2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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The men's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 11.

4 × 100 metres relay Track and field relay event covering 400 metres

The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race. A relay baton is carried by each runner. Prior to 2018, the baton had to be passed within a 20 m changeover box, preceded by a 10-metre acceleration zone. With a rule change effective November 1, 2017 that zone was modified to include the acceleration zone as part of the passing zone, making the entire zone 30 metres in length. The outgoing runner cannot touch the baton until it has entered the zone, the incoming runner cannot touch the baton after it has left the zone. The zone is usually marked in yellow, frequently using lines, triangles or chevrons. While the rule book specifies the exact positioning of the marks, the colors and style are only "recommended". While most legacy tracks will still have the older markings, the rule change still uses existing marks. Not all governing body jurisdictions have adopted the rule change.

2006 African Championships in Athletics

The 15th African Championships in Athletics were held in Mauritius between August 9 and August 13, 2006. The event was staged at Stade Germain Comarmond in Bambous, Rivière Noire District. This was the second time when the African Championships in Athletics were hosted in Mauritius, the first was in 1992.

Stade Germain Comarmond is a multi-use stadium in Bambous, Rivière Noire District, Mauritius. It is currently used mostly for football and athletics matches. The stadium was built in 2001 and opened in August 2003. The venue hosted the 2006 African Championships in Athletics. It is currently the home stadium of the Mauritius national under-17 football team, Mauritius national under-20 football team, Petite Rivière Noire SC and Bambous Etoile de L'Ouest Sports Club.

Results

RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Peter Emelieze, a Uchenna Emedolu, Adetoyi Durotoye, Olusoji Fasuba 39.63
Silver medal icon.svg6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Hannes Dreyer, Leigh Julius, Lee Roy Newton, Sherwin Vries 39.68
Bronze medal icon.svg5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Harry Adu-Mfum, Cyril Ferguson, Seth Amoo, Eric Nkansah 40.12
47Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Dieme Bakary, Maty Salame, Oumar Loum, Moussa Baldé 40.54
58Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Bobby Young, Augustine Schmader, Anthony Whea, Cyrus Wesley 41.02
63Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Obakeng Ngwigwa, Tlhalosang Molapisi, Mooketsi Magaga, Gable Garenamotse 41.20
2Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Wallace Brutis, Travis Hardy, Stephen Moosoudee, Abdulla Mohamed Hussein DQ
1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Arnaud Casquette, Eric Milazar, Fabrice Coiffic, Stéphan Buckland DNF

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  1. ↑ 4x100 Metres Relay - men - senior - outdoor - 2006. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-09.
  2. ↑ Career Highlights Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine .. Peter Emelieze. Retrieved on 2013-09-10.
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