2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22, 23 and 24 June in Kings Park Stadium.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Baboloki Thebe	Karabo Sibanda	Chidi Okezie

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			45.99	Q
2	2			46.00	Q
3	5			46.04	Q
4	1			46.14	Q
5	2			46.30	Q
6	3			46.45	Q
7	3			46.55	Q
8	1			46.56	Q
9	5			46.64	Q
10	3			46.71	Q
11	2			46.78	Q
12	3			46.93	Q
13	1			47.08	Q
14	2			47.15	Q
15	1			47.45	Q
16	1			47.64	q
17	1			47.92	q
18	4			48.06	Q
19	3			48.10	q
20	2			48.76	q
21	5			48.86	Q
22	5			48.89	q
23	2			49.07
23	3			49.07
25	4			49.13	Q
26	1			49.44
27	4			50.42	Q
28	3			50.58
29	2			51.77
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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			45.75	Q
2	2			45.80	Q
2	3			45.80	Q
4	3			45.96	Q
5	1			46.23	Q
6	1			46.41	Q
7	2			46.51	q
8	1			46.70	q
9	3			46.81
10	3			46.84
11	1			46.94
12	1			47.00
13	2			47.12
14	2			47.40
15	3			47.62
16	2			47.73
17	3			47.82
18	1			47.93
19	2			48.08
20	1			48.33
21	2			49.29
22	3			49.36
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Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			44.69
	5			45.42
	3			45.76
4	7			46.58
5	8			46.71
6	2			46.80
7	1			46.95
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Notes and References

1. http://www.africathle.com/2016/06/22/african-championships-durban-south-africa-22-26062016/ Results
2. Originally ran 46.64