# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 27 and 28 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon |
| Silver | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria |
| Bronze | Gloria Asumnu Nigeria |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
| World record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| African record | Glory Alozie (NGR) | 10.90 | La Laguna, Spain | 5 June 1999 |
| Championship record | Blessing Okagbare (NGR) | 11.03 | Nairobi, Kenya | 29 July 2010 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 27 June 2012 | 12:30 | Round 1 |
| 28 June 2012 | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| 28 June 2012 | 15:00 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -1.6 m/s, Heat 2: -3.2 m/s, Heat 3: -3.1 m/s, Heat 4: -2.2 m/s, Heat 5: -2.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | 11.33 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 11.54 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | 11.60 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Phobay Kutu-Akoi | Liberia | 11.65 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.68 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.73 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 11.86 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 11.89 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Flings Owusu-Agyapong | Ghana | 11.90 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 7 | Fanny Appès Ekanga | Cameroon | 11.93 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Ahamada Feta | Comoros | 11.99 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 12.10 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 4 | Saruba Colley | Gambia | 12.12 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Sergine Kouanga | Cameroon | 12.19 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | 3 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 12.20 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Millicent Ndoro | Kenya | 12.25 | q |
| 17 | 1 | 6 | Mary Jane Vincent | Mauritius | 12.30 | Q |
| 18 | 5 | 6 | Benjamine Padonou | Benin | 12.35 | Q |
| 19 | 4 | 4 | Rochidath Oroy | Benin | 12.37 | Q |
| 20 | 4 | 5 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | 12.39 | q |
| 21 | 4 | 7 | Mariette Mien | Burkina Faso | 12.44 | q |
| 22 | 1 | 8 | Amandine Allou Affoue | Ivory Coast | 12.56 | Q |
| 23 | 3 | 5 | Bamab Napo | Togo | 12.58 | q |
| 24 | 1 | 4 | Joanne Loytoy | Seychelles | 12.62 | |
| 25 | 5 | 2 | Fanny Shonobi | Gambia | 12.67 | |
| 26 | 2 | 5 | Chauzje Choosha | Zambia | 12.72 | Q |
| 27 | 4 | 2 | Tegest Tamagnu | Ethiopia | 12.74 | |
| 28 | 2 | 4 | Aminata Djegue Diakite | Mali | 12.87 | |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | Gezah Hala | Libya | 13.15 | |
| 30 | 2 | 8 | Beatriz Mangue | Equatorial Guinea | 13.60 | |
| | 5 | 7 | Fetiya Kedir | Ethiopia | DSQ | |
| | 2 | 7 | Vida Anim | Ghana | DNF | |
| | 1 | 5 | Ada Udaya | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 3 | 8 | Selam Tesfamariam | Eritrea | DNS | |
| | 4 | 8 | Patience Boyibala | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 5 | 4 | Lawretta Ozoh | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 5 | 5 | Rebeca Ansoumana | Seychelles | DNS | |

### Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 11.22 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | 11.26 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | 11.29 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.62 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Phobay Kutu-Akoi | Liberia | 11.74 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.76 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Flings Owusu-Agyapong | Ghana | 11.76 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 11.85 | q |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 11.91 | |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 11.93 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Ahamada Feta | Comoros | 11.94 | |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Fanny Appès Ekanga | Cameroon | 11.97 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Sergine Kouanga | Cameroon | 12.13 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Saruba Colley | Gambia | 12.18 | |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Millicent Ndoro | Kenya | 12.26 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Mary Jane Vincent | Mauritius | 12.31 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 12.39 | |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | 12.40 | |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Mariette Mien | Burkina Faso | 12.44 | |
| 20 | 1 | 7 | Benjamine Padonou | Benin | 12.52 | |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | Bamab Napo | Togo | 12.68 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Amandine Allou Affoue | Ivory Coast | 12.69 | |
| 23 | 1 | 1 | Chauzje Choosha | Zambia | 12.71 | |
| 24 | 3 | 8 | Rochidath Oroy | Benin | 12.97 | |

### Final

Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | 11.16 |
| | 3 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | 11.18 |
| | 6 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 11.28 |
| 4 | 4 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.53 |
| 5 | 2 | Flings Owusu-Agyapong | Ghana | 11.75 |
| 6 | 7 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 11.76 |
| 7 | 1 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 11.86 |
| | 8 | Phobay Kutu-Akoi | Liberia | DNS |