2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

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
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The women's discus throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June.

Medalists

Gold Chinwe Okoro
 Nigeria
Silver Elizna Naudé
 South Africa
Bronze Kazai Suzanne Kragbé
 Ivory Coast

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) 76.80 Neubrandenburg, East Germany 9 July 1988
African record  Elizna Naudé (RSA) 64.87 Stellenbosch, South Africa 2 March 2007
Championship record  Monia Kari (TUN) 58.46 Algiers, Algeria 11 July 2000

Schedule

Date Time Round
28 June 2012 15:50 Final

Results

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #5 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st Chinwe Okoro  Nigeria 51.46 x 52.54 54.53 x 56.60 56.60
2nd Elizna Naudé  South Africa 54.55 53.90 55.88 x x x 55.88
3rd Kazai Suzanne Kragbé  Ivory Coast x 54.56 x 49.36 x 53.84 54.56
4 Elham El Sayed Wahaba  Egypt 51.94 50.50 49.35 48.28 49.29 49.49 51.94
5 Alifatou Djibril  Togo 48.41 48.30 x 47.45 45.99 x 48.41
6 Mamina Soura  Burkina Faso 43.57 46.02 45.75 40.58 x 40.75 46.02
7 Marthe Ayangma  Cameroon 41.56 x 43.37 43.57 43.57 41.84 43.57
8 Malak Alsorry  Libya 35.21 40.87 42.21 37.69 38.57 36.87} 42.21 NR
9 Mersit Gebre-Egziabher  Ethiopia 39.17 x x 39.17NR
10 Auriole Dongmo  Cameroon x 32.34 x 32.34

References