2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 2.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr	Isaac Makwala	James Godday

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			46.54	Q
2	2			47.00	Q
3	4			47.02	Q
4	1			47.03	Q
5	3			47.10	Q
6	5			47.15	Q
7	5			47.31	Q
8	5			47.38	Q
9	1			47.44	Q
10	4			47.46	Q
11	1			47.57	Q
12	2			47.67	Q
13	5			47.81	Q
14	3			47.81	Q
15	4			47.86	Q
16	5			47.87	q
17	2			47.94	Q
18	1			48.55	Q
19	3			48.64	Q
20	2			48.71	Q
21	1			48.78	q
22	4			49.21	q
23	5			49.24	q
24	3			49.32	Q
25	2			49.42
26	1			49.44
27	4			49.53
28	2			49.76
29	4			50.45	NR
30	2			51.97
31	3			52.49
32	3			52.92
33	3			54.49
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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	1			45.88	Q, NR
2	1			46.11	Q
3	2			46.21	Q
4	2			46.28	Q
5	3			46.45	Q
6	3			46.48	Q
7	2			46.50	q
8	1			46.58	q, PB
9	1			46.64
10	3			47.01
11	1			47.17
12	2			47.17
13	1			47.22
14	3			47.44
15	1			47.53
16	2			47.56
17	3			48.05
18	2			48.10
19	2			48.20
20	1			48.63
21	3			49.20
22	2			49.36
	3
	3

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			45.64
	8			45.64
	6			45.77
4	5			45.84
5	7			45.96
6	2			46.11
7	4			46.19
8	1			48.00

References

• Results (Archived)