2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

Women's 400 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue	Japoma Stadium
Location	Douala, Cameroon
Dates	21 June (heats) 22 June (semi-finals) 23 June (final)
Competitors	28 from 15 nations
Winning time	51.16
Medalists
Miranda Coetzee    South Africa   Quincy Malekani    Zambia   Elizabeth Joseph    Nigeria
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The women's 400 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21, 22, and 23 June in Douala, Cameroon. ^{[1] [2]}

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Time (s)	Location	Date
World record [3]	Marita Koch  (GDR)	47.60	Canberra, Australia	6 October 1985
African record [4]	Falilat Ogunkoya  (NGR)	49.10	Atlanta, United States	29 July 1996
Championship record	Amantle Montsho  (BOT)	49.54	Porto-Novo, Benin	29 June 2012
World leading [5]	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone  (USA)	48.75	New York City, United States	9 June 2024
African leading [6]	Mary Moraa  (KEN)	50.56	Los Angeles, United States	18 May 2024

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Miranda Coetzee	South Africa	51.37	Q
2	4	Quincy Malekani	Zambia	52.31	Q
3	4	Rhodah Njobvu	Zambia	52.39	Q
4	1	Mercy Chebet	Kenya	52.45	Q
5	1	Lydia Jele	Botswana	52.52	Q
5	2	Shirley Nekhubui	South Africa	52.52	Q
7	3	Obakeng Kamberuka	Botswana	52.81	Q
8	4	Esther Elo Joseph	Nigeria	52.86	Q
9	3	Veronica Mutua	Kenya	53.07	Q
10	1	Elodie Malessara	Republic of the Congo	53.25	Q, NR
10	2	Leni Shida	Uganda	53.25	Q
12	3	Houda Nouiri	Morocco	53.68	q
13	4	Sara El Hachimi	Morocco	53.69	q
14	4	Fatou Gaye	Senegal	54.07	q
15	4	Joan Cherono	Kenya	54.46	q
16	2	Niddy Mingilishi	Zambia	55.24	Q
17	1	Alexia Stella Eyenga	Cameroon	55.27
18	1	Hana Tadesse	Ethiopia	55.65
18	2	Samira Awali Boubacar	Niger	55.65
20	4	Marcelline Nkengue Ambombo	Cameroon	56.56
21	1	Leopoldine Ye	Burkina Faso	56.59
21	2	Salma Lhilali	Morocco	56.59
23	1	Elos Divine Kandomba	Democratic Republic of the Congo	57.39
23	2	Galefele Moroko	Botswana	57.39
25	3	Napuumue Hengari	Namibia	58.07
26	1	Kazatjo Kambiri	Namibia	58.25
26	2	Angala Tuuliki	Namibia	58.25
28	3	Awa Zongo	Burkina Faso	58.31
	2	Lucia William Morris	South Sudan	DNS
	3	Saran Hadja Kouyate	Guinea	DNS
	3	Juliette Koudjoukalo Batchassi	Togo	DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Miranda Coetzee	South Africa	50.91	Q
2	2	Esther Elo Joseph	Nigeria	52.26	Q
3	1	Quincy Malekani	Zambia	52.55	Q
4	2	Leni Shida	Uganda	52.70	Q
5	2	Niddy Mingilishi	Zambia	52.82	q
6	2	Lydia Jele	Botswana	52.84	q
7	1	Obakeng Kamberuka	Botswana	53.09	Q
8	1	Shirley Nekhubui	South Africa	53.22	Q
9	2	Rhodah Njobvu	Zambia	53.27
10	1	Sara El Hachimi	Morocco	53.86
11	1	Elodie Malessara	Republic of the Congo	54.03
12	1	Fatou Gaye	Senegal	54.22
13	2	Houda Nouiri	Morocco	54.92
	1	Veronica Mutua	Kenya	DNS
	1	Mercy Chebet	Kenya	DNS
	2	Joan Cherono	Kenya	DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Miranda Coetzee	South Africa	51.16
	4	Quincy Malekani	Zambia	51.56
	6	Esther Elo Joseph	Nigeria	51.94
4	8	Shirley Nekhubui	South Africa	52.10
5	1	Lydia Jele	Botswana	52.72
6	5	Obakeng Kamberuka	Botswana	53.11
7	7	Leni Shida	Uganda	53.50
8	2	Niddy Mingilishi	Zambia	53.54

See also

• Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's 400 metres

References

1. Official results
2. Results at World Athletics
3. "400 Metres women - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
4. "400 Metres women - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
5. "400 Metres women - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
6. "400 Metres women - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.