2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

Women's 100 metres at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue	Japoma Stadium
Location	Douala, Cameroon
Dates	21 June (heats) 22 June (semi-finals & final)
Competitors	51 from 29 nations
Winning time	11.14
Medalists
Gina Bass-Bittaye    Gambia   Maia McCoy    Liberia   Maboundou Koné    Ivory Coast
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The women's 100 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 and 22 June in Douala, Cameroon. ^{[1] [2]}

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships

Record	Athlete (nation)	Time (s)	Location	Date
World record [3]	Florence Griffith Joyner  (USA)	10.49	Indianapolis, United States	16 July 1988
African record [4]	Marie Josée Ta Lou  (CIV)	10.72	Fontvieille, Monaco	10 August 2022
Championship record	Murielle Ahouré  (CIV)	10.99	Durban, South Africa	23 June 2016
World leading [5]	Jacious Sears  (USA)	10.77	Gainesville, United States	13 April 2024
African leading [6]	Rosemary Chukwuma  (NGR)	10.88	Fayetteville, United States	25 May 2024

Results

Heats

Held on 21 June

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.0 m/s, Heat 2: +2.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s, Heat 4: +2.0 m/s, Heat 5: +1.2 m/s, Heat 6: +1.1 m/s, Heat 7: +2.1 m/s, Heat 8: +2.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith	Ivory Coast	11.13	Q
2	2	Favour Ofili	Nigeria	11.22	Q
3	1	Rosemary Chukwuma	Nigeria	11.32	Q
4	2	Destiny Smith-Barnett	Liberia	11.43	Q
5	3	Gina Bass-Bittaye	Gambia	11.44	Q
5	5	Maboundou Koné	Ivory Coast	11.44	Q
7	6	Tsaone Sebele	Botswana	11.47	Q
8	1	Asimenye Simwaka	Malawi	11.51	q, NR
9	7	Claudine Njarasoa	Madagascar	11.54	Q
10	7	Pierrick-Linda Moulin	Gabon	11.60	Q
11	7	Maia McCoy	Liberia	11.63	q
12	8	Olayinka Olajide	Nigeria	11.68	Q
13	2	Gorete Semedo	São Tomé and Príncipe	11.70	q
14	7	Halutie Hor	Ghana	11.71	q
15	7	Tamzin Thomas	South Africa	11.75	q
16	4	Esther Mbagari	Kenya	11.77	Q
17	1	Bongiwe Mahlalela	Eswatini	11.82	q
18	5	Sadé Amor de Sousa	Namibia	11.83	Q
19	8	Viwe Jingqi	South Africa	11.87	Q
20	4	Lou Chantal Djehi	Ivory Coast	11.90	Q
21	3	Deborah Acheampong	Ghana	11.92	Q
22	4	Herverge Kole Etame	Cameroon	11.94	q
23	6	Christine Mboma	Namibia	11.97	Q
24	5	Téclaire Iris Mikal	Ghana	11.99	q
25	5	Sethunya Majama	Botswana	12.02	R
26	3	Oceanne Moirt	Mauritius	12.03
27	2	Ndawana Haitembu	Namibia	12.09
28	6	Monicah Safania	Kenya	12.15
29	2	Refilwe Murangi	Botswana	12.19
29	6	Natasha Chetty	Seychelles	12.19
31	2	Madina Touré	Burkina Faso	12.21
32	4	Batula Alyu	Ethiopia	12.23
33	4	Elizabeth Msipa	Zimbabwe	12.28
34	4	Amelie Anthony	Mauritius	12.30
35	5	Merveille Imboula Gavouka	Republic of the Congo	12.34
36	7	Fréjus Hanie Taty Mbikou	Republic of the Congo	12.38
37	3	Georgiana Sesay	Sierra Leone	12.43
38	8	Eunice Kadogo	Kenya	12.48
39	8	Naomi Akakpo	Togo	12.58
40	8	Elsiane Adjinda	Benin	12.62
41	1	Rahel Tesfaye	Ethiopia	12.64
42	1	Latifatou Millongo	Burkina Faso	12.64
43	6	Housna Ousmane	Chad	12.78
44	3	Alba Mbo Nchama	Equatorial Guinea	13.14
45	8	Maliea Nalane	Lesotho	13.14
46	3	Dusamane Hassaue	Chad	13.22
47	5	Eugenie Sandy	Guinea	13.34
48	7	Sefora Ada Eto	Equatorial Guinea	13.94
49	6	Souraia Sahna Mancu	Guinea-Bissau	14.53
	1	Symone Darius	Liberia	DNF
	8	Mylena Tsogo Etoundou	Cameroon	DNF
	2	Hadja Saran Kouate	Guinea	DNS
	5	Akouvi Judith Koumedzina	Togo	DNS
	6	Victória Cassinda	Angola	DNS

Semifinals

Held on 22 June

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

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Gina Bass-Bittaye	Gambia	11.19	Q
2	3	Destiny Smith-Barnett	Liberia	11.26	Q
3	3	Maboundou Koné	Ivory Coast	11.28	q
4	1	Maia McCoy	Liberia	11.33	Q
5	2	Asimenye Simwaka	Malawi	11.35	Q, NR
6	2	Tsaone Sebele	Botswana	11.42	Q
7	2	Halutie Hor	Ghana	11.48	q
8	3	Tamzin Thomas	South Africa	11.48
9	2	Pierrick-Linda Moulin	Gabon	11.49
10	1	Olayinka Olajide	Nigeria	11.52	Q
11	1	Claudine Njarasoa	Madagascar	11.53
12	1	Sadé Amor de Sousa	Namibia	11.53
13	1	Viwe Jingqi	South Africa	11.73
13	2	Deborah Acheampong	Ghana	11.73
15	3	Herverge Kole Etame	Cameroon	11.76
16	3	Rosemary Chukwuma	Nigeria	11.79
17	2	Téclaire Iris Mikal	Ghana	11.90
17	3	Bongiwe Mahlalela	Eswatini	11.90
19	1	Sethunya Majama	Botswana	11.94
20	3	Christine Mboma	Namibia	12.00
21	1	Gorete Semedo	São Tomé and Príncipe	12.05
22	2	Lou Chantal Djehi	Ivory Coast	12.07
	1	Esther Mbagari	Kenya	DNS
	1	Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith	Ivory Coast	DNS
	2	Favour Ofili	Nigeria	DNS

Final

Held on 22 June

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Gina Bass-Bittaye	Gambia	11.14
	4	Maia McCoy	Liberia	11.16
	1	Maboundou Koné	Ivory Coast	11.24
4	3	Destiny Smith-Barnett	Liberia	11.34
5	8	Tsaone Sebele	Botswana	11.45
6	6	Asimenye Simwaka	Malawi	11.49
7	7	Olayinka Olajide	Nigeria	11.55
8	2	Halutie Hor	Ghana	11.73

See also

• Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's 100 metres

References

1. Official results
2. Results at World Athletics
3. "100 Metres women - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
4. "100 Metres women - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
5. "100 Metres women - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
6. "100 Metres women - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.