2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# 2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on May 3–May 4.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria | Lamiae Lhabze Morocco | Aïssata Soulama Burkina Faso |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Lamiae Lhabze | Morocco | 57.05 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Aïssata Soulama | Burkina Faso | 57.20 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria | 57.40 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | 57.95 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Faiza Omar | Sudan | 57.98 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Hanane Skhyi | Morocco | 58.05 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Jacqueline Ado Bludo | Ghana | 1:00.42 | |
| 8 | 1 | Mame Fatou Faye | Senegal | 1:00.87 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Weynua Welde | Ethiopia | 1:01.04 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Mindaye Lema | Ethiopia | 1:04.60 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tigst Getnet | Ethiopia | 1:05.07 | |
| | 1 | Muna Jabir Adam | Sudan | DNF | |
| | 1 | Florence Wasike | Kenya | DNS | |
| | 1 | Janet Wienand | South Africa | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria | 55.92 |
| | 5 | Lamiae Lhabze | Morocco | 56.07 |
| | 4 | Aïssata Soulama | Burkina Faso | 56.13 |
| 4 | 2 | Hanane Skhyi | Morocco | 57.13 |
| 5 | 8 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | 57.47 |
| 6 | 6 | Mame Fatou Faye | Senegal | 58.33 |
| 7 | 1 | Faiza Omar | Sudan | 58.56 |
| 8 | 7 | Weynua Welde | Ethiopia | 1:01.18 |
