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2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

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2012 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 20 kilometre walk at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

Medalists

Gold Grace Wanjiru
 Kenya
Silver Olfa Lafi
 Tunisia
Bronze Aynalem Eshetu
 Ethiopia

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Vera Sokolova (RUS) 1:25:08 Sochi, Russia 26 February 2011
African record  Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 1:34:19 Nairobi, Kenya 1 August 2010
Championship record  Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 1:34:19 Nairobi, Kenya 1 August 2010

Schedule

Date Time Round
29 June 2012 10:30 Final

Results

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grace Wanjiru  Kenya 1:40:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olfa Lafi  Tunisia 1:46:17
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aynalem Eshetu  Ethiopia 1:49:45
4 Askale Tiksa  Ethiopia 1:56:01
5 Adanech Mengistu  Ethiopia 2:04:45
Chaïma Trabelsi  Tunisia DNF

References

Race walking at the African Championships in Athletics
Men's 20 km walk
Women's 5000 m walk
Women's 10 km walk
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