# 2010 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 31–August 1.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Damola Osayemi Nigeria | Estie Wittstock South Africa | Perennes Pau Zang Milama Gabon |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Perennes Pau Zang Milama | Gabon | 23.88 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Damola Osayemi | Nigeria | 24.03 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 24.03 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa | 24.12 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Rachael Nachula | Zambia | 24.18 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 24.24 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Justine Bayigga | Uganda | 24.25 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Charlotte Mebenga Amombo | Cameroon | 24.33 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Milcent Ndoro | Kenya | 24.47 | q, SB |
| 10 | 4 | Carina Horn | South Africa | 24.67 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Fantu Magiso | Ethiopia | 24.87 | Q, NR |
| 12 | 2 | Nathalie Itok | Cameroon | 24.91 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Mary Jane Vincent | Mauritius | 24.94 | q |
| 14 | 4 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 24.95 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Catherine Nandi | Kenya | 25.09 | q, SB |
| 16 | 3 | Rabecca Nachula | Zambia | 25.16 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | Elodie Pierre Louis | Mauritius | 25.23 | |
| 18 | 4 | Stephanie Guillame | Mauritius | 25.33 | |
| 19 | 3 | Maryline Chelagat | Kenya | 25.38 | |
| 20 | 4 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 25.55 | |
| 21 | 1 | Natacha Ngoye | Republic of the Congo | 25.76 | |
| 22 | 3 | Ndzinisa Phumlile | Swaziland | 26.27 | |
| 23 | 2 | Hubtama Ali | Ethiopia | 26.66 | |
| 24 | 3 | Sophie Kanakuze | Rwanda | 26.76 | NR |
| 25 | 2 | Sahara Mbweti | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 27.20 | |
| 26 | 4 | Carla Makonga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.13 | |
| | 1 | Merlin Bernice Diamond | Namibia | DNS | |
| | 1 | Suzen Tengatenga | Malawi | DNS | |
| | 3 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | DNS | |
| | 3 | Nthompe Seonyatseng | Botswana | DNS | |
| | 4 | Mildred Gamba | Uganda | DNS | |
| | 4 | Blessing Okagbare | Nigeria | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Damola Osayemi | Nigeria | 23.31 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 1 | Perennes Pau Zang Milama | Gabon | 23.54 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa | 23.59 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 23.61 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Justine Bayigga | Uganda | 23.69 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Carina Horn | South Africa | 23.88 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 23.93 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Rachael Nachula | Zambia | 24.09 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Charlotte Mebenga Amombo | Cameroon | 24.35 | |
| 10 | 1 | Fantu Magiso | Ethiopia | 24.45 | NR |
| 11 | 2 | Mary Jane Vincent | Mauritius | 24.58 | |
| 12 | 2 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 24.61 | NR |
| 13 | 1 | Rabecca Nachula | Zambia | 24.66 | |
| 14 | 1 | Nathalie Itok | Cameroon | 24.73 | |
| 15 | 1 | Catherine Nandi | Kenya | 24.80 | |
| | 2 | Milcent Ndoro | Kenya | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: +1.10 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Damola Osayemi | Nigeria | 23.36 | SB |
| | 4 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa | 23.50 | SB |
| | 6 | Perennes Pau Zang Milama | Gabon | 23.59 | |
| 4 | 3 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 23.70 | |
| 5 | 8 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 23.73 | SB |
| 6 | 7 | Justine Bayigga | Uganda | 23.79 | |
| 7 | 2 | Carina Horn | South Africa | 24.04 | |
| 8 | 1 | Rachael Nachula | Zambia | 24.18 | |