2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
# 2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 9–10.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| L.J. van Zyl South Africa | Alwyn Myburgh South Africa | Kurt Couto Mozambique |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa | 50.39 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | L.J. van Zyl | South Africa | 50.40 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Pieter de Villiers | South Africa | 50.49 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ibrahima Maïga | Mali | 50.71 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 51.00 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Julius Bungei | Kenya | 51.37 | q |
| 7 | 2 | O'Neil Wright | Liberia | 51.89 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | El Hadj Seth Mbow | Senegal | 51.96 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Dan Kirwa Katonon | Kenya | 52.25 | |
| 10 | 1 | Abdoulaye Issa Cherif | Benin | 52.36 | |
| 11 | 2 | Antonio Veillesse | Mauritius | 53.22 | |
| 12 | 1 | Lensley Juhel | Mauritius | 53.46 | |
| 13 | 2 | Osita Okagu | Nigeria | 53.99 | |
| 14 | 2 | Mamadou Kasse Hanne | Senegal | 54.47 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | L.J. van Zyl | South Africa | 49.43 |
| | 5 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa | 49.88 |
| | 2 | Kurt Couto | Mozambique | 50.72 |
| 4 | 6 | Pieter de Villiers | South Africa | 50.96 |
| 5 | 3 | Ibrahima Maïga | Mali | 51.51 |
| 6 | 7 | Julius Bungei | Kenya | 51.54 |
| 7 | 8 | O'Neil Wright | Liberia | 52.10 |
| 8 | 1 | El Hadj Seth Mbow | Senegal | 53.00 |
