2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Gold	Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria
Silver	Hayat Lambarki Morocco
Bronze	Raasin McIntosh Liberia

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)	52.34	Tula, Russia	8 August 2003
African record	Nezha Bidouane (MAR)	52.90	Seville, Spain	25 August 1999
Championship record	Nezha Bidouane (MAR)	54.24	Dakar, Senegal	22 August 1998

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2012	13:00	Round 1
1 July 2012	15:40	Final

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	1	6	Muizat Ajoke Odumosu	Nigeria	55.57	Q
2	1	4	Wenda Theron	South Africa	56.20	Q
3	2	5	Janet Lawless	South Africa	56.51	Q
4	2	8	Raasin McIntosh	Liberia	56.54	Q
5	3	5	Hayat Lambarki	Morocco	56.61	Q
6	1	2	Lamiae Lhabze	Morocco	57.28	q
7	2	2	Maureen Jelagat	Kenya	57.76	q
8	3	4	Kou Luogon	Liberia	57.85	Q
9	2	7	Mame Fatou Faye	Senegal	58.14
10	1	5	Angele Cooper	Liberia	58.19
11	2	6	Oarabile Babolayi	Botswana	58.37
12	2	3	Nusrat Ceesay	Gambia	58.61
13	2	4	Audrey Nkamsao	Cameroon	58.94
14	3	6	Wesene Belay	Ethiopia	59.06
15	3	2	Anneri Eberhsohn	South Africa	1:00.12
16	3	8	Otu Name-Idara	Nigeria	1:02.59
17	3	7	Safiatou Sissoko	Mali	1:07.21
	1	7	Carole Kaboud Mebam	Cameroon	DNS
	1	3	Yvonne Amegashie	Ghana	DNS
	3	3	Honorine Yaméogo	Burkina Faso	DNS

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time
	5	Muizat Ajoke Odumosu	Nigeria	54.99
	6	Hayat Lambarki	Morocco	55.41
	7	Raasin McIntosh	Liberia	55.99
4	8	Kou Luogon	Liberia	56.40
5	4	Wenda Theron	South Africa	56.43
6	2	Maureen Jelagat	Kenya	56.79
7	1	Lamiae Lhabze	Morocco	57.35
8	3	Janet Lawless	South Africa	57.56