2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres

The men's 200 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

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Gold Ben Youssef Meité
  Ivory Coast
Silver Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud
  Egypt
Bronze Noah Akwu
  Nigeria

Records

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Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record   Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19 Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009
African record   Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 19.68 Atlanta, United States 1 August 1996
Championship record   Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 19.99 Dakar, Senegal 22 August 1998

Schedule

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Date Time Round
30 June 2012 14:00 Round 1
30 June 2012 15:20 Semifinals
1 July 2012 16:10 Final

Results

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Round 1

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First 2 in each heat (Q) and 8 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: +0.1 m/s, Heat 6: -0.3 m/s, Heat 7 -0.3 m/s, Heat 8: -0.6 m/s

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 7 6 Thuso Mpuang   South Africa 20.95 Q
2 2 5 Noah Akwu   Nigeria 20.98 Q
3 7 3 Adama Jammeh   Gambia 21.04 q
4 3 1 Obakeng Ngwigwa   Botswana 21.07 Q
5 4 1 Idrissa Adam   Cameroon 21.09 Q
6 7 8 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 21.11 q
7 5 7 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud   Egypt 21.12 Q
8 6 5 Tim Abeyie   Ghana 21.14 Q
8 8 8 Mosito Lehata   Lesotho 21.14 Q
10 1 5 Simon Magakwe   South Africa 21.15 Q
11 6 7 Anaso Jobodwana   South Africa 21.19 Q
12 2 7 Ben Youssef Meité   Ivory Coast 21.20 Q
12 8 1 Shepherd Kofi Agbeko   Ghana 21.20 Q
14 6 8 Titus Kafunda Mukhala   Zambia 21.21 q
15 1 4 Innocent Bologo   Burkina Faso 21.22 Q
16 4 6 Ali Ngaimoko   Uganda 21.31 Q
17 7 2 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 21.32 q
18 8 7 Francis Zimwara   Zimbabwe 21.34 q
19 8 3 Gérard Kobéané   Burkina Faso 21.38 q
20 4 2 Ashhad Agyapong   Ghana 21.42 q
21 3 6 Stanley Azie   Nigeria 21.45 Q
22 2 3 Tony Chirchir   Kenya 21.49 Q
23 5 2 Sibusiso Matsenjwa   Swaziland 21.50 Q
24 2 5 Delivert Arsene Kimbembe   Republic of the Congo 21.64 q
25 3 4 Frank Puriza   Namibia 21.72
26 2 4 Brian Dzingai   Zimbabwe 21.74
27 8 6 Jean-Yves Esparon   Seychelles 21.75
28 2 8 Assim Abdoule   Gambia 21.81
29 5 1 Adam Yarou   Benin 21.95
30 4 7 Fanuel Kenosi   Botswana 21.96
31 5 4 Lingo Obanga Ojulu   Ethiopia 21.98
32 1 2 Touray Ibrahim   Sierra Leone 22.00
33 6 3 Yendountien Tiebekabe   Togo 22.02
34 1 8 Neddy Marie   Seychelles 22.03
34 3 8 Marvin Lewis   Liberia 22.03
36 7 4 Leeroy Henriette   Seychelles 22.07
37 3 7 Isaac Jones   Gambia 22.08
38 2 2 Abyot Lencho   Ethiopia 22.09
39 5 5 Thierie Ferdinand   Mauritius 22.25
40 7 7 Marvini Bonde   Zimbabwe 22.29
41 4 3 Wetere Galcha   Ethiopia 22.46
42 6 4 Abdallah Al Bain Abbo   Chad 22.57
43 6 6 Kassimou Amadou Tidjani   Benin 22.70
44 3 5 Mahamat Modou Moussa   Chad 22.72
45 4 5 Christ Bitsindou   Republic of the Congo 22.75
46 5 3 Narcisse Dingamyo   Chad 22.87
47 5 8 Saifeldel Ali   Libya 22.90
48 1 3 Kabeya Mukendi   Democratic Republic of the Congo 23.64
49 7 1 Reginaldo Montenguba   Equatorial Guinea 24.24
3 2 Pierre Paul Bissek   Cameroon DNF
6 2 Mohamed Khouaja   Libya DNF
4 8 Rosel Kafwa Lusanga   Democratic Republic of the Congo DSQ
8 5 Boubavir Tawerghi   Libya DSQ
1 6 Tekle Berhane   Eritrea DNS
1 7 Richard Chitambi   Zambia DNS
2 6 Obinna Metu   Nigeria DNS
3 3 Jiddou Ould Haye   Mauritania DNS
4 4 Siapade Marius Loua   Ivory Coast DNS
5 6 Jean Tarcicius Batambok   Cameroon DNS
8 2 Hua Wilfried Koffi   Ivory Coast DNS

Semifinals

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First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 5 Ben Youssef Meité   Ivory Coast 20.61 Q
2 3 3 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud   Egypt 20.62 Q
3 1 5 Mosito Lehata   Lesotho 20.63 Q, NR
4 1 6 Simon Magakwe   South Africa 20.66 Q
5 2 4 Thuso Mpuang   South Africa 20.70 Q
6 3 5 Noah Akwu   Nigeria 20.74 Q
7 3 6 Idrissa Adam   Cameroon 20.78 q
8 1 3 Obakeng Ngwigwa   Botswana 20.83 q
9 2 4 Tim Abeyie   Ghana 20.98
10 1 7 Adama Jammeh   Gambia 21.02
11 2 8 Ali Ngaimoko   Uganda 21.07
12 2 7 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka   Namibia 21.08
13 2 2 Titus Kafunda Mukhala   Zambia 21.11
14 2 6 Innocent Bologo   Burkina Faso 21.12
15 1 4 Shepherd Kofi Agbeko   Ghana 21.20
16 3 8 Sibusiso Matsenjwa   Swaziland 21.21
17 3 7 Tony Chirchir   Kenya 21.34
18 1 2 Fabrice Coiffic   Mauritius 21.38
18 3 2 Francis Zimwara   Zimbabwe 21.38
19 1 1 Gérard Kobéané   Burkina Faso 21.52
21 2 1 Delivert Arsene Kimbembe   Republic of the Congo 21.70
22 1 8 Stanley Azie   Nigeria 21.83
3 1 Ashhad Agyapong   Ghana DNS
3 4 Anaso Jobodwana   South Africa DNS

Final

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Wind: -1.4 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
  6 Ben Youssef Meité   Ivory Coast 20.62
  4 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud   Egypt 20.76
  7 Noah Akwu   Nigeria 20.83
4 5 Simon Magakwe   South Africa 20.87
5 2 Obakeng Ngwigwa   Botswana 21.01
6 1 Idrissa Adam   Cameroon 21.09
7 3 Mosito Lehata   Lesotho 21.11
8 8 Thuso Mpuang   South Africa 21.39

References

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