# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 27, 28 and 29 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Amantle Montsho Botswana |
| Silver | Regina George Nigeria |
| Bronze | Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :
| World record | Marita Koch (GER) | 47.60 | Canberra, Australia | 6 October 1985 |
| African record | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | 49.10 | Atlanta, United States | 29 July 1996 |
| Championship record | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | 49.83 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2 May 2008 |
| Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics |||||
| Championship record | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | 49.54 | Porto Novo, Benin | 29 June 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 27 June 2012 | 15:25 | Round 1 |
| 28 June 2012 | 15:50 | Semifinals |
| 29 June 2012 | 15:30 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | Amantle Montsho | Botswana | 50.42 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Regina George | Nigeria | 51.39 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Tsholofelo Thipe | South Africa | 52.06 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Bukola Abogunloko | Nigeria | 52.11 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Joyce Sakari | Kenya | 52.38 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Ndeye Fatou Soumah | Senegal | 52.57 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Raasin McIntosh | Liberia | 52.63 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lydia Mashila | Botswana | 52.65 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 8 | Goitseone Seleka | Botswana | 53.11 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Salam Abrhaley | Ethiopia | 53.47 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Rorisang Ramonnye | South Africa | 53.58 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa | 53.58 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 53.65 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | Tigst Assefa | Ethiopia | 54.05 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | Matacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 54.31 | q |
| 16 | 2 | 4 | Adelaide Nkrumah | Ghana | 54.49 | q |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Fatou Dyabaye | Senegal | 54.60 | q |
| 18 | 3 | 4 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | Senegal | 54.65 | Q |
| 19 | 1 | 2 | Audrey Nkamsao | Cameroon | 54.67 | q |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | Grace Kidake | Kenya | 54.91 | Q |
| 21 | 5 | 3 | Yvonne Amegashie | Ghana | 54.98 | Q |
| 22 | 4 | 3 | Catherine Nandi | Kenya | 54.99 | Q |
| 23 | 2 | 6 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 55.37 | |
| 24 | 4 | 5 | Mahlet Mulugeta | Ethiopia | 55.62 | |
| 25 | 3 | 2 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 55.77 | Q |
| 26 | 3 | 1 | Lydie Besme Hawa | Chad | 57.01 | |
| 27 | 3 | 8 | Natasha Bibi | Seychelles | 57.36 | |
| 28 | 5 | 6 | Kadia Dembele | Mali | 57.74 | Q |
| 29 | 5 | 4 | Bana Lafia Gounou | Benin | 58.65 | |
| 30 | 2 | 5 | Mohmed Ali Sourah | Djibouti | 1:03.84 | |
| | 5 | 5 | Vanice Monteiro | Cape Verde | DNF | |
| | 5 | 7 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | DSQ | |
| | 3 | 5 | Rahma Mohammed | Eritrea | DNS | |
| | 3 | 6 | Angele Cooper | Liberia | DNS | |
| | 4 | 4 | Ramata Nikiema | Burkina Faso | DNS | |
| | 4 | 7 | Graciela Maitius | Guinea-Bissau | DNS | |
| | 5 | 2 | Racheal Nachula | Zambia | DNS | |

### Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Amantle Montsho | Botswana | 51.25 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Regina George | Nigeria | 51.71 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 6 | Bukola Abogunloko | Nigeria | 52.12 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | Senegal | 52.35 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Joyce Sakari | Kenya | 52.36 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Tsholofelo Thipe | South Africa | 52.51 | q |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa | 52.61 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Ndeye Fatou Soumah | Senegal | 52.85 | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Raasin McIntosh | Liberia | 52.91 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Rorisang Ramonnye | South Africa | 52.93 | |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Lydia Mashila | Botswana | 53.60 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Endurance Abinuwa | Nigeria | 53.75 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Goitseone Seleka | Botswana | 54.09 | |
| 14 | 2 | 3 | Salam Abrhaley | Ethiopia | 54.84 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Catherine Nandi | Kenya | 54.91 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Fatou Dyabaye | Senegal | 55.19 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | Audrey Nkamsao | Cameroon | 55.20 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Grace Kidake | Kenya | 55.47 | |
| 19 | 3 | 4 | Tigst Assefa | Ethiopia | 55.58 | |
| 20 | 1 | 7 | Yvonne Amegashie | Ghana | 55.82 | |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | Adelaide Nkrumah | Ghana | 55.85 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Souliatou Saka | Benin | 56.64 | |
| 23 | 3 | 1 | Matacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 57.47 | |
| 24 | 1 | 2 | Kadia Dembele | Mali | 57.64 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| | 3 | Amantle Montsho | Botswana | 49.54 | CR |
| | 5 | Regina George | Nigeria | 51.11 | |
| | 4 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | Senegal | 51.68 | |
| 4 | 6 | Bukola Abogunloko | Nigeria | 51.78 | |
| 5 | 2 | Tsholofelo Thipe | South Africa | 52.26 | |
| 6 | 8 | Joyce Sakari | Kenya | 52.28 | |
| 7 | 1 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa | 52.84 | |
| | 7 | Raasin McIntosh | Liberia | DNS | |