2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

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Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics

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200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
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20 km walk men women
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High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium on April 30–May 1.

100 metres hurdles race

The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women. For the race, ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 centimetres (33.0 in) are placed along a straight course of 100 metres (109.36 yd). The first hurdle is placed after a run-up of 13 metres from the starting line. The next 9 hurdles are set at a distance of 8.5 metres from each other, and the home stretch from the last hurdle to the finish line is 10.5 metres long. The hurdles are set up so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner, but weighted so this is disadvantageous. Fallen hurdles do not count against runners provided that they do not run into them on purpose. Like the 100 metres sprint, the 100 m hurdles begins with athletes in starting blocks.

The 16th African Championships in Athletics was held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from April 30 to May 4, 2008. The competition venue was the Addis Ababa Stadium. It is the largest Athletics event held in Ethiopia to date. It was the first time in its then 29-year history the African Championships in Athletics were held in Eastern Africa, despite the region's well-documented success in long-distance running.

Addis Ababa Stadium football stadium

Addis Ababa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches although it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Fatmata Fofanah
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Olutoyin Augustus
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Carole Kaboud Mebam
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Results

Heats

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

Wind: Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 2: +0.7 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Fatmata Fofanah Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 13.33 Q
2 2 Olutoyin Augustus Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 13.39 Q
3 2 Carole Kaboud Mebam Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 13.58 Q
4 2 Christine Ras Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13.89 Q
5 1 Adja Arette Ndiaye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 13.99 Q
6 2 Alyma Soura Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 14.22 q
7 1 Marie Lucie Nga'a Ngono Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 14.82 Q
8 2 Gertrude Lossou Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 15.68 q
9 2 Weynua Welde Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 16.23
10 1 Tigist Getnet Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 16.45
11 1 Yodit Dejene Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 17.19
12 1 Béatrice Kamboulé Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso

Final

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 Fatmata Fofanah Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 13.10 CR
4 Olutoyin Augustus Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 13.12
6 Carole Kaboud Mebam Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 13.52
4 8 Christine Ras Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13.82
5 3 Adja Arette Ndiaye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 14.08
6 1 Alyma Soura Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 14.16
7 7 Marie Lucie Nga'a Ngono Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 14.16
8 2 Gertrude Lossou Flag of Togo.svg  Togo

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