2010 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

Events at the 2010 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
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The women's 400 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 28–30.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Amantle Montsho
 Botswana		 Amy Mbacke Thiam
 Senegal		 Shade Abugan
 Nigeria

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 51.66 Q
2 1 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 52.98 Q
3 1 Rachael Nachula  Zambia 53.29 Q
4 2 Ndeye Fatou Soumah  Senegal 53.38 Q
5 2 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 53.59 Q
6 3 Shade Abugan  Nigeria 53.64 Q
7 1 Kgalalelo Sefo  Botswana 53.88 Q
8 2 Emily Nanziri  Uganda 54.10 Q
9 4 Nawal El Jack  Sudan 54.35 Q
10 1 Josephine Ehigie  Nigeria 54.48 q, SB
11 2 Mantegbosh Melese  Ethiopia 55.08 q
12 2 Rabecca Nachula  Zambia 55.32 q
13 4 Catherine Nandi  Kenya 55.40 Q
14 4 Fatou Diabaye  Senegal 55.54 q
15 3 Fayza Guma  Sudan 55.56 Q
16 3 Elizabeth Amolofo  Ghana 55.69 Q
17 1 Grace Miroyo Kidake  Kenya 55.76
18 2 Kemei Emily Cherotich  Kenya 55.80
19 3 Oarabile Babolayi  Botswana 55.86
20 3 Agnes Aneno  Uganda 56.12
21 2 Annabelle Lascar  Mauritius 56.88
22 1 Tjipekapora Herunga  Namibia 57.03
23 1 Emebet Fikadu  Ethiopia 57.37
24 4 Fantu Megso  Ethiopia 58.32
25 4 Claudine Rosine Yemalin  Benin 58.74
26 4 Elisa Cossa  Mozambique 58.87
27 3 Jeanne D'Arc Uwamahoro  Rwanda 59.12
28 4 Natacha Ngoye  Republic of the Congo 1:02.01
29 1 Antonieta Cape  Guinea-Bissau 1:02.88
2 Jenifer Chikwasa Msosa  Malawi DNS
3 Lydie Besme Haoua  Chad DNS
3 Nathalie Itok  Cameroon DNS

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 50.39 Q
2 2 Shade Abugan  Nigeria 52.28 Q
3 1 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 52.48 Q
4 1 Ndeye Fatou Soumah  Senegal 52.53 Q
5 1 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 52.95 Q
6 1 Nawal El Jack  Sudan 53.57 q
7 1 Rabecca Nachula  Zambia 53.69 q
8 2 Rachael Nachula  Zambia 53.95 Q
9 1 Josephine Ehigie  Nigeria 53.77 SB
10 1 Kgalalelo Sefo  Botswana 54.04
11 2 Emily Nanziri  Uganda 54.37
12 2 Elizabeth Amolofo  Ghana 54.43 SB
13 1 Catherine Nandi  Kenya 54.72
14 2 Mantegbosh Melese  Ethiopia 54.92
15 2 Fayza Guma  Sudan 55.60
16 2 Fatou Diabaye  Senegal 56.35

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st 6 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 50.03 PB
2nd 4 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 51.32 SB
3rd 3 Shade Abugan  Nigeria 51.63
4 5 Ndeye Fatou Soumah  Senegal 51.93
5 7 Estie Wittstock  South Africa 52.60
6 8 Rachael Nachula  Zambia 53.26
7 2 Nawal El Jack  Sudan 53.80
8 1 Rabecca Nachula  Zambia 54.12

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