2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 27, 28 and 29 June.Medalists
Records
Schedule
Results
Round 1
First 4 in each heat and 4 best performers advance to the Semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Isaac Makwala | | 45.50 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Abiola Onakoya | | 46.04 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | Oscar Pistorius | | 46.32 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Ofentse Mogawane | | 46.37 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Mohamed Khouaja | | 46.40 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 8 | Ali Ngaimoko | | 46.43 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Saviour Kombe | | 46.49 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Mathieu Gnanligo | | 46.50 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Salihu Isah | | 46.58 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 8 | Thapelo Ketlogetswe | | 46.58 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Vincent Kiilu Mumo | | 46.73 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Seguo Ogunkule | | 46.77 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 7 | Willem de Beer | | 46.80 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 4 | Bereket Desta | | 47.02 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | Marvin Lewis | | 47.12 | q |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | Daniel Gyasi | | 47.25 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Frank Puriza | | 47.37 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | 3 | Nicholas Fordjour | | 47.39 | Q |
| 19 | 4 | 3 | Hago Tadesse | | 47.47 | Q |
| 20 | 3 | 6 | Mark Mutai | | 47.48 | Q |
| 21 | 3 | 4 | Mohamedine Mahamadou | | 47.89 | q |
| 22 | 3 | 2 | Ali Abd Salem | | 47.96 | q |
| 23 | 2 | 7 | Yaovi Michael Gougou | | 48.08 | q |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | David Tinago | | 48.53 | |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | Pako Seribe | | 49.12 | Q |
| 26 | 4 | 7 | Djakalia Bamba | | 49.19 | |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | Gonfa Bekele | | 49.64 | |
| 28 | 1 | 5 | Abdoul Razack Robo Samma | | 49.71 | |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | Emmanuel Ntakiyimana | | 49.75 | |
| 30 | 1 | 8 | Christ Bitsindou | | 50.28 | |
| 31 | 1 | 1 | Abdallah Al Bain Abbo | | 50.30 | |
| 32 | 1 | 6 | Djama Iitireh Said | | 50.89 | |
| 33 | 3 | 3 | Izequiel Evora | | 51.56 | |
| 2 | 5 | Anderson Mureta | | | |
| 2 | 6 | Jiddou Ould Haye | | | |
| 4 | 2 | Abdelkerim Mohammed | | | |
| 4 | 4 | Youssef Rabat | | | |
Semifinals
First 2 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Isaac Makwala | | 45.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Oscar Pistorius | | 46.14 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | Mathieu Gnanligo | | 46.32 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | Willem de Beer | | 46.33 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Vincent Kiilu Mumo | | 46.39 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Salihu Isah | | 46.46 | q |
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Abiola Onakoya | | 46.64 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Ali Ngaimoko | | 46.68 | q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Ofentse Mogawane | | 46.79 | |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Mohamed Khouaja | | 46.82 | |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | Bereket Desta | | 47.05 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Frank Puriza | | 47.13 | |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | Seguo Ogunkule | | 47.14 | |
| 14 | 1 | 5 | Saviour Kombe | | 47.24 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Mark Mutai | | 47.35 | |
| 16 | 1 | 4 | Daniel Gyasi | | 47.86 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | Mohamedine Mahamadou | | 47.95 | |
| 18 | 1 | 3 | Thapelo Ketlogetswe | | 47.96 | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Nicholas Fordjour | | 48.14 | |
| 20 | 2 | 8 | Hago Tadesse | | 48.19 | |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | Ali Abd Salem | | 48.57 | |
| 22 | 3 | 2 | Yaovi Michael Gougou | | 48.65 | |
| 1 | 3 | Marvin Lewis | | | |
| 3 | 1 | Pako Seribe | | | |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 5 | Isaac Makwala | | 45.25 | PB |
| 3 | Oscar Pistorius | | 45.52 | |
| 7 | Willem de Beer | | 45.67 | |
| 6 | Mathieu Gnanligo | | 45.82 | NR |
| 4 | Vincent Kiilu Mumo | | 46.13 | |
| 8 | Abiola Onakoya | | 46.21 | |
| 2 | Ali Ngaimoko | | 46.78 | |
| 1 | Salihu Isah | | 46.98 | |
