Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres

The Women's 400 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11–13 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.[1]

The final held at 5:45 p.m. local time.[2]

Medalists

Gold Amantle Montsho (BOT)
Silver Amy Mbacke Thiam (SEN)
Bronze Tjipekapora Herunga (NAM)

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record  Marita Koch (GDR) 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
Championship record  Fatima Yusuf (NGR) 49.43 Harare, Zimbabwe August 1995
World Leading  Anastasia Kapachinskaya (RUS) 49.35 Cheboksary, Russia 22 July 2011
African Record  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 49.10 Atlanta, GA, United States 29 July 1996

Schedule

Date Time Round
September 11, 201117:30Heats
September 12, 201117:55Semifinals
September 13, 201117:45Final

Results

KEY: qFastest non-qualifiers QQualified NRNational record PBPersonal best SBSeasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Tjipekapora Herunga Namibia52.61Q
21Ndeye Fatou Soumah Senegal52.92Q
32Bukola Abogunloko Nigeria52.94Q
43Margaret Etim Nigeria53.13Q
51Omolara Omotosho Nigeria53.17Q
63Joy Sakari Kenya53.22Q
74Amantle Montsho Botswana53.26Q
82Rachael Nachula Zambia54.02Q
94Amy Mbacke Thiam Senegal54.39Q
102Ndzinisa Phumlile Swaziland54.48q
114Grace Kidake Kenya55.05Q
122Aminata Sylla Senegal55.18q
132Manteigibosh Melese Ethiopia55.73q
141Goitseone Seleka Botswana55.88Q
153Sylvie Zimbere Cameroon56.21Q
161Natacha Ngoye Republic of the Congo57.23q
174Elsa Macie Mozambique57.66
182Lydia Mashila Botswana57.68
194Blessing Miel Ayedou Benin57.69
201Fayza Omer Sudan57.84
213Fatou Touré Democratic Republic of the Congo59.98
3Nawal El Jack SudanDNF

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11Amantle Montsho Botswana51.50Q
21Bukola Abogunloko Nigeria52.61Q
32Joy Sakari Kenya52.63Q
42Ndeye Fatou Soumah Senegal52.71Q
51Tjipekapora Herunga Namibia52.85Q
62Omolara Omotosho Nigeria52.85Q
72Margaret Etim Nigeria52.89q
81Amy Mbacke Thiam Senegal53.41q
91Phumlile Ndzinisa Swaziland54.26NR
102Aminata Sylla Senegal54.53
111Sylvie Zimbere Cameroon54.75
121Racheal Nachula Zambia54.80
132Goitseone Seleka Botswana55.58
142Grace Kidake Kenya55.73
152Manteigibosh Melese Ethiopia55.84
161Natacha Ngoye Republic of the Congo60.40

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Amantle Montsho Botswana50.87
2nd, silver medalist(s)Amy Mbacke Thiam Senegal51.77
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Tjipekapora Herunga Namibia51.84NR
4Ndeye Fatou Soumah Senegal52.17
5Joy Sakari Kenya52.18
6Bukola Abogunloko Nigeria53.08
7Margaret Etim Nigeria53.15
8Omolara Omotosho Nigeria53.19

References

  1. (in Portuguese) Local Arrangements (Venues) Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Athletics results". All-Africa Games 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
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