The women's 400 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21, 22, and 23 June in Douala, Cameroon.Results at World Athletics
Records +Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 47.60 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985 African record 49.10 Atlanta, United States 29 July 1996 Championship record 49.54 Porto-Novo, Benin 29 June 2012 World leading 48.75 New York City, United States 9 June 2024 African leading 50.56 Los Angeles, United States 18 May 2024
Results Heats Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Miranda Coetzee 51.37 Q 2 4 Quincy Malekani 52.31 Q 3 4 Rhodah Njobvu 52.39 Q 4 1 Mercy Chebet 52.45 Q 5 1 Lydia Jele 52.52 Q 5 2 Shirley Nekhubui 52.52 Q 7 3 Obakeng Kamberuka 52.81 Q 8 4 Esther Elo Joseph 52.86 Q 9 3 Veronica Mutua 53.07 Q 10 1 Elodie Malessara 53.25 Q, 10 2 Leni Shida 53.25 Q 12 3 Houda Nouiri 53.68 q 13 4 Sara El Hachimi 53.69 q 14 4 Fatou Gaye 54.07 q 15 4 Joan Cherono 54.46 q 16 2 Niddy Mingilishi 55.24 Q 17 1 Alexia Stella Eyenga 55.27 18 1 Hana Tadesse 55.65 18 2 Samira Awali Boubacar 55.65 20 4 Marcelline Nkengue Ambombo 56.56 21 1 Leopoldine Ye 56.59 21 2 Salma Lhilali 56.59 23 1 Elos Divine Kandomba 57.39 23 2 Galefele Moroko 57.39 25 3 Napuumue Hengari 58.07 26 1 Kazatjo Kambiri 58.25 26 2 Angala Tuuliki 58.25 28 3 Awa Zongo 58.31 2 Lucia William Morris 3 Saran Hadja Kouyate 3 Juliette Koudjoukalo Batchassi
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 Miranda Coetzee 50.91 Q 2 2 Esther Elo Joseph 52.26 Q 3 1 Quincy Malekani 52.55 Q 4 2 Leni Shida 52.70 Q 5 2 Niddy Mingilishi 52.82 q 6 2 Lydia Jele 52.84 q 7 1 Obakeng Kamberuka 53.09 Q 8 1 Shirley Nekhubui 53.22 Q 9 2 Rhodah Njobvu 53.27 10 1 Sara El Hachimi 53.86 11 1 Elodie Malessara 54.03 12 1 Fatou Gaye 54.22 13 2 Houda Nouiri 54.92 1 Veronica Mutua 1 Mercy Chebet 2 Joan Cherono
Final Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes 3 Miranda Coetzee 51.16 4 Quincy Malekani 51.56 6 Esther Elo Joseph 51.94 4 8 Shirley Nekhubui 52.10 5 1 Lydia Jele 52.72 6 5 Obakeng Kamberuka 53.11 7 7 Leni Shida 53.50 8 2 Niddy Mingilishi 53.54
See also Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's 400 metres
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