2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 2.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr
  Sudan
Isaac Makwala
  Botswana
James Godday
  Nigeria

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 4 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr   Sudan 46.54 Q
2 2 Isaac Makwala   Botswana 47.00 Q
3 4 Eric Milazar   Mauritius 47.02 Q
4 1 James Godday   Nigeria 47.03 Q
5 3 Mathieu Gnanligo   Benin 47.10 Q
6 5 Sibusiso Sishi   South Africa 47.15 Q
7 5 Sofiane Labidi   Tunisia 47.31 Q
8 5 Noah Akwu   Nigeria 47.38 Q
9 1 Thomas Musembi   Kenya 47.44 Q
10 4 Ofentse Mogawane   South Africa 47.46 Q
11 1 Pieter Smith   South Africa 47.57 Q
12 2 Nouha Badji   Senegal 47.67 Q
13 5 Ompehmetse Mokgadi   Botswana 47.81 Q
14 3 Mohamed Amin Guezmil   Tunisia 47.81 Q
15 4 Marouane Maadadi   Morocco 47.86 Q
16 5 Rabah Yousif   Sudan 47.87 q
17 2 Saul Weipogwa   Nigeria 47.94 Q
18 1 Awad El Karim Makki   Sudan 48.55 Q
19 3 Bereket Desta   Ethiopia 48.64 Q
20 2 George Kwmoba   Kenya 48.71 Q
21 1 Lukungu Waiswa   Uganda 48.78 q
22 4 Emmanuel Simpson   Ghana 49.21 q
23 5 Issah Awudu   Ghana 49.24 q
24 3 Mamadou Gueye   Senegal 49.32 Q
25 2 Zemenu Kassa   Ethiopia 49.42
26 1 Fernando Augustin   Mauritius 49.44
27 4 Anteneh Getachew   Ethiopia 49.53
28 2 Jean François Degrace   Mauritius 49.76
29 4 Houssein Nour Ali   Djibouti 50.45 NR
30 2 Abdalla Mohamed Hussein   Somalia 51.97
31 3 Nathan Kpebah   Ghana 52.49
32 3 Emmanuel Ntakiyimana   Rwanda 52.92
33 3 Mahamat Kadre Moussa   Chad 54.49
1 Etienne Gashagaza   Rwanda DNS
3 Gary Kikaya   Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 1 Mathieu Gnanligo   Benin 45.88 Q, NR
2 1 James Godday   Nigeria 46.11 Q
3 2 Sibusiso Sishi   South Africa 46.21 Q
4 2 Isaac Makwala   Botswana 46.28 Q
5 3 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr   Sudan 46.45 Q
6 3 Eric Milazar   Mauritius 46.48 Q
7 2 Thomas Musembi   Kenya 46.50 q
8 1 Nouha Badji   Senegal 46.58 q, PB
9 1 Pieter Smith   South Africa 46.64
10 3 Ofentse Mogawane   South Africa 47.01
11 1 Mohamed Amin Guezmil   Tunisia 47.17
12 2 Noah Akwu   Nigeria 47.17
13 1 Rabah Yousif   Sudan 47.22
14 3 George Kwmoba   Kenya 47.44
15 1 Ompehmetse Mokgadi   Botswana 47.53
16 2 Bereket Desta   Ethiopia 47.56
17 3 Marouane Maadadi   Morocco 48.05
18 2 Awad El Karim Makki   Sudan 48.10
19 2 Mamadou Gueye   Senegal 48.20
20 1 Lukungu Waiswa   Uganda 48.63
21 3 Issah Awudu   Ghana 49.20
22 2 Emmanuel Simpson   Ghana 49.36
3 Sofiane Labidi   Tunisia DNF
3 Saul Weipogwa   Nigeria DNS

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  3 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr   Sudan 45.64
  8 Isaac Makwala   Botswana 45.64
  6 James Godday   Nigeria 45.77
4 5 Sibusiso Sishi   South Africa 45.84
5 7 Eric Milazar   Mauritius 45.96
6 2 Thomas Musembi   Kenya 46.11
7 4 Mathieu Gnanligo   Benin 46.19
8 1 Nouha Badji   Senegal 48.00

References

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