The Women's 400 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 11–13 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto. Local Arrangements (Venues)

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

Medalists GoldSilverBronze

Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record47.60Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985Championship record49.43Harare, ZimbabweAugust 1995World Leading49.35Cheboksary, Russia22 July 2011African Record49.10Atlanta, GA, United States29 July 1996

Schedule Date Time RoundSeptember 11, 2011 17:30 HeatsSeptember 12, 2011 17:55 SemifinalsSeptember 13, 2011 17:45 Final

Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 12Tjipekapora Herunga52.61Q 21Ndeye Fatou Soumah52.92Q 32Bukola Abogunloko52.94Q 43Margaret Etim53.13Q 51Omolara Omotosho53.17Q 63Joy Sakari53.22Q 74Amantle Montsho53.26Q 82Rachael Nachula54.02Q 94Amy Mbacké Thiam54.39Q 102Ndzinisa Phumlile54.48q 114Grace Kidake55.05Q 122Aminata Sylla55.18q 132Manteigibosh Melese55.73q 141Goitseone Seleka55.88Q 153Sylvie Zimbere56.21Q 161Natacha Ngoye57.23q 174Elsa Macie57.66 182Lydia Mashila57.68 194Blessing Miel Ayedou57.69 201Fayza Omer57.84 213Fatou Touré59.98 3Nawal El Jack

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 11Amantle Montsho51.50Q 21Bukola Abogunloko52.61Q 32Joy Sakari52.63Q 42Ndeye Fatou Soumah52.71Q 51Tjipekapora Herunga52.85Q 62Omolara Omotosho52.85Q 72Margaret Etim52.89q 81Amy Mbacké Thiam53.41q 91Phumlile Ndzinisa54.26 NR 102Aminata Sylla54.53 111Sylvie Zimbere54.75 121Racheal Nachula54.80 132Goitseone Seleka55.58 142Grace Kidake55.73 152Manteigibosh Melese55.84 161Natacha Ngoye60.40

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Amantle Montsho50.87 Amy Mbacké Thiam51.77 Tjipekapora Herunga51.84 NR 4Ndeye Fatou Soumah52.17 5Joy Sakari52.18 6Bukola Abogunloko53.08 7Margaret Etim53.15 8Omolara Omotosho53.19

References

External links 400 metres results at AfricaAthle.com