2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

The men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 and 29 June.

Medalists

Gold	Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang South Africa
Silver	Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu Adetoyi Durotoye, Ogho-Oghene Egwero Nigeria
Bronze	Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong Ghana

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Jamaica Nesta Carter, Michael Frater Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt	37.04	Daegu, South Korea	4 September 2011
African record	Nigeria Osmond Ezinwa, Olapade Adeniken Francis Obikwelu, Davidson Ezinwa	37.94	Athens, Greece	9 August 1997
Championship record	South Africa Hannes Dreyer, Corne Du Plessis Sergio Mullins, Thuso Mpuang	38.75	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2 May 2008

Date	Time	Round
28 June 2012	17:35	Round 1
29 June 2012	17:50	Final

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	6	Ghana	Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie, Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong	39.38	Q
2	1	5	South Africa	Ruan de Vries, Simon Magakwe, Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang	39.47	Q
3	1	7	Nigeria	Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu, Adetoyi Durotoye, Chinedu Patrick Ike	39.48	Q
4	2	3	Benin	Fiacre Brisso Bahorou, Wilcox Ernest Bamd Makou, Josias Mevognon, Inoussa Kassim	40.19	Q
5	1	4	Cameroon	Jean Tarcicius Batambok, François Belinga, Pierre Paul Bissek, Idrissa Adam	40.24	q
6	2	4	Ivory Coast	Siapade Marius Loua, Hua Wilfried Koffi, Ben Youssef Meité, Gogbeu Francis Koné	40.27	Q
7	1	3	Gambia	Isaac Jones, Adama Jammeh, Assim Abdoule, Suwaibou Sanneh	40.42	q, NR
8	2	5	Botswana	Tiroyaone Masaile, Mooketsi Magaga, Fanuel Kenosi, Yateya Kambepela	40.51	Q
9	2	7	Seychelles	Jean-Yves Esparon, Leeroy Henriette, Danny D'Souza, Lester Dogley	41.33
10	2	6	Ethiopia	Wetere Galcha, Zenebe Medfu, Abyot Lencho, Alebachew Deriso	41.44
	1	2	Burkina Faso	Innocent Bologo, Idrissa Ganaba, Gérard Kobéané, Ben Bande	DNF
	1	8	Zimbabwe		DNS
	2	2	Chad		DNS

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time
	4	South Africa	Hannes Dreyer, Simon Magakwe, Roscoe Engel, Thuso Mpuang	39.26
	8	Nigeria	Peter Emelieze, Obinna Metu, Adetoyi Durotoye, Ogho-Oghene Egwero	39.34
	6	Ghana	Emmanuel Kubi, Tim Abeyie, Ashhad Agyapong, Allah Laryea-Akrong	39.40
4	3	Ivory Coast	Gogbeu Francis Koné, Hua Wilfried Koffi, Siapade Marius Loua, Ben Youssef Meité	40.10
5	2	Cameroon	Jean Tarcicius Batambok, François Belinga, Pierre Paul Bissek, Idrissa Adam	40.16
6	7	Botswana	Fanuel Kenosi, Obakeng Ngwigwa, Mooketsi Magaga, Tiroyaone Masaile	40.42
7	5	Benin	Josias Mevognon, Inoussa Kassim, Wilcox Ernest Bamd Makou, Fiacre Brisso Bahorou	40.86
	1	Gambia	Isaac Jones, Assim Abdoule, Adama Jammeh, Suwaibou Sanneh	DSQ