2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

The women's 20 kilometre walk at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Grace Wanjiru Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Olfa Lafi Tunisia |
| Bronze | Aynalem Eshetu Ethiopia |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Vera Sokolova (RUS) | 1:25:08 | Sochi, Russia | 26 February 2011 |
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| African record | Grace Wanjiru (KEN) | 1:34:19 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 August 2010 |
| Championship record | Grace Wanjiru (KEN) | 1:34:19 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 August 2010 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 29 June 2012 | 10:30 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Grace Wanjiru | Kenya | 1:40:53 |
| | Olfa Lafi | Tunisia | 1:46:17 |
| | Aynalem Eshetu | Ethiopia | 1:49:45 |
| 4 | Askale Tiksa | Ethiopia | 1:56:01 |
| 5 | Adanech Mengistu | Ethiopia | 2:04:45 |
| | Chaïma Trabelsi | Tunisia | DNF |
