2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
VenueJapoma Stadium
LocationDouala, Cameroon
Dates21 June (heats)
22 June (semi-finals)
23 June (final)
Competitors52 from 28 nations
Winning time45.23
Medalists
gold medal Cheikh Tidiane Diouf   Senegal
silver medal Lee Eppie   Botswana
bronze medal Samuel Ogazi   Nigeria
2024 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
mixed
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

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]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record[3]  Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA) 43.03 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 August 2016
African record[4]
Championship record  Isaac Makwala (BOT) 44.23 Marrakesh, Morocco 12 August 2014
World leading[5]  Christopher Morales Williams (CAN) 44.05 Gainesville, United States 11 May 2024
African leading[6]  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.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Antony Pesela  Botswana 45.85 Q
2 4 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf  Senegal 46.09 Q
3 4 Boitumelo Masilo  Botswana 46.11 Q
4 1 Kevin Kipkorir  Kenya 46.13 Q
4 3 Dubem Amene  Nigeria 46.13 Q
6 2 Chidi Okezie  Nigeria 46.15 Q
7 3 Adrian Swart  South Africa 46.17 Q
8 5 Dennis Hove  Zimbabwe 46.18 Q
9 2 Boniface Mweresa  Kenya 46.32 Q
10 4 Takudzwa Chiyangwa  Zimbabwe 46.47 q
11 5 Mthi Mthimkulu  South Africa 46.50 q
12 2 Lee Eppie  Botswana 46.52 q
13 1 Samuel Ogazi  Nigeria 46.56 Q
14 3 Aaron Adoli  Uganda 46.70 q
15 2 Abdennour Bendjemaa  Algeria 46.74 q
16 1 Mohamed Zerhoum  Morocco 46.76 q
17 2 Gerren Muwishi  Zimbabwe 46.82
18 1 Gardeo Isaacs  South Africa 46.85
19 5 El Hadji Malick Soumare  Senegal 46.98
20 5 Kelvin Sane Tauta  Kenya 47.49
21 4 Elvis Gaseb  Namibia 47.58
22 1 Ivan Geldenhuys  Namibia 48.22
23 2 Evariste Nana Kuate  Cameroon 48.29
24 2 Elton Hoeseb  Namibia 48.57
25 5 Jules Waiga  Benin 48.73
26 3 Melkamu Assefa  Ethiopia 49.45
27 4 Godwin Edmond Hounthon  Benin 49.59
28 3 Nsangous Tetdap  Cameroon 50.51
2 Fabrice Tenkeu Kengne  Cameroon DNF
5 Caleb Vadivello  Seychelles DNF
3 Abdou Idhat  Senegal DNS
3 Patrice Remandro  Madagascar DNS
4 El-Mir Reale Reunion DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Antony Pesela  Botswana 45.40 Q
2 2 Samuel Ogazi  Nigeria 45.44 Q
3 2 Takudzwa Chiyangwa  Zimbabwe 45.51 Q
4 2 Aaron Adoli  Uganda 45.66 Q
5 1 Boniface Mweresa  Kenya 45.70 Q
6 2 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf  Senegal 45.74 q
7 1 Dubem Amene  Nigeria 45.83 Q
8 1 Lee Eppie  Botswana 45.96 q
9 1 Chidi Okezie  Nigeria 45.96
10 2 Kevin Kipkorir  Kenya 46.01
11 2 Boitumelo Masilo  Botswana 46.16
12 1 Mohamed Zerhoum  Morocco 46.51
13 2 Abdennour Bendjemaa  Algeria 46.61
14 1 Mthi Mthimkulu  South Africa 46.73
15 2 Adrian Swart  South Africa 46.97
16 1 Dennis Hove  Zimbabwe 46.98

Final

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Cheikh Tidiane Diouf  Senegal 45.23
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Lee Eppie  Botswana 45.39
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Samuel Ogazi  Nigeria 45.47
4 5 Boniface Mweresa  Kenya 45.62
5 8 Aaron Adoli  Uganda 45.93
6 6 Antony Pesela  Botswana 46.17
7 7 Dubem Amene  Nigeria 46.27
8 3 Takudzwa Chiyangwa  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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