# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 and 30 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Yasmina Omrani Algeria |
| Silver | Gabriella Kouassi Ivory Coast |
| Bronze | Bianca Erwee South Africa |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
| World record | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 7291 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
| African record | Margaret Simpson (GHA) | 6423 | Götzis, Austria | 29 May 2005 |
| Championship record | Margaret Simpson (GHA) | 6031 | Nairobi, Kenya | 31 July 201 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 29 June 2012 | 13:00 | 110 metres hurdles |
| 29 June 2012 | 13:45 | High jump |
| 29 June 2012 | 15:50 | Shot put |
| 29 June 2012 | 17:30 | 200 metres |
| 30 June 2012 | 13:00 | Long jump |
| 30 June 2012 | 15:20 | Javelin throw |
| 30 June 2012 | 16:10 | 800 metres |
| 30 June 2012 | | Final standings |

## Results
### 100 metres hurdles

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | 13.59 | | 1037 |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | 13.75 | | 1014 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | 13.88 | | 995 |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | 13.92 | | 990 |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | 14.07 | | 968 |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | Togo | 14.51 | | 907 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | 14.76 | | 874 |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho | 14.81 | | 867 |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 14.88 | | 858 |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | 14.88 | | 858 |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | 14.89 | NR | 856 |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Annie Curty Oyono | Cameroon | 15.08 | | 831 |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | 15.46 | | 782 |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | 19.92 | | 309 |

### High jump

| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.67 | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.85 | 1.88 | Result | Points |
| 1 | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xo | o | xo | xxo | xo | xxx | 1.85 | 1041 |
| 2 | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | | 1.82 | 1003 |
| 3 | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xo | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | 1.79 | 966 |
| 4 | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xxx | | | | 1.76 | 928 |
| 5 | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | 1.76 | 928 |
| 6 | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxo | xxo | xxx | | | | 1.76 | 928 |
| 7 | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | – | – | – | – | – | o | – | xxo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.64 | 783 |
| 8 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | 1.64 | 783 |
| 9 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | – | – | o | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | 1.61 | 747 |
| 10 | Nana Blakime | Togo | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | 1.55 | 678 |
| 11 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | – | – | o | xo | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.52 | 644 |
| 12 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | Togo | – | – | – | – | xo | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.52 | 644 |
| 13 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.52 | 644 |
| | Annie Curty Oyono | Cameroon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | |

### Shot put

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points |
| 1 | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | 10.58 | 13.49 | 11.74 | 13.49 | 760 |
| 2 | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | 13.09 | 13.15 | 12.92 | 13.15 | 737 |
| 3 | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | 12.47 | x | 11.83 | 12.47 | 692 |
| 4 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | 12.28 | 11.84 | 12.42 | 12.42 | 689 |
| 5 | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | 12.28 | x | 11.69 | 12.28 | 680 |
| 6 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | 12.10 | 12.24 | 12.24 | 12.24 | 677 |
| 7 | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho | 10.53 | 11.42 | 10.06 | 11.42 | 623 |
| 8 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 10.53 | 10.17 | 10.75 | 10.75 | 579 |
| 9 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | 10.43 | x | 10.00 | 10.43 | 558 |
| 10 | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | 10.41 | 10.13 | 10.05 | 10.41 | 556 |
| 11 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | Togo | 9.32 | 9.61 | x | 9.61 | 504 |
| 12 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | 9.35 | x | 6.53 | 9.35 | 487 |
| | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | | | | DNS | |

### 200 metres

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | 23.82 | 998 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | 24.49 | 934 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | Togo | 24.52 | 931 |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | 24.93 | 893 |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 25.55 | 837 |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | 25.80 | 815 |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | 26.03 | 795 |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | 26.06 | 792 |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | 26.23 | 777 |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | 26.24 | 776 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | 26.50 | 754 |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho | 26.60 | 745 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points |
| 1 | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | 5.75 | 5.64 | 5.57 | 5.75 | 774 |
| 2 | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | 5.62 | 5.61 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 768 |
| 3 | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | 5.60 | 5.72 | x | 5.72 | 765 |
| 4 | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | 5.63 | 5.68 | 5.61 | 5.68 | 753 |
| 5 | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | 5.58 | 5.44 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 729 |
| 6 | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho | 5.57 | 5.28 | 5.25 | 5.57 | 720 |
| 7 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 5.36 | 5.33 | 4.93 | 5.36 | 660 |
| 8 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | 5.11 | 5.12 | 5.31 | 5.31 | 645 |
| 9 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | 5.19 | 5.04 | 4.73 | 5.19 | 612 |
| 10 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | 5.14 | 4.81 | 4.80 | 5.14 | 598 |
| 11 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | 4.96 | 5.10 | 4.78 | 5.10 | 587 |
| | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | Togo | x | | | DNS | |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points |
| 1 | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | x | 40.82 | x | 40.82 | 683 |
| 2 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | 39.72 | x | x | 39.72 | 662 |
| 3 | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | 36.74 | 38.61 | 35.28 | 38.61 | 641 |
| 4 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | 33.36 | 33.15 | 37.62 | 37.62 | 622 |
| 5 | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | 35.76 | 35.93 | 35.40 | 35.93 | 589 |
| 6 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | 33.26 | x | 32.92 | 33.26 | 538 |
| 7 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | 25.56 | 30.94 | 25.60 | 30.94 | 494 |
| 8 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 29.50 | x | x | 29.50 | 467 |
| | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | x | x | x | NM | 0 |
| | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | x | x | x | NM | 0 |
| | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho | | | | DNS | |

### 800 metres

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Points |
| 1 | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | 2:13.21 | 918 |
| 2 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | 2:21.21 | 807 |
| 3 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | 2:22.12 | 795 |
| 4 | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | 2:24.55 | 763 |
| 5 | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | 2:24.89 | 758 |
| 6 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 2:31.13 | 679 |
| 7 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | 2:32.75 | 659 |
| 8 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | 2:33.50 | 650 |
| 9 | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | 2:38.29 | 593 |
| | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | DNS | |

### Final standings

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Points |
| | Yasmina Omrani | Algeria | 5924 |
| | Gabriella Kouassi | Ivory Coast | 5481 |
| | Bianca Erwee | South Africa | 5338 |
| 4 | Nada Chroudi | Tunisia | 5146 |
| 5 | Uhunoma Osazuwa | Nigeria | 5126 |
| 6 | Odile Ahouanwanou | Benin | 4983 |
| 7 | Oluwakemi Francis | Nigeria | 4855 |
| 8 | Nana Blakime | Togo | 4758 |
| 9 | Salamatu Musah | Ghana | 3950 |
| | Annie Curty Oyono | Cameroon | DNF |
| | Fiona Asigbee | Ghana | DNF |
| | Selloane Tsoaeli | Lesotho | DNF |
| | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni | Togo | DNF |
| | Margaret Simpson | Ghana | DNF |