The men's 400 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics

2010 African Championships in Athletics

The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010.-Background:The African Championships in Athletics were held in Kenya for the first time...

 were held on July 28–30.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mohamed Khawaja  Libya	Rabah Yousif	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	James Godday James Godday James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the...		46.01	Q
	5	Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		46.07	Q
	2	Mark Kiprotich Mutai		46.11	Q
	3	Rabah Yousif		46.36	Q
	1	Geoffrey Ngeno		46.39	Q
	4	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....		46.54	Q
	5	Ofentse Mogawane Ofentse Mogawane Ofentse Mogawane is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished sixth in the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games without reaching the finals.In 2007 Mogawane was found guilty of methylprednisolone...		46.65	Q
	3	Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa is a Botswana sprinter.He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds.-External links:...		46.66	Q
	4	Anderson Mureta Mutegi		46.72	Q
10	1	Marvin Lewis		46.78	Q
11	3	Mohamed Khawaja	Libya	46.78	Q
12	3	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....		46.94	Q
13	1	Eric Milazar Eric Milazar Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....		46.97	Q
14	4	Noah Akwu		47.03	Q
15	4	Mamadou Gueye		47.16	Q
16	2	Bereke Desta		47.16	Q
17	1	Saviour Kombe		47.45	Q
18	3	Emmanuel Tugumisirize		47.88	q
19	5	Lukungu Waisswa		48.13	Q
20	3	David Tinago		48.42	q
21	2	Gift Soko		48.55	Q
22	5	Zemenu Kassaw		48.65	q
23	3	Yaovi Michael Gougou		49.06	q
24	2	Ramadhan Akula		49.07	Q
25	4	Nicolau Ernesto Palanca		49.54
26	2	Thimote Bagina		49.97
27	2	Jeremias Silva		50.16	SB

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Fernando Augustin

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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Mohamed Khawaja	Libya	45.42	Q, SB
	2	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....		45.55	Q
	2	Mark Kiprotich Mutai		45.69	Q, SB
	1	Rabah Yousif		45.82	Q
	3	Anderson Mureta Mutegi		45.83	Q
	1	Bereke Desta		45.97	Q
	2	Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa is a Botswana sprinter.He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds.-External links:...		46.12	q
	1	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....		46.21	q
	1	Marvin Lewis		46.26	PB
10	2	Ofentse Mogawane Ofentse Mogawane Ofentse Mogawane is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He finished sixth in the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games without reaching the finals.In 2007 Mogawane was found guilty of methylprednisolone...		46.41
11	1	Geoffrey Ngeno		46.45
12	3	James Godday James Godday James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the...		46.55
13	3	Eric Milazar Eric Milazar Éric Milazar is a Mauritian athlete competing in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was born in Rodrigues and currently resides in Coromandel, Mauritius....		46.79
14	3	Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		46.92
15	2	Mamadou Gueye		46.98
16	3	Saviour Kombe		47.32
17	1	Emmanuel Tugumisirize		47.44
18	1	David Tinago		47.95
19	1	Gift Soko		48.20
20	3	Lukungu Waisswa		48.39
21	2	Ramadhan Akula		48.48
22	2	Zemenu Kassaw		49.04
23	3	Yaovi Michael Gougou		49.27

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Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Mohamed Khawaja	Libya	44.98	NR Libyan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Libya maintained by Libya's Amateur Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:*...
	5	Rabah Yousif		45.18
	6	Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi....		45.28
4	4	Mark Kiprotich Mutai		45.28	SB
5	2	Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa is a Botswana sprinter.He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds.-External links:...		45.50	PB
6	7	Anderson Mureta Mutegi		45.62
7	1	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....		45.93
8	8	Bereke Desta		47.14

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