# 2010 African Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held on July 30–31.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Margaret Simpson Ghana | Janet Wienand South Africa | Ts'oalei Selloane Lesotho |

## Results
### 100 metres hurdles

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 13.93 | 988 | |
| 2 | 2 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | 14.05 | 971 | PB |
| 3 | 1 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | 14.65 | 888 | PB |
| 4 | 1 | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | 14.89 | 856 | SB |
| 5 | 2 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | 15.06 | 834 | PB |
| 6 | 1 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 15.53 | 773 | PB |
| 7 | 1 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | 15.95 | 720 | |
| 8 | 2 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | 15.95 | 720 | NR |
| 9 | 2 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | 16.95 | 602 | |
| 10 | 1 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | 16.99 | 598 | |
| 11 | 2 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | 19.30 | 363 | |
| 12 | 1 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | 20.76 | 242 | |
| | 1 | Bonolo Maretele | Botswana | DNS | 0 | |
| | 2 | Beatrice Kambole | Burkina Faso | DNS | 0 | |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.81 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | 1.78 | 953 | | 1941 |
| 2 | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | 1.75 | 916 | | 1772 |
| 3 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | 1.69 | 842 | SB | 1730 |
| 4 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | xo | – | xo | o | xo | xxx | | | | 1.69 | 842 | PB | 1813 |
| 5 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.60 | 736 | | 1456 |
| 6 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xo | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.57 | 701 | PB | 1535 |
| 7 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | | 1.51 | 632 | | 1234 |
| 8 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 1.48 | 599 | | 1197 |
| 8 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 1.48 | 599 | =NR | 1319 |
| 10 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | – | – | – | – | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.42 | 534 | | 897 |
| 11 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.39 | 502 | | 744 |
| 12 | Nana Blakime | Togo | o | xo | o | – | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.36 | 470 | SB | 1243 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | 13.09 | 13.08 | X | 13.09 | 733 | PB | 2463 |
| 2 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 12.10 | 11.91 | X | 12.10 | 668 | | 2609 |
| 3 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | 11.54 | 11.71 | X | 11.71 | 642 | | 1839 |
| 4 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | 11.44 | X | 11.11 | 11.44 | 624 | PB | 2437 |
| 5 | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | X | 11.12 | 10.64 | 11.12 | 603 | | 2375 |
| 6 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | 10.75 | 10.36 | 10.59 | 10.75 | 579 | | 1898 |
| 7 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | 10.55 | 10.39 | 10.52 | 10.55 | 566 | SB | 2101 |
| 8 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 10.14 | 9.56 | 10.13 | 10.14 | 539 | SB | 1782 |
| 9 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | 8.86 | 8.66 | X | 8.86 | 455 | | 1911 |
| 10 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | 7.03 | 8.39 | 8.05 | 8.39 | 425 | | 1659 |
| 11 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | 7.03 | 7.64 | 7.77 | 7.77 | 385 | | 1282 |
| 12 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | 6.83 | X | 6.59 | 6.83 | 385 | | 1129 |

