2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

Events at the 2012 African
Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 400 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 27, 28 and 29 June.

Medalists

Gold Amantle Montsho
 Botswana
Silver Regina George
 Nigeria
Bronze Amy Mbacke Thiam
 Senegal

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Marita Koch (GER) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
African record  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 49.10 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996
Championship record  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 49.83 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2 May 2008
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record  Amantle Montsho (BOT) 49.54 Porto Novo, Benin 29 June 2012

Schedule

Date Time Round
27 June 2012 15:25 Round 1
28 June 2012 15:50 Semifinals
29 June 2012 15:30 Final

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 8 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 50.42 Q
2 2 3 Regina George  Nigeria 51.39 Q
3 1 4 Tsholofelo Thipe  South Africa 52.06 Q
4 4 6 Bukola Abogunloko  Nigeria 52.11 Q
5 2 2 Joyce Sakari  Kenya 52.38 Q
6 2 7 Ndeye Fatou Soumah  Senegal 52.57 Q
7 1 3 Raasin McIntosh  Liberia 52.63 Q
8 5 1 Lydia Mashila  Botswana 52.65 Q
9 4 8 Goitseone Seleka  Botswana 53.11 Q
10 1 5 Salam Abrhaley Tareke  Ethiopia 53.47 Q
11 3 3 Rorisang Ramonnye  South Africa 53.58 Q
11 4 2 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 53.58 Q
13 1 8 Endurance Abinuwa  Nigeria 53.65 Q
14 5 8 Tigst Assefa Tessema  Ethiopia 54.05 Q
15 1 6 Matacha Ngoye Akamabi  Republic of the Congo 54.31 q
16 2 4 Adelaide Nkrumah  Ghana 54.49 q
17 1 7 Fatou Dyabaye  Senegal 54.60 q
18 3 4 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 54.65 Q
19 1 2 Audrey Nkamsao  Cameroon 54.67 q
20 3 7 Grace Kidake  Kenya 54.91 Q
21 5 3 Yvonne Amegashie  Ghana 54.98 Q
22 4 3 Catherine Nandi  Kenya 54.99 Q
23 2 6 Phumlile Ndzinisa  Swaziland 55.37
24 4 5 Mahlet Mulugeta Alemu  Ethiopia 55.62
25 3 2 Souliatou Saka  Benin 55.77 Q
26 3 1 Lydie Besme Hawa  Chad 57.01
27 3 8 Natasha Bibi  Seychelles 57.36
28 5 6 Kadia Dembele  Mali 57.74 Q
29 5 4 Bana Lafia Gounou  Benin 58.65
30 2 5 Mohmed Ali Sourah  Djibouti 1:03.84
97 5 5 Vanice Monteiro  Cape Verde DNF
98 5 7 Tjipekapora Herunga  Namibia DSQ
99 3 5 Rahma Mohammed  Eritrea DNS
99 3 6 Angele Cooper  Liberia DNS
99 4 4 Ramata Nikiema  Burkina Faso DNS
99 4 7 Graciela Maitius  Guinea-Bissau DNS
99 5 2 Racheal Nachula  Zambia DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1 2 5 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 51.25 Q
2 1 4 Regina George  Nigeria 51.71 Q
3 3 6 Bukola Abogunloko  Nigeria 52.12 Q
4 3 5 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 52.35 Q
5 1 5 Joyce Sakari  Kenya 52.36 Q
6 1 6 Tsholofelo Thipe  South Africa 52.51 q
7 3 8 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 52.61 q
8 1 8 Ndeye Fatou Soumah  Senegal 52.85
9 2 6 Raasin McIntosh  Liberia 52.91 Q
10 2 4 Rorisang Ramonnye  South Africa 52.93
11 3 3 Lydia Mashila  Botswana 53.60 Q
12 2 8 Endurance Abinuwa  Nigeria 53.75
13 1 3 Goitseone Seleka  Botswana 54.09
14 2 3 Salam Abrhaley Tareke  Ethiopia 54.84
15 3 7 Catherine Nandi  Kenya 54.91
16 2 2 Fatou Dyabaye  Senegal 55.19
17 1 1 Audrey Nkamsao  Cameroon 55.20
18 2 7 Grace Kidake  Kenya 55.47
19 3 4 Tigst Assefa Tessema  Ethiopia 55.58
20 1 7 Yvonne Amegashie  Ghana 55.82
21 3 2 Adelaide Nkrumah  Ghana 55.85
22 2 1 Souliatou Saka  Benin 56.64
23 3 1 Matacha Ngoye Akamabi  Republic of the Congo 57.47
24 1 2 Kadia Dembele  Mali 57.64

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Note
1st, gold medalist(s) 3 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 49.54 CR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 Regina George  Nigeria 51.11
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 51.68
4 6 Bukola Abogunloko  Nigeria 51.78
5 2 Tsholofelo Thipe  South Africa 52.26
6 8 Joyce Sakari  Kenya 52.28
7 1 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 52.84
7 Raasin McIntosh  Liberia DNS

References

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