2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

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Men's 400 metres
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue Japoma Stadium
Location Douala, Cameroon
Dates21 June (heats)
22 June (semi-finals)
23 June (final)
Competitors52 from 28 nations
Winning time45.23
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Cheikh Tidiane Diouf  Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Silver medal icon.svg   Lee Eppie  Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Bronze medal icon.svg   Samuel Ogazi  Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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The men's 400 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21, 22, and 23 June in Douala, Cameroon. [1] [2]

Contents

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record [3] Flag of South Africa.svg  Wayde Van Niekerk  (RSA)43.03 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 August 2016
African record [4]
Championship record Flag of Botswana.svg  Isaac Makwala  (BOT)44.23 Marrakesh, Morocco 12 August 2014
World leading [5] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Christopher Morales Williams  (CAN)44.05 Gainesville, United States 11 May 2024
African leading [6] Flag of Botswana.svg  Bayapo Ndori  (BOT)44.10 Nairobi, Kenya 20 April 2024

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
15 Antony Pesela Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 45.85Q
24 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 46.09Q
34 Boitumelo Masilo Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 46.11Q
41 Kevin Kipkorir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 46.13Q
43 Dubem Amene Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.13Q
62 Chidi Okezie Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.15Q
73 Adrian Swart Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 46.17Q
85 Dennis Hove Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 46.18Q
92 Boniface Mweresa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 46.32Q
104 Takudzwa Chiyangwa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 46.47q
115 Mthi Mthimkulu Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 46.50q
122 Lee Eppie Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 46.52q
131 Samuel Ogazi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.56Q
143 Aaron Adoli Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 46.70q
152 Abdennour Bendjemaa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 46.74q
161 Mohamed Zerhoum Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46.76q
172 Gerren Muwishi Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 46.82
181 Gardeo Isaacs Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 46.85
195 El Hadji Malick Soumare Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 46.98
205 Kelvin Sane Tauta Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 47.49
214 Elvis Gaseb Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 47.58
221 Ivan Geldenhuys Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 48.22
232 Evariste Nana Kuate Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 48.29
242 Elton Hoeseb Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 48.57
255 Jules Waiga Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 48.73
263 Melkamu Assefa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 49.45
274 Godwin Edmond Hounthon Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 49.59
283 Nsangous Tetdap Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 50.51
2 Fabrice Tenkeu Kengne Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNF
5 Caleb Vadivello Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles DNF
3 Abdou Idhat Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DNS
3 Patrice Remandro Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar DNS
4 El-Mir Reale Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Reunion DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Antony Pesela Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 45.40Q
22 Samuel Ogazi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.44Q
32 Takudzwa Chiyangwa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 45.51Q
42 Aaron Adoli Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 45.66Q
51 Boniface Mweresa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.70Q
62 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 45.74q
71 Dubem Amene Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.83Q
81 Lee Eppie Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 45.96q
91 Chidi Okezie Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.96
102 Kevin Kipkorir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 46.01
112 Boitumelo Masilo Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 46.16
121 Mohamed Zerhoum Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46.51
132 Abdennour Bendjemaa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 46.61
141 Mthi Mthimkulu Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 46.73
152 Adrian Swart Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 46.97
161 Dennis Hove Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 46.98

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg1 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 45.23
Silver medal icon.svg2 Lee Eppie Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 45.39
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Samuel Ogazi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.47
45 Boniface Mweresa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 45.62
58 Aaron Adoli Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 45.93
66 Antony Pesela Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 46.17
77 Dubem Amene Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.27
83 Takudzwa Chiyangwa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 46.51

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official results
  2. ↑ Results at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "400 Metres men - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "400 Metres men - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "400 Metres men - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "400 Metres men - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
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