# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22 and 23 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast | Carina Horn South Africa | Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: +0.3 m/s, Heat 5: +1.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.35 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast | 11.42 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Assia Raziki | Morocco | 11.45 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Carina Horn | South Africa | 11.46 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Germaine Abessolo Bivina | Cameroon | 11.55 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 4 | Agnes Osazuwa | Nigeria | 11.60 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 11.66 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 11.67 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Ada Udaya | Liberia | 11.67 | Q |
| 10 | 5 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 11.69 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Ngozi Musa | Sierra Leone | 11.71 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Leungo Matlhaku | Botswana | 11.72 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Marcelle Bouele Bondo | Republic of the Congo | 11.77 | q |
| 14 | 5 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 11.78 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Gemma Acheampong | Ghana | 11.84 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Beatrice Gyaman | Ghana | 11.85 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Tebogo Mamatu | South Africa | 11.86 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Persis Williams-Mensah | Ghana | 11.97 | Q |
| 19 | 5 | Joanne Loutoy | Seychelles | 11.97 | q |
| 20 | 3 | Marie Gisèle Eleme | Cameroon | 12.04 | q |
| 22 | 1 | Mildred Gamba | Uganda | 12.07 | Q |
| 23 | 2 | Eva Endiki | South Sudan | 12.18 | q, NR |
| 23 | 5 | Eunice Kadogo | Kenya | 12.18 | |
| 25 | 4 | Monicah Zephaniah | Kenya | 12.20 | Q |
| 26 | 1 | Ontiretse Molapisi | Botswana | 12.37 | Q |
| 27 | 1 | Jolene Jacobs | Namibia | 12.52 | |
| 28 | 2 | Franshia Mwangi | Kenya | 12.57 | |
| 28 | 5 | Prenam Pesse | Togo | 12.57 | |
| 30 | 4 | Yvonne Thomas | Zimbabwe | 12.65 | |
| 31 | 1 | Tsige Kebede | Ethiopia | 12.83 | |
| 32 | 1 | Sukoluhle Mlalazi | Zimbabwe | 12.89 | |
| | 4 | Alyssa Conley | South Africa | DQ | FS |
| | 1 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | DNS | |
| | 2 | Joanilla Janvier | Mauritius | DNS | |
| | 3 | Gabri Mgbemena | Zimbabwe | DNS | |
| | 3 | Hafsathu Kamara | Sierra Leone | DNS | |
| | 3 | Rachel Zenzo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 4 | Labarang Charifa Benazir | Cameroon | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +1.2 m/s, Heat 2: +1.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast | 11.08 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Carina Horn | South Africa | 11.14 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.20 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 11.45 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 11.51 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Leungo Matlhaku | Botswana | 11.56 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Tebogo Mamatu | South Africa | 11.58 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Agnes Osazuwa | Nigeria | 11.59 | |
| 9 | 1 | Gemma Acheampong | Ghana | 11.60 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Gina Bass | Gambia | 11.63 | |
| 11 | 1 | Ada Udaya | Liberia | 11.68 | |
| 11 | 3 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 11.68 | |
| 13 | 2 | Beatrice Gyaman | Ghana | 11.84 | |
| 14 | 1 | Marie Gisèle Eleme | Cameroon | 11.85 | |
| 15 | 1 | Marcelle Bouele Bondo | Republic of the Congo | 11.92 | |
| 16 | 2 | Germaine Abessolo Bivina | Cameroon | 11.96 | |
| 17 | 3 | Joanne Loutoy | Seychelles | 12.00 | |
| 18 | 3 | Persis Williams-Mensah | Ghana | 12.01 | |
| 19 | 3 | Assia Raziki | Morocco | 12.06 | |
| 20 | 1 | Mildred Gamba | Uganda | 12.23 | |
| 21 | 1 | Monicah Zephaniah | Kenya | 12.26 | |
| 22 | 2 | Ontiretse Molapisi | Botswana | 12.33 | |
| | 3 | Eva Endiki | South Sudan | DNS | |
| | 3 | Ngozi Musa | Sierra Leone | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +2.0 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast | 10.99 | CR |
| | 6 | Carina Horn | South Africa | 11.07 | |
| | 5 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 11.15 | |
| 4 | 7 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 11.45 | |
| 5 | 4 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 11.46 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gemma Acheampong | Ghana | 11.49 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tebogo Mamatu | South Africa | 11.54 | |
| 8 | 8 | Leungo Matlhaku | Botswana | 11.67 | |