2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
# 2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 8–9.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Llewellyn Herbert South Africa | Willie Smith Namibia | Héni Kechi Tunisia |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa | 50.99 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Héni Kechi | Tunisia | 51.21 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Willie Smith | Namibia | 52.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Nabil Selmi | Algeria | 52.39 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Yvon Rakotoarimiandry | Madagascar | 52.58 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Tahar Ghozali | Algeria | 53.06 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Selim Medersi | Tunisia | 53.09 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Arlindo Pinheiro | São Tomé and Príncipe | 53.43 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Ibrahima Maïga | Mali | 53.65 | |
| 10 | 2 | Lensley Juhel | Mauritius | 53.97 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa | 49.76 |
| | Willie Smith | Namibia | 50.03 |
| | Héni Kechi | Tunisia | 50.44 |
| 4 | Yvon Rakotoarimiandry | Madagascar | 51.55 |
| 5 | Nabil Selmi | Algeria | 52.12 |
| 6 | Tahar Ghozali | Algeria | 52.26 |
| 7 | Arlindo Pinheiro | São Tomé and Príncipe | 53.79 |
| | Selim Medersi | Tunisia | DNF |
