2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Saul Weigopwa, Amaechi Morton Abiola Onakoya, Isah Salihu Nigeria |
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| Silver | PC Beneke, Ofentse Mogawane Oscar Pistorius, Willem de Beer South Africa |
| Bronze | Vincent Kiplangat Koskei, Vincent Mumo Kiilu Boniface Mucheru, Mark Mutai Kenya |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | United States Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson | 2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
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| African record | Nigeria Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong | 2:58.68 | Sydney, Australia | 30 September 2000 |
| Championship record | Kenya Julius Sang, Tito Sawe Alfred Nyambane, David Kitur | 3:01.86 | Cairo, Egypt | 18 August 1985 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
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| 1 July 2012 | 17:30 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time |
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| | 8 | Nigeria | Saul Weigopwa, Amaechi Morton, Abiola Onakoya, Isah Salihu | 3:02.39 |
| | 6 | South Africa | PC Beneke, Ofentse Mogawane, Oscar Pistorius, Willem de Beer | 3:04.01 |
| | 1 | Kenya | Vincent Kiplangat Koskei, Vincent Kiilu Mumo, Boniface Mucheru, Mark Mutai | 3:04.12 |
| 4 | 7 | Ghana | Nicholas Fordjour, Keith Nkrumah, Lumax Selasi, Daniel Gyasi | 3:10.43 |
| 5 | 4 | Niger | Abdoul Razack Robo Samma, Jacouba Boubacar Soumana, Salifou Bumarou, Mohamedine Mahamadou | 3:15.54 |
| 6 | 5 | Benin | Narcisse Tevoedjre, Adam Yarou, Seigneur Blais de Campos, Yaovi Michael Gougou | 3:16.28 |
| | 2 | Ethiopia | Hago Tadesse, Solomon Hailu, Gebril Galcha, Bereket Desta | DSQ |
| | 3 | Botswana | Isaac Makwala, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Nigel Amos, Omphemetse Mokgadi | DSQ |
