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