2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.
Medalists
| Gold | |
| Silver | PC Beneke, Ofentse Mogawane Oscar Pistorius, Willem de Beer  South Africa
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| Bronze |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Michael Johnson
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2:54.29 | Stuttgart, Germany | 22 August 1993 |
| African record |  NigeriaClement Chukwu, Jude Monye Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong |
2:58.68 | Sydney, Australia | 30 September 2000 |
| Championship record |  KenyaJulius Sang, Tito Sawe Alfred Nyambane, David Kitur |
3:01.86 | Cairo, Egypt | 18 August 1985 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2012 | 17:30 | Final |
Results
Final
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | Nigeria |
Amaechi Morton, Abiola Onakoya, Isah Salihu |
3:02.39 | |
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6 | South Africa |
PC Beneke, Ofentse Mogawane, Oscar Pistorius, Willem de Beer | 3:04.01 | |
 |
1 | Kenya |
Boniface Mucheru, Mark Mutai |
3:04.12 | |
| 4 | 7 |  Ghana |
Nicholas Fordjour, Keith Nkrumah, Lumax Selasi, Daniel Gyasi | 3:10.43 | |
| 5 | 4 |  Niger |
Abdoul Razack Robo Samma, Jacouba Boubacar Soumana, Salifou Bumarou, Mohamedine Mahamadou | 3:15.54 | |
| 6 | 5 |  Benin |
Narcisse Tevoedjre, Adam Yarou, Seigneur Blais de Campos, Yaovi Michael Gougou | 3:16.28 | |
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
Hago Tadesse, Solomon Hailu, Gebril Galcha, Bereket Desta | DSQ | ||
| 3 |  Botswana |
Nigel Amos, Omphemetse Mokgadi |
DSQ |