2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# 2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria |
| - | - |
| Silver | Hayat Lambarki Morocco |
| Bronze | Raasin McIntosh Liberia |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics :

| World record | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | 52.34 | Tula, Russia | 8 August 2003 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| African record | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | 52.90 | Seville, Spain | 25 August 1999 |
| Championship record | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | 54.24 | Dakar, Senegal | 22 August 1998 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| 30 June 2012 | 13:00 | Round 1 |
| 1 July 2012 | 15:40 | Final |

## Results

### Round 1

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | 6 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria | 55.57 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Wenda Theron | South Africa | 56.20 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Janet Lawless | South Africa | 56.51 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 8 | Raasin McIntosh | Liberia | 56.54 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Hayat Lambarki | Morocco | 56.61 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Lamiae Lhabze | Morocco | 57.28 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Maureen Jelagat | Kenya | 57.76 | q |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | Kou Luogon | Liberia | 57.85 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Mame Fatou Faye | Senegal | 58.14 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Angele Cooper | Liberia | 58.19 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Oarabile Babolayi | Botswana | 58.37 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Nusrat Ceesay | Gambia | 58.61 | |
| 13 | 2 | 4 | Audrey Nkamsao | Cameroon | 58.94 | |
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Wesene Belay | Ethiopia | 59.06 | |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Anneri Eberhsohn | South Africa | 1:00.12 | |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | Otu Name-Idara | Nigeria | 1:02.59 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Safiatou Sissoko | Mali | 1:07.21 | |
| | 1 | 7 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | DNS | |
| | 1 | 3 | Yvonne Amegashie | Ghana | DNS | |
| | 3 | 3 | Honorine Yaméogo | Burkina Faso | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 5 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria | 54.99 |
| | 6 | Hayat Lambarki | Morocco | 55.41 |
| | 7 | Raasin McIntosh | Liberia | 55.99 |
| 4 | 8 | Kou Luogon | Liberia | 56.40 |
| 5 | 4 | Wenda Theron | South Africa | 56.43 |
| 6 | 2 | Maureen Jelagat | Kenya | 56.79 |
| 7 | 1 | Lamiae Lhabze | Morocco | 57.35 |
| 8 | 3 | Janet Lawless | South Africa | 57.56 |
