The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 29–30.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
L.J. van Zyl South Africa
|
Cornel Fredericks South Africa
|
Mamadou Kasse Hanne Senegal
|
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mamadou Kasse Hanne | Senegal |
49.45 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | L.J. van Zyl | South Africa |
49.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Cornel Fredericks | South Africa |
49.82 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Vincent Kiplangat Koskei |  Kenya |
49.99 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Mohamed Seghaier |  Tunisia |
50.28 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Kurt Couto |  Mozambique |
50.62 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Hafz Hussein |  Sudan |
51.21 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Antonio Vieillesse |  Mauritius |
51.35 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Hamza Deyaf |  Libya |
51.50 | |
| 10 | 1 | Kiprono Koskei | Kenya |
51.85 | |
| 11 | 1 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | Kenya |
51.94 | |
| 12 | 1 | Bernabe Bationo |  Burkina Faso |
51.99 | |
| 13 | 2 | Daniel Lagamang |  Botswana |
52.36 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | Valery Komenan |  Ivory Coast |
52.82 | |
| 15 | 1 | Julien Gaudefroy Diamond | Ivory Coast |
53.71 | |
| 16 | 2 | Zelalem Chimdessa |  Ethiopia |
57.51 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | L.J. van Zyl | South Africa |
48.51 | SB |
 |
6 | Cornel Fredericks | South Africa |
48.79 | SB |
 |
4 | Mamadou Kasse Hanne | Senegal |
49.10 | SB |
| 4 | 3 | Vincent Kiplangat Koskei | Kenya |
49.70 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique |
49.79 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mohamed Seghaier | Tunisia |
50.05 | PB |
| 7 | 2 | Antonio Vieillesse | Mauritius |
51.08 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hafz Hussein | Sudan |
52.02 |
External links
| 400 metres hurdles at the African Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Men's | |
| Women's | |