Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 2011 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2011 All-Africa Games was held on 14–15 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria | Wenda Theron South Africa | Kou Luogon Liberia |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria | 57.53 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Maureen Jelagat Maiyo | Kenya | 57.72 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kou Luogon | Liberia | 57.88 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Olga Razanamalala | Madagascar | 58.08 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Oarabile Babolayi | Botswana | 58.09 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Wenda Theron | South Africa | 58.25 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Leslie Njoku | Nigeria | 58.86 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Mame Fatou Faye | Senegal | 59.04 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Nusrat Ceesay | Gambia | 59.22 | |
| 10 | 2 | Houria Moussa | Algeria | 59.95 | |
| 11 | 2 | Djeneba Coulibaly | Burkina Faso | 1:01.13 | |
| 12 | 2 | Tasabih Mohamed | Sudan | 1:01.35 | |
| 13 | 1 | Grace Gimo | Zimbabwe | 1:06.35 | |
| | 2 | Carole Kaboud Mebam | Cameroon | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ajoke Odumosu | Nigeria | 56.26 |
| | Wenda Theron | South Africa | 57.13 |
| | Kou Luogon | Liberia | 57.34 |
| 4 | Maureen Jelagat Maiyo | Kenya | 57.49 |
| 5 | Mame Fatou Faye | Senegal | 57.99 |
| 6 | Olga Razanamalala | Madagascar | 58.78 |
| 7 | Oarabile Babolayi | Botswana | 58.91 |
| 8 | Leslie Njoku | Nigeria | 1:00.80 |
