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 GoldSilverBronzeAmantle MontshoFolashade AbuganRacheal Nachula
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 52.23 Q 2 2 Elizabeth Muthuka 53.27 Q 3 3 Tsholofelo Thipe 53.48 Q 4 2 Joy Eze 53.52 Q 5 3 Racheal Nachula 53.63 Q 6 3 Nawal El Jack 53.86 Q 7 1 Folashade Abugan 53.86 Q 8 4 Oluoma Nwoke 54.18 Q 9 4 Justine Bayigga 54.54 Q 10 3 Kou Luogon 54.61 q 11 2 Fatou Bintou Fall 54.83 Q 12 1 Ndèye Fatou Soumah 55.17 Q 13 1 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 55.71 q 14 2 Tjipekapora Herunga 56.03 q 15 1 Elisa Cossa 56.49 q 16 4 Seonyatseng Nthompe 56.58 Q 17 4 Pinkard Maisha 56.65 18 2 Tihanna Vorster 56.72 19 3 Emily Nanziri 57.16 20 3 Fatou Diabaye 57.46 21 4 Ramatoulaye Gassama 57.50 22 4 Charity Boahemaa 58.03 23 1 Wesene Belay 58.09 24 4 Mulu Diriba 58.14 25 2 Wesene Daba 58.48 26 1 V.S. Kantanka 58.74 27 3 Kensa Sylla 59.38 28 2 Jeanne D'Arc Uwamahoro 29 2 Mariama Camara 1 Ghada Abuagila 4 Pamela Jelimo
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 51.16 Q 2 1 Folashade Abugan 51.60 Q 3 1 Racheal Nachula 51.99 Q, NR 4 1 Elizabeth Muthuka 52.46 Q 5 1 Tsholofelo Thipe 52.48 q 6 2 Nawal El Jack 52.49 Q 7 2 Joy Eze 52.57 Q 8 2 Kou Luogon 52.99 q 9 2 Oluoma Nwoke 53.20 10 2 Justine Bayigga 53.88 11 1 Tjipekapora Herunga 54.00 12 2 Ndèye Fatou Soumah 54.67 13 1 Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni 54.76 14 2 Elisa Cossa 54.91 15 1 Seonyatseng Nthompe 56.61 1 Fatou Bintou Fall
Final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 6 Amantle Montsho 49.83 CR 6 Folashade Abugan 50.89 5 Racheal Nachula 51.39 NR 4 5 Tsholofelo Thipe 51.49 5 4 Nawal El Jack 51.93 6 8 Joy Eze 52.16 7 7 Elizabeth Muthuka 52.81 1 Kou Luogon
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