2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Wenda Nel South Africa | Maureen Jelagat Kenya | Tameka Jameson Nigeria |

## 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 | Wenda Nel | South Africa | 55.33 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Maureen Jelagat | Kenya | 57.63 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tameka Jameson | Nigeria | 58.17 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gezelle Magerman | South Africa | 58.50 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Aisha Naibe Wey | Sierra Leone | 58.55 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Jean-Marie Senekal | South Africa | 58.59 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Jane Chege | Kenya | 59.44 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tasabih Mohamed El Said | Sudan | 59.55 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Audrey Nkamsao | Cameroon | 59.70 | |
| 10 | 2 | Safa Abdelkarim | Sudan | 1:02.03 | |
| | 2 | Tigist Kebede | Ethiopia | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 5 | Wenda Nel | South Africa | 54.86 |
| | 4 | Maureen Jelagat | Kenya | 56.12 |
| | 6 | Tameka Jameson | Nigeria | 57.17 |
| 4 | 2 | Jean-Marie Senekal | South Africa | 57.85 |
| 5 | 8 | Jane Chege | Kenya | 58.60 |
| 6 | 7 | Gezelle Magerman | South Africa | 59.08 |
| 7 | 3 | Aisha Naibe Wey | Sierra Leone | 59.19 |
| 8 | 1 | Tasabih Mohamed El Said | Sudan | 59.78 |
