | |
10 | 1 | 6 | Hussein Hafiz | Sudan | 51.66 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | PC Beneke | South Africa | 51.87 | |
12 | 1 | 5 | Akobuntu Ikwamikow | Nigeria | 52.19 | |
13 | 2 | 5 | Philippe Djaovazaha | Madagascar | 52.38 | |
14 | 3 | 6 | Amadou Ndiaye | Senegal | 52.73 | |
15 | 3 | 5 | Lankantien Lamboni | Togo | 53.99 | |
16 | 1 | 8 | Hadama Bagayogo | Mali | 55.36 | |
17 | 2 | 2 | Raoul Idohou | Benin | 57.46 | |
2 | 8 | Barnabé Bationo | Burkina Faso | DNS | ||
2 | 6 | Robert Dwumfuor | Ghana | DNS | ||
2 | 6 | Maoulida Darouèche | Comoros | DNS |
Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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3 | Amaechi Morton | Nigeria | 49.32 | ||
6 | Mamadou Kasse Hanne | Senegal | 49.39 | ||
5 | Boniface Mucheru | Kenya | 49.45 | ||
4 | 8 | Vincent Kiplangat Koskei | Kenya | 50.31 | |
5 | 7 | Mohamed Sghaier | Tunisia | 50.37 | |
6 | 2 | Christopher Ngetich | Kenya | 50.46 | |
7 | 1 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 1:09.53 | |
1 | L. J. van Zyl | South Africa | DNF |