2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
# 2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Kings Park Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Caster Semenya South Africa | Malika Akkaoui Morocco | Emily Cherotich Kenya |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 2:02.01 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Rabab Arafi | Morocco | 2:02.32 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan | 2:02.44 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Noélie Yarigo | Benin | 2:02.94 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Emily Cherotich | Kenya | 2:03.35 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Malika Akkaoui | Morocco | 2:03.36 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Sylivia Chematui Chesebe | Kenya | 2:03.96 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tigist Ketema | Ethiopia | 2:04.61 | |
| 9 | 2 | Lidya Melese | Ethiopia | 2:04.83 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Halima Nakaayi | Uganda | 2:04.97 | |
| 11 | 2 | Agnes Abu | Ghana | 2:05.64 | |
| 12 | 3 | Dinke Firdisa | Ethiopia | 2:06.52 | |
| 13 | 2 | Liza Kellerman | South Africa | 2:07.82 | |
| 14 | 2 | Tarchoun Hayfa | Tunisia | 2:09.49 | |
| 15 | 1 | Violette Ndayikengurukiye | Burundi | 2:10.11 | |
| 16 | 3 | Tsepang Sello | Lesotho | 2:15.03 | |
| 17 | 3 | Sounia Hamdan | Sudan | 2:17.87 | |
| 18 | 2 | Maryjoy Mudyiravanji | Zimbabwe | 2:20.75 | |
| | 2 | Fiori Asmelasha | Eritrea | DQ | |
| | 1 | Salmi Nduuviteko | Namibia | DNS | |
| | 1 | Espe Bandu | Democratic Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 2 | Alawia Andal | Sudan | DNS | |
| | 2 | Siham Hilali | Morocco | DNS | |
| | 3 | Leonce Missamou Bafoundissa | Republic of the Congo | DNS | |
| | 3 | Umanas Saleman | South Sudan | DNS | |
| | 3 | Elizabeth Mandaba | Central African Republic | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 1:58.20 |
| | Malika Akkaoui | Morocco | 2:00.24 |
| | Emily Cherotich | Kenya | 2:00.70 |
| 4 | Sylivia Chematui Chesebe | Kenya | 2:01.43 |
| 5 | Rabab Arafi | Morocco | 2:01.49 |
| 6 | Noélie Yarigo | Benin | 2:02.68 |
| 7 | Amina Bakhit | Sudan | 2:02.83 |
| 8 | Lidya Melese | Ethiopia | 2:04.89 |