### 200 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | 2 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 24.99 | 888 | SB | 3497 |
| 2 | 2 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | 25.38 | 852 | PB | 3289 |
| 3 | 2 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | 25.49 | 842 | SB | 2943 |
| 4 | 1 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | 25.81 | 814 | PB | 3277 |
| 5 | 1 | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | 26.24 | 776 | SB | 3151 |
| 6 | 1 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 26.67 | 740 | SB | 2522 |
| 7 | 2 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | 26.73 | 734 | | 2016 |
| 8 | 2 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | 26.81 | 728 | | 2387 |
| 9 | 1 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | 26.95 | 716 | | 2627 |
| 10 | 1 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | 27.22 | 694 | | 2533 |
| 11 | 1 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | 27.42 | 677 | | 1806 |
| 12 | 2 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | 27.82 | 645 | | 2543 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 6.12 | 6.06 | 6.00 | 6.12 | 887 | | 4384 |
| 2 | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | 5.76 | 5.84 | X | 5.84 | 801 | | 3952 |
| 3 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | 5.57 | 5.75 | 5.83 | 5.83 | 798 | PB | 4087 |
| 4 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 5.82 | 5.67 | 5.57 | 5.82 | 795 | =PB | 3317 |
| 5 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | 5.70 | X | 5.54 | 5.70 | 759 | PB | 3702 |
| 6 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | X | 5.51 | 5.58 | 5.58 | 723 | | 4000 |
| 7 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | 5.21 | 5.32 | 5.21 | 5.32 | 648 | | 3275 |
| 8 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | 4.68 | 5.25 | 5.10 | 5.25 | 628 | | 2644 |
| 9 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | 4.82 | 5.18 | 4.93 | 5.18 | 609 | | 2996 |
| 10 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | X | 5.13 | 4.77 | 5.13 | 595 | | 2401 |
| 11 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | 5.02 | 5.12 | X | 5.12 | 592 | | 3125 |
| 12 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | 4.33 | 4.51 | 4.54 | 4.54 | 438 | | 2981 |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Overall |
| 1 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 48.48 | 52.18 | 50.08 | 52.18 | 902 | SB | 5286 |
| 2 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | X | X | 41.32 | 41.32 | 693 | PB | 4693 |
| 3 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | 34.34 | 38.17 | 38.67 | 38.67 | 642 | | 3767 |
| 4 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | 38.12 | 37.82 | 36.38 | 38.12 | 631 | PB | 4718 |
| 5 | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | 33.31 | 34.88 | 34.16 | 34.88 | 569 | SB | 4521 |
| 6 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | X | 31.45 | 30.32 | 31.45 | 504 | | 3148 |
| 7 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | 30.54 | 31.12 | 28.88 | 31.12 | 498 | | 3479 |
| 8 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | X | 25.99 | 28.87 | 28.87 | 455 | PB | 4157 |
| 9 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | 28.52 | X | 23.11 | 28.52 | 449 | | 2850 |
| 10 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | 24.12 | 27.35 | 28.24 | 28.24 | 443 | | 3718 |
| 11 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 25.33 | X | X | 25.33 | 389 | SB | 3706 |
| 12 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | 21.00 | 15.52 | 19.32 | 21.00 | 307 | | 3303 |

### 800 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | 2:15.40 | 887 | |
| 2 | 1 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | 2:20.79 | 813 | |
| 3 | 2 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | 2:23.12 | 782 | PB |
| 4 | 2 | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | 2:23.15 | 781 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | 2:24.03 | 770 | |
| 6 | 2 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 2:25.88 | 745 | |
| 7 | 1 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | 2:32.19 | 666 | |
| 8 | 2 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | 2:32.72 | 659 | |
| 9 | 1 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | 2:34.75 | 635 | |
| 10 | 1 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | 2:40.02 | 573 | |
| 11 | 1 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 2:45.21 | 515 | SB |
| 12 | 2 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | 2:51.04 | 453 | SB |

### Final results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m | Points | Notes |
| | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 13.93 | 1.78 | 12.10 | 24.99 | 6.12 | 52.18 | 2:25.88 | 6031 | CR |
| | Janet Wienand | South Africa | 14.05 | 1.69 | 11.44 | 25.38 | 5.83 | 38.12 | 2:23.12 | 5500 | |
| | Ts'oalei Selloane | Lesotho | 14.89 | 1.75 | 11.12 | 26.24 | 5.84 | 34.88 | 2:23.15 | 5302 | |
| 4 | Patience Okoro | Nigeria | 14.65 | 1.69 | 13.09 | 25.81 | 5.58 | 41.32 | 2:51.04 | 5146 | SB |
| 5 | Sandrine Kangni Thiebaud | Togo | 15.06 | 1.57 | 10.55 | 25.49 | 5.70 | 28.87 | 2:24.03 | 4927 | |
| 6 | Corlia Kruger | Namibia | 15.95 | 1.60 | 8.86 | 26.95 | 5.32 | 28.24 | 2:32.72 | 4377 | NR |
| 7 | Nicole Offner | South Africa | 16.99 | 1.48 | 11.71 | 27.22 | 5.12 | 38.67 | 2:40.02 | 4340 | |
| 8 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 15.53 | 1.36 | 10.14 | 26.67 | 5.82 | 25.33 | 2:45.21 | 4221 | SB |
| 9 | Catherine Kagwiria | Kenya | 16.95 | 1.51 | 8.39 | 26.81 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 2:20.79 | 4116 | SB |
| 10 | Bibiana Olama | Equatorial Guinea | 15.95 | 1.48 | 10.75 | 27.82 | 4.54 | 31.12 | 2:34.75 | 4114 | NR |
| 11 | Margaret Mumbi | Kenya | 19.30 | 1.42 | 7.94 | 26.73 | 5.25 | 31.45 | 2:32.19 | 3824 | SB |
| 12 | Lydiah Tum Chepkirui | Kenya | 20.76 | 1.39 | 6.83 | 27.42 | 5.13 | 28.52 | 2:15.40 | 3676 | SB |
| | Beatrice Kambole | Burkina Faso | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | |
| | Bonolo Maretele | Botswana | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS | |