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

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

GoldAmaechi Morton
SilverMamadou Kasse Hanne
BronzeBoniface Mucheru

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record46.78Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992
African record47.10Zürich, Switzerland7 August 1991
Championship record48.29Cairo, Egypt1985

Schedule

DateTimeRound
28 June 2012 17:00 Round 1
29 June 2012 16:10 Final

Results

Round 1

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 1 3 49.86 Q
2 2 3 50.10 Q
3 1 4 50.20 Q
4 3 4 50.51 Q
5 2 4 50.75 Q
6 1 7 50.79 q
7 3 2 50.90 Q
8 3 3 51.14 q
9 1 2 51.25
10 1 6 51.66
11 2 7 51.87
12 1 5 52.19
13 2 5 52.38
14 3 6 52.73
15 3 5 53.99
16 1 8 55.36
17 2 2 57.46
2 8
2 6
2 6

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
3 49.32
6 49.39
5 49.45
8 50.31
7 50.37
2 50.46
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