2010 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

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

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Mohamed Khawaja
 Libya		 Rabah Yousif
 Sudan		 Gary Kikaya
 Democratic Republic of the Congo

Results

Heats

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

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st 3 Mohamed Khawaja  Libya 44.98 NR
2nd 5 Rabah Yousif  Sudan 45.18
3rd 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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