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
| Gold | Ben Youssef Meité Ivory Coast
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| Silver | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud Egypt
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| Bronze | Noah Akwu Nigeria
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Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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19.19 | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| African record |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
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19.68 | Atlanta, United States | 1 August 1996 |
| Championship record | Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
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19.99 | Dakar, Senegal | 22 August 1998 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | 14:00 | Round 1 |
| 30 June 2012 | 15:20 | Semifinals |
| 1 July 2012 | 16:10 | Final |
Results
Round 1
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
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
Wind: -1.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Ben Youssef Meité | Ivory Coast |
20.62 | |
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4 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | Egypt |
20.76 | |
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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
- Results