2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Endurance Abinuwa, Omolara Omotosho Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko Nigeria |
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| Silver | Goitseone Seleka, Lydia Mashila Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho Botswana |
| Bronze | Mame Fatou Faye, Amy Mbacké Thiam Fatou Diabaye, Ndeye Fatou Soumah Senegal |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina | 3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea | 1 October 1988 |
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| African record | Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya | 3:21.04 | Atlanta, United States | 3 August 1996 |
| Championship record | Nigeria Shade Abugan, Margaret Etim Bukola Abogunloko, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | 3:29.26 | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 August 2010 |
| Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics |||||
| Championship record | Nigeria Endurance Abinuwa, Omolara Omotosho Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko | 3:28.77 | Porto Novo, Benin | 1 July 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
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| 1 July 2012 | 17:15 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 8 | Nigeria | Endurance Abinuwa, Omolara Omotosho, Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko | 3:28.77 | CR |
| | 6 | Botswana | Goitseone Seleka, Lydia Mashila, Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho | 3:31.27 | NR |
| | 7 | Senegal | Mame Fatou Faye, Amy Mbacké Thiam, Fatou Diabaye, Ndeye Fatou Soumah | 3:31.64 | |
| 4 | 4 | South Africa | Rorisang Ramonnye, Estie Wittstock, Tsholofelo Thipe, Wenda Theron | 3:33.21 | |
| 5 | 3 | Liberia | Phobay Kutu-Akoi, Raasin McIntosh, Angele Cooper, Kou Luogon | 3:33.24 | NR |
| 6 | 1 | Kenya | Joyce Sakari, Catherine Nandi, Grace Kidake, Maureen Jelagat | 3:35.06 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ethiopia | Tigst Assefa, Wesene Belay, Mariet Mulugeta, Salam Abrhaley | 3:41.10 | |
| 8 | 5 | Ghana | Yvonne Amegashie, Jacqueline Ado Bludo, Rebecca Amponsah, Adelaide Nkrumah | 3:41.46 | |
