2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 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 100 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 and 29 June.

Medalists

Gold	Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang  South Africa
Silver	Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu Adetoyi Durotoye, Ogho-Oghene Egwero  Nigeria
Bronze	Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong  Ghana

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt	37.04	Daegu, South Korea	4 September 2011
African record	Nigeria Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa	37.94	Athens, Greece	9 August 1997
Championship record	South Africa Hannes Dreyer, Corne Du Plessis Sergio Mullins, Thuso Mpuang	38.75	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2 May 2008

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
28 June 2012	17:35	Round 1
29 June 2012	17:50	Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	6	Ghana	Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie, Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong	39.38	Q
2	1	5	South Africa	Ruan de Vries, Simon Magakwe, Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang	39.47	Q
3	1	7	Nigeria	Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu, Adetoyi Durotoye, Chinedu Patrick Ike	39.48	Q
4	2	3	Benin	Fiacre Brisso Bahorou, Wilcox Ernest Bamd Makou, Josias Mevognon, Inoussa Kassim	40.19	Q
5	1	4	Cameroon	Jean Tarcicius Batambok, François Belinga, Pierre Paul Bissek, Idrissa Adam	40.24	q
6	2	4	Ivory Coast	Siapade Marius Loua, Hua Wilfried Koffi, Ben Youssef Meité, Francis Koné	40.27	Q
7	1	3	Gambia	Isaac Jones, Adama Jammeh, Assim Abdoule, Suwaibou Sanneh	40.42	q, NR
8	2	5	Botswana	Tiroyaone Masaile, Mooketsi Magaga, Fanuel Kenosi, Yateya Kambepela	40.51	Q
9	2	7	Seychelles	Jean-Yves Esparon, Leeroy Henriette, Danny D'Souza, Lester Dogley	41.33
10	2	6	Ethiopia	Wetere Galcha, Zenebe Medfu, Abyot Lencho, Alebachew Deriso	41.44
16	1	2	Burkina Faso	Innocent Bologo, Idrissa Ganaba, Gérard Kobéané, Ben Bande	DNF
16	1	8	Zimbabwe		DNS
16	2	2	Chad		DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	4	South Africa	Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe, Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang	39.26
	8	Nigeria	Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu, Adetoyi Durotoye, Ogho-Oghene Egwero	39.34
	6	Ghana	Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie, Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong	39.40
4	3	Ivory Coast	Francis Koné, Hua Wilfried Koffi, Siapade Marius Loua, Ben Youssef Meité	40.10
5	2	Cameroon	Jean Tarcicius Batambok, François Belinga, Pierre Paul Bissek, Idrissa Adam	40.16
6	7	Botswana	Fanuel Kenosi, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Mooketsi Magaga, Tiroyaone Masaile	40.42
7	5	Benin	Josias Mevognon, Inoussa Kassim, Wilcox Ernest Bamd Makou, Fiacre Brisso Bahorou	40.86
	1	Gambia	Isaac Jones, Assim Abdoule, Adama Jammeh, Suwaibou Sanneh	DSQ

References

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