2008 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Events at the 2008 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 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held on May 3–4.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 South AfricaPieter Smith Ockert Cilliers Sibusiso Sishi L.J. van Zyl Ofentse Mogawane* |
 SudanRabah Yousif Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Ismail Ahmed Ismail Abubaker Kaki Awad El Karim Makki* |
 SenegalMamadou Kasse Hanne El Hadj Seth Mbow Mamadou Gueye Nouha Badji |
* Athletes who participated in heats only.
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | South Africa | Pieter Smith, Ofentse Mogawane, Ockert Cilliers, L.J. van Zyl | 3:05.57 | Q |
| 2 | 2 |  Botswana | Ompehmetse Mokgadi, Isaac Makwala, Onalenna Baloyi, Zacharia Kamberuka | 3:06.51 | Q |
| 3 | 2 |  Mauritius | Jean François Degrace, Fernando Augustin, Eric Milazar, Antonio Vieillesse | 3:07.48 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia | Zemenu Kassa, Anteneh Getachew, Tamrat Tekle, Bereket Desta | 3:08.18 | q |
| 5 | 1 |  Nigeria | Noah Akwu, Victor Isaiah, Segun Ogunkole, James Godday | 3:08.35 | Q |
| 6 | 2 |  Kenya | Julius Bungei, Thomas Musembi, Jackson Kivuva, George Kwmoba | 3:08.44 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Senegal | Mamadou Kasse Hanne, Nouha Badji, Mamadou Gueye, El Hadj Seth Mbow | 3:08.51 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Sudan | Rabah Yousif, Ismail Ahmed Ismail, Awad El Karim Makki, Abubaker Kaki | 3:08.88 | Q |
| 9 | 2 |  Ghana | Emmanuel Simpson, Issah Awudu, Alexander Atiso, Nathan Kpebah | 3:13.81 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Rwanda | Etienne Gashagaza, Moussa Bizimana, Innocent Hakuzimana, Emmanuel Ntakiyimana | 3:23.60 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Chad | Mahamat Kadre Moussa, Albeine Abbo Abdallah, Bourma Malato Ouya, Brahim Ouaddai | 3:28.43 | |
| 12 | 2 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | Fidel Kitenge, Bob Nyamale, Papy Kibambe, Hugues Tshiynga | 3:31.27 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Somalia | Abdalla Mohamed Hussein, Mohamed Ali Mohamed, Mohamed Ahmed Omar, Abdinasir Said Ibrahim | 3:34.78 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Cameroon | Joseph Ndongo Abomo, Serge Tcheuko, Idrissa Adam, François Belinga | DNF | |
| 14 | 2 |  Morocco | Hicham Frindi, Abdelkerim Khoudri, Marouane Maadadi, Younés Belkaifa | DNF |
Final
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | South Africa | Pieter Smith, Ockert Cilliers, Sibusiso Sishi, L.J. van Zyl | 3:03.58 | |
 | Sudan | Rabah Yousif, Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr, Ismail Ahmed Ismail, Abubaker Kaki | 3:04.00 | |
 | Senegal | Mamadou Kasse Hanne, El Hadj Seth Mbow, Mamadou Gueye, Nouha Badji | 3:05.93 | |
| 4 | Botswana | Ompehmetse Mokgadi, Zacharia Kamberuka, Fanuel Kenosi, Isaac Makwala | 3:06.54 | |
| 5 | Nigeria | Noah Akwu, Victor Isaiah, Edu Nkame, James Godday | 3:06.94 | |
| 6 | Kenya | Julius Bungei, Thomas Musembi, Jackson Kivuva, George Kwmoba | 3:06.95 | |
| 7 | Mauritius | Jean François Degrace, Fernando Augustin, Eric Milazar, Antonio Vieillesse | 3:07.60 | |
| 8 | Ethiopia | Zemenu Kassa, Anteneh Getachew, Tamrat Tekle, Bereket Desta | 3:07.71 |
External links
- Results (Archived)
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