2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Chinwe Okoro Nigeria |
| - | - |
| Silver | Elizna Naudé South Africa |
| Bronze | Kazai Suzanne Kragbé Ivory Coast |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) | 76.80 | Neubrandenburg, East Germany | 9 July 1988 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| African record | Elizna Naudé (RSA) | 64.87 | Stellenbosch, South Africa | 2 March 2007 |
| Championship record | Monia Kari (TUN) | 58.46 | Algiers, Algeria | 11 July 2000 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 28 June 2012 | 15:50 | Final |

## Results

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Chinwe Okoro | Nigeria | 51.46 | x | 52.54 | 54.53 | x | 56.60 | 56.60 | |
| | Elizna Naudé | South Africa | 54.55 | 53.90 | 55.88 | x | x | x | 55.88 | |
| | Kazai Suzanne Kragbé | Ivory Coast | x | 54.56 | x | 49.36 | x | 53.84 | 54.56 | |
| 4 | Elham El Sayed Wahaba | Egypt | 51.94 | 50.50 | 49.35 | 48.28 | 49.29 | 49.49 | 51.94 | |
| 5 | Alifatou Djibril | Togo | 48.41 | 48.30 | x | 47.45 | 45.99 | x | 48.41 | |
| 6 | Mamina Soura | Burkina Faso | 43.57 | 46.02 | 45.75 | 40.58 | x | 40.75 | 46.02 | |
| 7 | Marthe Ayangma | Cameroon | 41.56 | x | 43.37 | 43.57 | 43.57 | 41.84 | 43.57 | |
| 8 | Malak Alsorry | Libya | 35.21 | 40.87 | 42.21 | 37.69 | 38.57 | 36.87} | 42.21 | NR |
| 9 | Mersit Gebre | Ethiopia | 39.17 | x | x | | | | 39.17 | NR |
| 10 | Auriole Dongmo | Cameroon | x | 32.34 | x | | | | 32.34 | |
