The men's 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

at the 2007 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games

The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds...

 were held on July 18–20.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....	Talkmore Nyongani	Mathieu Gnanligo Mathieu Gnanligo Mathieu Gnanligo is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.88 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2008 African Championships in Addis Ababa....

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....		45.67	Q
	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...		45.81	Q
	2	Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....		45.84	Q
	2	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....		46.03	Q, SB
	2	Mathieu Gnaligo		46.08	q
	1	Talkmore Nyongani		46.24	Q
	6	George Kwoba		46.59	Q
	1	Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...		46.62	Q
	3	Thomas Musembi		46.72	Q
10	2	Mamadou Hanne		46.67	q, SB
11	6	Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*...		46.68	Q
12	6	Ali Khamis M. Kadam		46.73	Q, PB
13	5	Nelton Ndebele		46.75	Q
14	1	Miloud Rahmani		46.76	Q
15	1	Mamadou Gueye		46.94	q, PB
16	3	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....		47.03	Q
16	5	Mohamed Mosbah	Libya	47.03	Q, 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:*...
18	5	Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		47.24	q
19	4	Gakolokelwang Masheto		47.30	Q
20	3	Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin is a Mauritian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.In 2002 he finished fifth at the 2002 African Championships, and was selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2002 IAAF World Cup...		47.46	Q
21	1	Samuel Egadu Samuel Egadu Samuel Egadu is a Ugandan sprinter. He competed for Uganda at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.-External links:...		47.48	q
22	4	Bola Lawal		47.51	Q
23	4	Jean François Degrace		47.81	Q, SB
24	3	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...		48.10	q
25	5	Haile Merih Weldemicael		48.25	NR Eritrean records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Eritrea maintained by the Eritrean National Athletics Federation.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:...
26	1	Modou Lamin Kujabi		48.27	PB
27	1	Aboubakar Tawerghi	Libya	48.41	PB
28	5	Nicolau Palanca		48.43	NJR
29	4	Ismaïla Manga		48.94	PB
30	5	Moissa Bizimana		49.22
31	1	Souleimone Chabal		49.30
32	3	Ahmat Ousmane		49.47
33	2	Sangwa Kibambe		50.11
34	6	Geramias da Silva		50.22
35	4	Oumar Bella Bah		50.41
36	6	Paul Gorries Paul Gorries Paul Gorries is a South African sprinter.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.43 s *200 metres - 20.59 s *400 metres - 45.30 s -References:...		50.74
37	6	Jiddou Khoye		51.28
38	4	Thibault Biwawou		51.34

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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
1	3	Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....		45.25	Q, SB
2	2	California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....		45.64	Q
3	3	Talkmore Nyongani		45.66	Q
4	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...		45.70	q, SB
5	1	Mathieu Gnaligo		46.05	Q
6	2	Bola Lawal		46.08	Q, SB
7	2	George Kwoba		46.21	q, SB
8	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....		46.29
9	1	California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....		46.30	Q
10	1	Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s ....		46.51
11	2	Mohamed Mosbah	Libya	46.55	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:*...
12	2	Miloud Rahmani		46.57	PB
13	2	Nelton Ndebele		46.57	PB
14	1	Ezra Sambu Ezra Sambu Ezra Kenyoke Sambu is a Kenyan sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.43 seconds, achieved in July 2003 in Nairobi. This ranks him third in Kenya, behind Samson Kitur and Charles Gitonga, and fifth in Africa, behind Innocent Egbunike, Kitur, Gitonga and Davis Kamoga...		46.71
15	3	Thomas Musembi		46.75
16	3	Mamadou Gueye		46.98
17	3	Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala Isaac Makwala is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...		47.02
18	3	Ai Khamis M. Kadam		47.08
19	1	Samuel Egadu Samuel Egadu Samuel Egadu is a Ugandan sprinter. He competed for Uganda at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.-External links:...		47.15	PB
20	1	Lewis Banda Lewis Banda Lewis Simon Banda is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Tucson. This is the current Zimbabwean record. The same year he reached the semi-finals of the Olympic Games.-Achievements:-References:*...		47.22
21	1	Jean-François Degrace		47.88
22	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...		47.96
23	2	Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin Fernando Augustin is a Mauritian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.In 2002 he finished fifth at the 2002 African Championships, and was selected to represent Africa in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2002 IAAF World Cup...		48.02
24	1	Mamadou Hanne		48.19

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	California Molefe California Molefe California Molefe is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, becoming the first Botswana athlete to win a major international medal....		45.59	SB
	Talkmore Nyongani		45.76
	Mathieu Gnanligo Mathieu Gnanligo Mathieu Gnanligo is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.88 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 2008 African Championships in Addis Ababa....		45.89	NR Beninese records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Benin maintained by its national athletics federation: Fédération Béninoise d'Athlétisme .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing-External links:...
4	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...		46.02
5	Bola Lawal		46.26
6	Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr is a Sudanese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was born in Khartoum.His current personal best time is 44.93 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca....		46.29
7	Gakolokelwang Masheto		46.43
8	George Kwoba		46.45