2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 27, 28 and 29 June.

Medalists

GoldIsaac Makwala
SilverOscar Pistorius
BronzeWillem de Beer

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record43.18Seville, Spain26 August 1999
African record44.10Stuttgart, Germany9 September 2006
Championship record44.65Dakar, Senegal20 August 1998

Schedule

DateTimeRound
27 June 2012 15:45 Round 1
28 June 2012 16:10 Semifinals
29 June 2012 15:45 Final

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 5 4 45.50 Q
2 2 2 46.04 Q
3 5 6 46.32 Q
4 2 3 46.37 Q
5 5 3 46.40 Q
6 2 8 46.43 Q
7 4 6 46.49 Q
8 5 7 46.50 Q
9 3 5 46.58 Q
9 3 8 46.58 Q
11 1 2 46.73 Q
12 1 4 46.77 Q
13 3 7 46.80 Q
14 2 4 47.02 Q
15 5 8 47.12 q
16 4 8 47.25 Q
17 1 7 47.37 Q
18 1 3 47.39 Q
19 4 3 47.47 Q
20 3 6 47.48 Q
21 3 4 47.89 q
22 3 2 47.96 q
23 2 7 48.08 q
24 5 2 48.53
25 4 1 49.12 Q
26 4 7 49.19
27 5 5 49.64
28 1 5 49.71
29 4 5 49.75
30 1 8 50.28
31 1 1 50.30
32 1 6 50.89
33 3 3 51.56
2 5
2 6
4 2
4 4

Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 3 45.70 Q
2 2 6 46.14Q
3 1 7 46.32 Q
4 1 8 46.33 Q
5 3 5 46.39 Q
6 1 6 46.46 q
7 3 6 46.64 Q
8 15 46.68 q
9 3 3 46.79
10 3 4 46.82
11 3 8 47.05
12 3 7 47.13
13 2 4 47.14
14 1 5 47.24
15 2 1 47.35
16 1 4 47.86
17 1 1 47.95
18 1 3 47.96
19 2 7 48.14
20 2 8 48.19
22 2 2 48.57
22 3 2 48.65
13
3 1

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
5 45.25 PB
3 45.52
7 45.67
6 45.82 NR
4 46.13
846.21
2 46.78
1 46.98

References