# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gloria Asumnu Nigeria |
| Silver | Lawretta Ozoh Nigeria |
| Bronze | Marie Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
| World record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| African record | Mary Onyali (NGR) | 22.07 | Zürich, Switzerland | 14 August 1996 |
| Championship record | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | 22.22 | Dakar, Senegal | 22 August 1998 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 30 June 2012 | 13:30 | Round 1 |
| 30 June 2012 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
| 1 July 2012 | 15:55 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 6 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: -0.2 m/s, Heat 6: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | Lawretta Ozoh | Nigeria | 23.44 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Tsholofelo Thipe | South Africa | 23.45 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 23.51 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 23.70 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Phobay Kutu-Akoi | Liberia | 23.89 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.90 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 23.98 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 24.30 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 7 | Beatrice Gyaman | Ghana | 24.33 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Angele Cooper | Liberia | 24.38 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Natacha Ngoye | Republic of the Congo | 24.53 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | 5 | Ahamada Feta | Comoros | 24.56 | Q, NR |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Fanny Appès Ekanga | Cameroon | 24.57 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 24.59 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 24.78 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | 3 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 24.81 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 24.81 | q |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Mireille Parfaite Gaha | Ivory Coast | 24.83 | q |
| 19 | 3 | 6 | Millicent Ndoro | Kenya | 24.84 | q |
| 20 | 5 | 7 | Mary Jane Vincent | Mauritius | 24.88 | Q |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Saruba Colley | Gambia | 25.04 | q |
| 22 | 2 | 8 | Tegest Tamagnu | Ethiopia | 25.30 | Q |
| 23 | 1 | 7 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | 25.33 | q |
| 24 | 2 | 6 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | 25.42 | q |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Lydie Besme Hawa | Chad | 25.51 | |
| 26 | 4 | 8 | Prenam Pesse | Togo | 25.54 | |
| 27 | 4 | 6 | Benjamine Padonou | Benin | 25.67 | |
| 27 | 6 | 2 | Fanny Shonobi | Gambia | 25.67 | |
| 29 | 1 | 4 | Rebeca Ansoumana | Sierra Leone | 25.86 | |
| 30 | 4 | 4 | Chauzje Choosha | Zambia | 26.09 | |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | Abdusalam Halagezah | Libya | 27.32 | |
| | 5 | 8 | Fetiya Kedir | Ethiopia | DSQ | |
| | 1 | 6 | Racheal Nachula | Zambia | DNS | |
| | 2 | 5 | Rahma Mohammed | Eritrea | DNS | |
| | 2 | 7 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | DNS | |
| | 2 | 4 | Justine Zongo | Burkina Faso | DNS | |
| | 3 | 7 | Christy Odul | Nigeria | DNS | |
| | 5 | 6 | Vida Anim | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 5 | 2 | Alice Khan | Seychelles | DNS | |
| | 6 | 4 | Marie Gisele Eleme Asse | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 6 | 5 | Ada Udaya | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 6 | 3 | Esfamaka Kargbo | Sierra Leone | DNS | |

### Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Wind: Heat 1: -1.4 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.9 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 22.94 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Tsholofelo Thipe | South Africa | 23.21 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 23.26 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.49 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Lawretta Ozoh | Nigeria | 23.53 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 23.59 | q |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | Ahamada Feta | Comoros | 24.08 | q, NR |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 24.13 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Fanny Appès Ekanga | Cameroon | 24.23 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Beatrice Gyaman | Ghana | 24.35 | |
| 11 | 2 | 4 | Lorène Bazolo | Republic of the Congo | 24.36 | |
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 24.45 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Delphine Atangana | Cameroon | 24.53 | |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | Natacha Ngoye | Republic of the Congo | 24.59 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Mary Jane Vincent | Mauritius | 24.68 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Mireille Parfaite Gaha | Ivory Coast | 24.87 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Saruba Colley | Gambia | 24.90 | |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 24.95 | |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert | Chad | 25.15 | |
| 20 | 2 | 8 | Tegest Tamagnu | Ethiopia | 25.50 | |
| | 2 | 1 | Adeline Gouenon | Ivory Coast | DNS | |
| | 2 | 6 | Angele Cooper | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 3 | 2 | Millicent Ndoro | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 3 | 3 | Phobay Kutu-Akoi | Liberia | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 5 | Gloria Asumnu | Nigeria | 22.93 |
| | 3 | Lawretta Ozoh | Nigeria | 22.93 |
| | 6 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | 23.44 |
| 4 | 4 | Tsholofelo Thipe | South Africa | 23.66 |
| 5 | 8 | Janet Amponsah | Ghana | 23.68 |
| 6 | 2 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 23.92 |
| 7 | 7 | Globine Mayova | Namibia | 24.30 |
| 8 | 1 | Ahamada Feta | Comoros | 24.61 |