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
	8	Nigeria	Saul Weigopwa, Amaechi Morton, Abiola Onakoya, Isah Salihu	3:02.39
	6	South Africa	PC Beneke, Ofentse Mogawane, Oscar Pistorius, Willem de Beer	3:04.01
	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

• Results