Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the 2023 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Legon Sports Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Accra, Ghana | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 March (heats) 19 March (semi-finals) 20 March (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.06 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18, 19 and 20 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.[1]
Results
Heats
Held on 18 March
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf |  Senegal |
45.64 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Chidi Okezie |  Nigeria |
45.89 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Muzala Samukonga |  Zambia |
46.11 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Hamza Dair |  Morocco |
46.11 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | David Sanayek |  Kenya |
46.18 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Aaron Adoli |  Uganda |
46.21 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Gerren Muwishi |  Zimbabwe |
46.23 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | Dubem Nwachukwu | Nigeria |
46.29 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Kenneddy Kimeu | Kenya |
46.30 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Ernest Kumevu |  Botswana |
46.41 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba |  Republic of the Congo |
46.43 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Omphile Seribe | Botswana |
46.45 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana |
46.46 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | El Hadji Malick Soumare | Senegal |
46.48 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Kennedy Luchembe | Zambia |
46.60 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | Tumisang Shezi |  South Africa |
46.68 | q |
| 17 | 1 | Sikiru Adeyemi | Nigeria |
46.72 | Q |
| 18 | 5 | Biruk Tadesse |  Ethiopia |
46.84 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Abdou Aziz N'diaye | Senegal |
47.05 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Andre Retief |  Namibia |
47.21 | q |
| 21 | 3 | Zuze Leeford | Zimbabwe |
47.29 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Rachid Mhamdi | Morocco |
47.35 | q |
| 23 | 4 | Ivan Geldenhuys | Namibia |
47.56 | q |
| 24 | 1 | Abdennour Bendjemaa |  Algeria |
47.59 | q |
| 25 | 1 | Amara Conte |  Guinea |
47.65 | |
| 26 | 2 | Caleb Vadivello |  Seychelles |
47.66 | |
| 27 | 2 | Anas Es Saddik Hammouni | Algeria |
47.69 | |
| 28 | 2 | Dux Lutahezi | Namibia |
47.70 | |
| 29 | 5 | Martin Owusu-Antwi |  Ghana |
47.72 | |
| 30 | 3 | Solomon Diafo | Ghana |
47.85 | |
| 31 | 4 | Melkamu Assefa | Ethiopia |
48.06 | |
| 32 | 1 | Godwin Hounthon |  Benin |
48.20 | |
| 33 | 3 | Yohannes Kiflemariam |  Eritrea |
48.24 | NR |
| 34 | 3 | Fouad Hamada | Algeria |
48.37 | |
| 35 | 6 | Derek Kargbo |  Sierra Leone |
48.52 | |
| 36 | 6 | Abate Addisu | Ethiopia |
48.68 | |
| 37 | 5 | Simon Atwell | Zimbabwe |
48.91 | |
| 38 | 3 | Yash Aubeeluck |  Mauritius |
49.16 | |
| 39 | 2 | Esmael Freitas |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
49.26 | |
| 40 | 5 | Nabine Tabiou |  Togo |
49.44 | |
| 41 | 3 | Abu Bakarr Sesay | Sierra Leone |
49.91 | |
| 42 | 4 | Neil Azemia | Seychelles |
50.81 | |
| 4 | Frank Addo | Ghana |
DNS |
Semifinals
Held on 19 March
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia |
45.51 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal |
45.59 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria |
45.63 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana |
45.87 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Ernest Kumevu | Botswana |
45.89 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Dubem Nwachukwu | Nigeria |
45.89 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda |
45.95 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Gerren Muwishi | Zimbabwe |
46.16 | |
| 9 | 2 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | Republic of the Congo |
46.17 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Kenneddy Kimeu | Kenya |
46.39 | |
| 11 | 1 | Tumisang Shezi | South Africa |
46.40 | |
| 12 | 1 | David Sanayek | Kenya |
46.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | Hamza Dair | Morocco |
46.66 | |
| 14 | 3 | Biruk Tadesse | Ethiopia |
46.77 | |
| 15 | 3 | Rachid Mhamdi | Morocco |
46.84 | |
| 16 | 1 | Abdou Aziz N'diaye | Senegal |
47.13 | |
| 17 | 2 | Zuze Leeford | Zimbabwe |
47.25 | |
| 18 | 2 | Omphile Seribe | Botswana |
47.28 | |
| 19 | 2 | Abdennour Bendjemaa | Algeria |
47.48 | |
| 20 | 1 | Ivan Geldenhuys | Namibia |
48.01 | |
| 21 | 3 | Andre Retief | Namibia |
48.09 | |
| 22 | 2 | El Hadji Malick Soumare | Senegal |
50.13 | |
| 1 | Kennedy Luchembe | Zambia |
DNF | ||
| 3 | Sikiru Adeyemi | Nigeria |
DNF |
Final
Held on 20 March[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria |
45.06 | |
 |
5 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia |
45.37 | |
 |
6 | Cheikh Tidiane Diouf | Senegal |
45.49 | |
| 4 | 4 | Boitumelo Masilo | Botswana |
45.81 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ernest Kumevu | Botswana |
46.09 | |
| 6 | 1 | Aaron Adoli | Uganda |
46.16 | |
| 7 | 2 | Gilles Anthony Afoumba | Republic of the Congo |
46.65 | |
| 8 | 7 | Dubem Nwachukwu | Nigeria |
47.13 |
References
- ^ "Live results". Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results
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