| Ranking | time | Points | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Peter Moreno |  NGR | 48.39s | 3953 | 9 | 0.155 | 420 |  | 2. Peter Keegan Cook |  ZIM | 49.45s | 3829 | 4 | 0.154 | 590 |  | 3. Bilisi Lomba |  COD | 50.39s | 3692 | 8 | 0.169 | 141 |  | 4. Elijah Cheruiyot |  KEN | 50.77s | 3499 | 2 | 0.174 | 286 |  | 5. Atsu Nyamadi |  GHA | 50.87s | 3787 | 3 | 0.190 | 270 |  | 6. Fredriech Pretorius |  RSA | 51.92s | 3693 | 7 | 0.162 | 471 |  | 7. Guillame Thierry |  MRI | 52.57s | 3761 | 6 | 0.152 | 380 |  | 8. Gilbert Koech |  KEN | 52.67s | 3068 | 5 | 0.188 | 308 |   
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