The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 1–May 2.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeL.J. van ZylAbderahmane HamadiIbrahim Maïga
Results
Heats Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 L.J. van Zyl 50.06 Q 2 2 Abderahmane Hamadi 50.53 Q 3 2 Ockert Cilliers 50.66 Q 4 2 Julius Bungei 50.87 q 5 3 Wright O'Neil 51.42 Q 6 2 El Hadj Seth Mbow 51.70 q 7 1 Elamine Badr 51.87 Q 8 1 Ibrahim Maïga 51.93 Q 9 3 Antonio Vieillesse 52.35 10 1 Laroussi Titi 52.56 11 3 Mamadou Kasse Hanne 53.29 12 3 Mohamed Hafid 53.30 13 1 Kurt Couto 53.84 14 1 Abdulagadir Idriss 53.84 15 3 Osita Okagu 54.08 16 2 Getachew Alemu 55.37 17 1 Houssein Nour Ali 55.41 18 3 Worku Dibaba 57.01 19 2 Joseph Ndongo Abomo 57.18 20 1 Feleke Degela 58.10 2 Kayembe Ntumba
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 6 L.J. van Zyl 48.91 5 Abderahmane Hamadi 49.84 NR 8 Ibrahim Maïga 49.84 4 4 Ockert Cilliers 49.93 5 3 Elamine Badr 50.57 6 1 Julius Bungei 51.03 7 2 El Hadj Seth Mbow 51.83 8 7 Wright O'Neil 52.68
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