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2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

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2008 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 400 metres event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 2.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Amantle Montsho
 Botswana 		Folashade Abugan
 Nigeria 		Racheal Nachula
 Zambia

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 52.23 Q
2 2 Elizabeth Muthuka  Kenya 53.27 Q
3 3 Tsholofelo Thipe  South Africa 53.48 Q
4 2 Joy Eze  Nigeria 53.52 Q
5 3 Racheal Nachula  Zambia 53.63 Q
6 3 Nawal El Jack  Sudan 53.86 Q
7 1 Folashade Abugan  Nigeria 53.86 Q
8 4 Oluoma Nwoke  Nigeria 54.18 Q
9 4 Justine Bayigga  Uganda 54.54 Q
10 3 Kou Luogon  Liberia 54.61 q
11 2 Fatou Bintou Fall  Senegal 54.83 Q
12 1 Ndèye Fatou Soumah  Senegal 55.17 Q
13 1 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni  Togo 55.71 q
14 2 Tjipekapora Herunga  Namibia 56.03 q
15 1 Elisa Cossa  Mozambique 56.49 q
16 4 Seonyatseng Nthompe  Botswana 56.58 Q
17 4 Pinkard Maisha  Liberia 56.65
18 2 Tihanna Vorster  South Africa 56.72
19 3 Emily Nanziri  Uganda 57.16
20 3 Fatou Diabaye  Senegal 57.46
21 4 Ramatoulaye Gassama  Mali 57.50
22 4 Charity Boahemaa  Ghana 58.03
23 1 Wesene Belay  Ethiopia 58.09
24 4 Mulu Diriba  Ethiopia 58.14
25 2 Wesene Daba  Ethiopia 58.48
26 1 V.S. Kantanka  Ghana 58.74
27 3 Kensa Sylla  Guinea 59.38
28 2 Jeanne D'Arc Uwamahoro  Rwanda 1:01.08
29 2 Mariama Camara  Guinea 1:02.50
1 Ghada Abuagila  Libya DNS
4 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 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 51.16 Q
2 1 Folashade Abugan  Nigeria 51.60 Q
3 1 Racheal Nachula  Zambia 51.99 Q, NR
4 1 Elizabeth Muthuka  Kenya 52.46 Q
5 1 Tsholofelo Thipe  South Africa 52.48 q
6 2 Nawal El Jack  Sudan 52.49 Q
7 2 Joy Eze  Nigeria 52.57 Q
8 2 Kou Luogon  Liberia 52.99 q
9 2 Oluoma Nwoke  Nigeria 53.20
10 2 Justine Bayigga  Uganda 53.88
11 1 Tjipekapora Herunga  Namibia 54.00
12 2 Ndèye Fatou Soumah  Senegal 54.67
13 1 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni  Togo 54.76
14 2 Elisa Cossa  Mozambique 54.91
15 1 Seonyatseng Nthompe  Botswana 56.61
1 Fatou Bintou Fall  Senegal DNF

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Amantle Montsho  Botswana 49.83 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Folashade Abugan  Nigeria 50.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Racheal Nachula  Zambia 51.39 NR
4 5 Tsholofelo Thipe  South Africa 51.49
5 4 Nawal El Jack  Sudan 51.93
6 8 Joy Eze  Nigeria 52.16
7 7 Elizabeth Muthuka  Kenya 52.81
1 Kou Luogon  Liberia DNF

References

400 metres at the African Championships in Athletics
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