2010 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 28–30.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mohamed Khawaja Libya | Rabah Yousif Sudan | Gary Kikaya Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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 | 5 | James Godday |  Nigeria | 46.01 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Isaac Makwala |  Botswana | 46.07 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Kiprotich Mutai |  Kenya | 46.11 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Rabah Yousif | Sudan | 46.36 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Geoffrey Ngeno | Kenya | 46.39 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Gary Kikaya | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.54 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Ofentse Mogawane |  South Africa | 46.65 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Obakeng Ngwigwa | Botswana | 46.66 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Anderson Mureta Mutegi | Kenya | 46.72 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Marvin Lewis |  Liberia | 46.78 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Mohamed Khawaja | Libya | 46.78 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Saul Weigopwa | Nigeria | 46.94 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Eric Milazar |  Mauritius | 46.97 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 47.03 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Mamadou Gueye |  Senegal | 47.16 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Bereket Desta |  Ethiopia | 47.16 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Saviour Kombe |  Zambia | 47.45 | Q |
| 18 | 3 | Emmanuel Tugumisirize |  Uganda | 47.88 | q |
| 19 | 5 | Lukungu Waisswa | Uganda | 48.13 | Q |
| 20 | 3 | David Tinago |  Zimbabwe | 48.42 | q |
| 21 | 2 | Gift Soko | Zambia | 48.55 | Q |
| 22 | 5 | Zemenu Kassaw | Ethiopia | 48.65 | q |
| 23 | 3 | Yaovi Michael Gougou |  Benin | 49.06 | q |
| 24 | 2 | Ramadhan Akula | Uganda | 49.07 | Q |
| 25 | 4 | Nicolau Ernesto Palanca |  Angola | 49.54 | |
| 26 | 2 | Thimote Bagina |  Rwanda | 49.97 | |
| 27 | 2 | Jeremias Silva |  Guinea-Bissau | 50.16 | SB |
| 4 | Hago Tadesse | Ethiopia | DQ | ||
| 1 | Sakaria Kamberuka | Botswana | DNF | ||
| 5 | Fousseni Mathie Gnanligo | Benin | DNF | ||
| 1 | Golden Gunde |  Malawi | DNS | ||
| 1 | Sandro Rocha |  Cape Verde | DNS | ||
| 1 | Michael Taapatsa | Zimbabwe | DNS | ||
| 2 | Jean Francois Degrace | Mauritius | DNS | ||
| 2 | Awad Makki | Sudan | DNS | ||
| 4 | Nelton Ndebele | Zimbabwe | DNS | ||
| 5 | Fernando Augustin | Mauritius | DNS |
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 | Mohamed Khawaja | Libya | 45.42 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | Gary Kikaya | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.55 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Kiprotich Mutai | Kenya | 45.69 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 1 | Rabah Yousif | Sudan | 45.82 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Anderson Mureta Mutegi | Kenya | 45.83 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Bereket Desta | Ethiopia | 45.97 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Obakeng Ngwigwa | Botswana | 46.12 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Saul Weigopwa | Nigeria | 46.21 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Marvin Lewis | Liberia | 46.26 | PB |
| 10 | 2 | Ofentse Mogawane | South Africa | 46.41 | |
| 11 | 1 | Geoffrey Ngeno | Kenya | 46.45 | |
| 12 | 3 | James Godday | Nigeria | 46.55 | |
| 13 | 3 | Eric Milazar | Mauritius | 46.79 | |
| 14 | 3 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 46.92 | |
| 15 | 2 | Mamadou Gueye | Senegal | 46.98 | |
| 16 | 3 | Saviour Kombe | Zambia | 47.32 | |
| 17 | 1 | Emmanuel Tugumisirize | Uganda | 47.44 | |
| 18 | 1 | David Tinago | Zimbabwe | 47.95 | |
| 19 | 1 | Gift Soko | Zambia | 48.20 | |
| 20 | 3 | Lukungu Waisswa | Uganda | 48.39 | |
| 21 | 2 | Ramadhan Akula | Uganda | 48.48 | |
| 22 | 2 | Zemenu Kassaw | Ethiopia | 49.04 | |
| 23 | 3 | Yaovi Michael Gougou | Benin | 49.27 | |
| 2 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Mohamed Khawaja | Libya | 44.98 | NR |
 | 5 | Rabah Yousif | Sudan | 45.18 | |
 | 6 | Gary Kikaya | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.28 | |
| 4 | 4 | Mark Kiprotich Mutai | Kenya | 45.28 | SB |
| 5 | 2 | Obakeng Ngwigwa | Botswana | 45.50 | PB |
| 6 | 7 | Anderson Mureta Mutegi | Kenya | 45.62 | |
| 7 | 1 | Saul Weigopwa | Nigeria | 45.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Bereket Desta | Ethiopia | 47.14 |
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