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2014 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics was held August 10–12 on Stade de Marrakech.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Isaac Makwala Botswana | Wayde van Niekerk South Africa | Boniface Mucheru Kenya |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 45.87 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Savior Kombe | Zambia | 46.07 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Pako Seribe | Botswana | 46.12 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Boniface Mucheru | Kenya | 46.58 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 46.78 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Onkabetse Nkobolo | Botswana | 46.78 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Gyles Afoumba | Republic of the Congo | 46.80 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Kenenisa Hailu | Ethiopia | 46.82 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 46.88 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Haji Turie | Ethiopia | 46.90 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Mark Mutai | Kenya | 46.93 | q |
| 12 | 4 | Younés Belkaifa | Morocco | 46.96 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Mohamed Khwaja | Libya | 46.98 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Daniel Gyasi | Ghana | 47.07 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Kwadwo Acheampong | Ghana | 47.08 | q |
| 15 | 4 | Denis Opio | Uganda | 47.08 | q |
| 17 | 3 | Isah Salihu | Nigeria | 47.12 | |
| 18 | 3 | Emmanuel Mwewa | Zambia | 47.26 | |
| 19 | 2 | Diakalia Bamba | Mali | 47.31 | |
| 20 | 1 | Solomon Buoga | Kenya | 47.41 | |
| 21 | 4 | Abdulsalam Abutorkia | Libya | 48.07 | |
| 22 | 3 | Gebra Galcha | Ethiopia | 48.24 | |
| 23 | 1 | Cephas Nyimbili | Zambia | 48.67 | |
| 24 | 3 | Mustapha Ghizlane | Morocco | 49.51 | |
| 25 | 3 | Yonas Amanuel | Eritrea | 51.49 | |
| 26 | 2 | Alseny Conde | Guinea | 51.76 | |
| 1 | Robert Simmons | Nigeria | DQ | R162.6[2] | |
| 4 | Rodwell Leroy Ndhlovu | Zimbabwe | 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 | 2 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 45.58 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Pako Seribe | Botswana | 45.62 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Savior Kombe | Zambia | 45.74 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 45.86 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mohamed Khwaja | Libya | 46.28 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Boniface Mucheru | Kenya | 46.38 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Daniel Gyasi | Ghana | 46.65 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 46.67 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Mutai | Kenya | 46.77 | |
| 10 | 1 | Haji Turie | Ethiopia | 46.90 | |
| 11 | 1 | Younés Belkaifa | Morocco | 47.07 | |
| 12 | 1 | Gyles Afoumba | Republic of the Congo | 47.09 | |
| 13 | 2 | Kwadwo Acheampong | Ghana | 47.86 | |
| 14 | 2 | Kenenisa Hailu | Ethiopia | 48.79 | |
| 1 | Onkabetse Nkobolo | Botswana | DNF | ||
| 1 | Denis Opio | Uganda | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Isaac Makwala | Botswana | 44.23 | CR | |
| 2 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 45.00 | ||
| 3 | Boniface Mucheru | Kenya | 45.07 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Savior Kombe | Zambia | 45.27 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mohamed Khwaja | Libya | 45.40 | |
| 6 | 6 | Pako Seribe | Botswana | 45.50 | |
| 7 | 7 | Noah Akwu | Nigeria | 46.40 | |
| 8 | 8 | Daniel Gyasi | Ghana | 46.94 |