2010 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 28–30.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Mohamed Khawaja
 Libya
Rabah Yousif
 Sudan
Gary Kikaya
 Democratic Republic of the Congo

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 James Godday  Nigeria 46.01 Q
2 5 Isaac Makwala  Botswana 46.07 Q
3 2 Mark Kiprotich Mutai  Kenya 46.11 Q
4 3 Rabah Yousif  Sudan 46.36 Q
5 1 Geoffrey Ngeno  Kenya 46.39 Q
6 4 Gary Kikaya  Democratic Republic of the Congo 46.54 Q
7 5 Ofentse Mogawane  South Africa 46.65 Q
8 3 Obakeng Ngwigwa  Botswana 46.66 Q
9 4 Anderson Mureta Mutegi  Kenya 46.72 Q
10 1 Marvin Lewis  Liberia 46.78 Q
11 3 Mohamed Khawaja  Libya 46.78 Q
12 3 Saul Weigopwa  Nigeria 46.94 Q
13 1 Eric Milazar  Mauritius 46.97 Q
14 4 Noah Akwu  Nigeria 47.03 Q
15 4 Mamadou Gueye  Senegal 47.16 Q
16 2 Bereket Desta  Ethiopia 47.16 Q
17 1 Saviour Kombe  Zambia 47.45 Q
18 3 Emmanuel Tugumisirize  Uganda 47.88 q
19 5 Lukungu Waisswa  Uganda 48.13 Q
20 3 David Tinago  Zimbabwe 48.42 q
21 2 Gift Soko  Zambia 48.55 Q
22 5 Zemenu Kassaw  Ethiopia 48.65 q
23 3 Yaovi Michael Gougou  Benin 49.06 q
24 2 Ramadhan Akula  Uganda 49.07 Q
25 4 Nicolau Ernesto Palanca  Angola 49.54
26 2 Thimote Bagina  Rwanda 49.97
27 2 Jeremias Silva  Guinea-Bissau 50.16 SB
4 Hago Tadesse  Ethiopia DQ
1 Sakaria Kamberuka  Botswana DNF
5 Fousseni Mathie Gnanligo  Benin DNF
1 Golden Gunde  Malawi DNS
1 Sandro Rocha  Cape Verde DNS
1 Michael Taapatsa  Zimbabwe DNS
2 Jean Francois Degrace  Mauritius DNS
2 Awad Makki  Sudan DNS
4 Nelton Ndebele  Zimbabwe DNS
5 Fernando Augustin  Mauritius DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Mohamed Khawaja  Libya 45.42 Q, SB
2 2 Gary Kikaya  Democratic Republic of the Congo 45.55 Q
3 2 Mark Kiprotich Mutai  Kenya 45.69 Q, SB
4 1 Rabah Yousif  Sudan 45.82 Q
5 3 Anderson Mureta Mutegi  Kenya 45.83 Q
6 1 Bereket Desta  Ethiopia 45.97 Q
7 2 Obakeng Ngwigwa  Botswana 46.12 q
8 1 Saul Weigopwa  Nigeria 46.21 q
9 1 Marvin Lewis  Liberia 46.26 PB
10 2 Ofentse Mogawane  South Africa 46.41
11 1 Geoffrey Ngeno  Kenya 46.45
12 3 James Godday  Nigeria 46.55
13 3 Eric Milazar  Mauritius 46.79
14 3 Isaac Makwala  Botswana 46.92
15 2 Mamadou Gueye  Senegal 46.98
16 3 Saviour Kombe  Zambia 47.32
17 1 Emmanuel Tugumisirize  Uganda 47.44
18 1 David Tinago  Zimbabwe 47.95
19 1 Gift Soko  Zambia 48.20
20 3 Lukungu Waisswa  Uganda 48.39
21 2 Ramadhan Akula  Uganda 48.48
22 2 Zemenu Kassaw  Ethiopia 49.04
23 3 Yaovi Michael Gougou  Benin 49.27
2 Noah Akwu  Nigeria DNS

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Mohamed Khawaja  Libya 44.98 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Rabah Yousif  Sudan 45.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Gary Kikaya  Democratic Republic of the Congo 45.28
4 4 Mark Kiprotich Mutai  Kenya 45.28 SB
5 2 Obakeng Ngwigwa  Botswana 45.50 PB
6 7 Anderson Mureta Mutegi  Kenya 45.62
7 1 Saul Weigopwa  Nigeria 45.93
8 8 Bereket Desta  Ethiopia 47.14
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