Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The Men's 400 meters hurdles at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 12 and 13 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.

## Medalists

| Gold | Abderahmane Hamadi (ALG) |
| - | - |
| Silver | Kurt Couto (MOZ) |
| Bronze | Julius Rotich (KEN) |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

| World record | Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| World leading | Louis van Zyl (RSA) | 47.66 | Pretoria, South Africa | 25 February 2011 |
| World leading | Louis van Zyl (RSA) | 47.66 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 31 May 2011 |
| African record | Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 47.10 | Zürich, Switzerland | 7 August 1991 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| September 13, 2011 | 17:25 | Semi-Final |
| September 14, 2011 | 17:20 | Final |
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Julius Rotich | Kenya | 50.87 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Lagamang | Botswana | 50.88 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | Hardus Maritz | Namibia | 51.40 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 51.40 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Miloud Rahmani | Algeria | 51.58 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Abderahmane Hamadi | Algeria | 51.89 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Hafiz Mohamed | Sudan | 52.02 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Abdelgadir Idriss | Sudan | 52.76 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Titos Januario Dlalice | Mozambique | 56.06 | |
| | 2 | Chérif Issa Abdoulaye | Benin | DQ | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Abderahmane Hamadi | Algeria | 50.48 |
| | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 51.04 |
| | Julius Rotich | Kenya | 51.15 |
| 4 | Daniel Lagamang | Botswana | 51.44 |
| 5 | Hafiz Mohamed | Sudan | 51.44 |
| 6 | Miloud Rahmani | Algeria | 52.00 |
| 7 | Hardus Maritz | Namibia | 52.29 |
| 8 | Abdelgadir Idriss | Sudan | 53.45 |
