# Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 200 metres

The Women's 200 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games took place on 14–15 September at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.
The final held at 6:55 p.m. local time.

## Medalists

| Gold | Oludamola Osayomi (NGR) |
| Silver | Blessing Okagbare (NGR) |
| Bronze | Gloria Asunmu (NGR) |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| World record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Games record | Fatima Yusuf (NGR) | 22.45 | Johannesburg, South Africa | September 1999 |
| World Leading | Shalonda Solomon (USA) | 22.15 | Eugene, OR, United States | 26 June 2011 |
| African Record | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (NGR) | 22.07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| September 14, 2011 | 17:35 | Heats |
| September 15, 2011 | 16:30 | Semifinals |
| September 15, 2011 | 17:55 | Final |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.8 m/s, Heat 3: -1.7 m/s, Heat 4: -2.7 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 23.85 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 24.31 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 24.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Gloria Asunmu | Nigeria | 24.41 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 24.57 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 24.66 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 24.68 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 24.69 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Ndzinisa Phumlile | Swaziland | 24.74 | q |
| 10 | 4 | Fanny Appès Ekanga | Cameroon | 24.79 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Beatrice Gyaman | Ghana | 24.82 | q |
| 12 | 3 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 24.82 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 24.84 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Marie Gisèle Elleme | Cameroon | 24.98 | q |
| 15 | 3 | Fetiya Kedir Hassen | Ethiopia | 25.14 | |
| 16 | 1 | Saruba Colley | Gambia | 25.15 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | Djénébou Danté | Mali | 25.17 | |
| 18 | 1 | Albertine Ndikert Hinikissia | Chad | 25.36 | |
| 19 | 4 | Justin Bayiga | Uganda | 25.48 | |
| 20 | 2 | Fatou Diabaye | Senegal | 25.78 | |
| 21 | 1 | Elodie Embony | Madagascar | 25.94 | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Wind: Heat 1: +4.4 m/s, Heat 2: +2.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 23.37 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Vida Anim | Ghana | 23.51 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 23.73 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 24.01 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 24.04 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Gloria Asunmu | Nigeria | 24.05 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Beatrice Gyaman | Ghana | 24.11 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 24.16 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Ndzinisa Phumlile | Swaziland | 24.24 | |
| 10 | 2 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 24.31 | |
| 11 | 1 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 24.34 | |
| 12 | 1 | Fetiya Kedir | Ethiopia | 24.34 | |
| 13 | 2 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 24.54 | |
| 14 | 1 | Saruba Colley | Gambia | 25.54 | |
| | 2 | Marie Gisèle Elleme | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 2 | Fanny Appès Ekanga | Cameroon | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +1.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Oludamola Osayomi | Nigeria | 22.86 | |
| | Vida Anim | Ghana | 23.06 | |
| | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 23.50 | NR |
| 4 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 23.57 | |
| 5 | Gloria Asunmu | Nigeria | 23.81 | |
| 6 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 24.12 | |
| 7 | Beatrice Gyaman | Ghana | 24.15 | |
| | Globine Mayova | Namibia | DNF | |