2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gladys Cherono Kenya |
| - | - |
| Silver | Priscah Jepleting Cherono Kenya |
| Bronze | Betsy Saina Kenya |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Wang Junxia (CHN) | 29:31.78 | Beijing, PR China | 8 September 1993 |
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| African record | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | 29:53.80 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 14 June 2009 |
| Championship record | Edith Masai (KEN) | 31:27.96 | Bambous, Mauritius | 12 August 2006 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 30 June 2012 | 16:35 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gladys Cherono | Kenya | 32:41.40 |
| | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya | 32:45.73 |
| | Betsy Saina | Kenya | 32:48.36 |
| 4 | Merima Mohammed | Ethiopia | 33:09.25 |
| 5 | Mihret Derbe | Ethiopia | 33:45.88 |
| 6 | Claudette Mukasakindi | Rwanda | 33:51.57 |
| 7 | Afera Godfay | Ethiopia | 34:30.23 |
| | Mammie Konneh | Sierra Leone | DNS |
