2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

Events at the 2012 African
Championships in Athletics

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.

Medalists

Gold Saul Weigopwa, Amaechi Morton
Abiola Onakoya, Isah Salihu
 Nigeria
Silver PC Beneke, Ofentse Mogawane
Oscar Pistorius, Willem de Beer
 South Africa
Bronze Vincent Kiplangat Koskei, Vincent Mumo Kiilu
Boniface Mucheru, Mark Mutai
 Kenya

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  United States
Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts
Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson
2:54.29 Stuttgart, Germany 22 August 1993
African record  Nigeria
Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye
Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong
2:58.68 Sydney, Australia 30 September 2000
Championship record  Kenya
Julius Sang, Tito Sawe
Alfred Nyambane, David Kitur
3:01.86 Cairo, Egypt 18 August 1985

Schedule

Date Time Round
1 July 2012 17:30 Final

Results

Final

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st 8  Nigeria Saul Weigopwa, Amaechi Morton, Abiola Onakoya, Isah Salihu 3:02.39
2nd 6  South Africa PC Beneke, Ofentse Mogawane, Oscar Pistorius, Willem de Beer 3:04.01
3rd 1  Kenya Vincent Kiplangat Koskei, Vincent Kiilu Mumo, Boniface Mucheru, Mark Mutai 3:04.12
4 7  Ghana Nicholas Fordjour, Keith Nkrumah, Lumax Selasi, Daniel Gyasi 3:10.43
5 4  Niger Abdoul Razack Robo Samma, Jacouba Boubacar Soumana, Salifou Bumarou, Mohamedine Mahamadou 3:15.54
6 5  Benin Narcisse Tevoedjre, Adam Yarou, Seigneur Blais de Campos, Yaovi Michael Gougou 3:16.28
2  Ethiopia Hago Tadesse, Solomon Hailu Maru, Gebril Galcha Gabiso, Bereket Desta DSQ
3  Botswana Isaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Nigel Amos, Omphemetse Mokgadi DSQ

References

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