2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

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Women's 100 metres
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
Venue Japoma Stadium
Location Douala, Cameroon
Dates21 June (heats)
22 June (semi-finals & final)
Competitors51 from 29 nations
Winning time11.14
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
  2022
2026  

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]

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Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
RecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDate
World record [3] Flag of the United States.svg  Florence Griffith Joyner  (USA)10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988
African record [4] Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Marie Josée Ta Lou  (CIV)10.72 Fontvieille, Monaco 10 August 2022
Championship record Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Murielle Ahouré  (CIV)10.99 Durban, South Africa 23 June 2016
World leading [5] Flag of the United States.svg  Jacious Sears  (USA)10.77 Gainesville, United States 13 April 2024
African leading [6] Flag of Nigeria.svg  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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 11.13Q
22 Favour Ofili Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.22Q
31 Rosemary Chukwuma Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.32Q
42 Destiny Smith-Barnett Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 11.43Q
53 Gina Bass-Bittaye Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 11.44Q
55 Maboundou Koné Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 11.44Q
76 Tsaone Sebele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 11.47Q
81 Asimenye Simwaka Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 11.51q, NR
97 Claudine Njarasoa Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 11.54Q
107 Pierrick-Linda Moulin Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 11.60Q
117 Maia McCoy Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 11.63q
128 Olayinka Olajide Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.68Q
132 Gorete Semedo Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 11.70q
147 Halutie Hor Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.71q
157 Tamzin Thomas Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11.75q
164 Esther Mbagari Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11.77Q
171 Bongiwe Mahlalela Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 11.82q
185 Sadé Amor de Sousa Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 11.83Q
198 Viwe Jingqi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11.87Q
204 Lou Chantal Djehi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 11.90Q
213 Deborah Acheampong Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.92Q
224 Herverge Kole Etame Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11.94q
236 Christine Mboma Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 11.97Q
245 Téclaire Iris Mikal Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.99q
255 Sethunya Majama Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 12.02R
263 Oceanne Moirt Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 12.03
272 Ndawana Haitembu Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 12.09
286 Monicah Safania Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12.15
292 Refilwe Murangi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 12.19
296 Natasha Chetty Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 12.19
312 Madina Touré Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 12.21
324 Batula Alyu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 12.23
334 Elizabeth Msipa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 12.28
344 Amelie Anthony Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 12.30
355 Merveille Imboula Gavouka Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 12.34
367 Fréjus Hanie Taty Mbikou Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 12.38
373 Georgiana Sesay Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 12.43
388 Eunice Kadogo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12.48
398 Naomi Akakpo Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 12.58
408 Elsiane Adjinda Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 12.62
411 Rahel Tesfaye Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 12.64
421 Latifatou Millongo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 12.64
436 Housna Ousmane Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 12.78
443 Alba Mbo Nchama Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 13.14
458 Maliea Nalane Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 13.14
463 Dusamane Hassaue Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 13.22
475 Eugenie Sandy Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 13.34
487 Sefora Ada Eto Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 13.94
496 Souraia Sahna Mancu Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 14.53
1 Symone Darius Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia DNF
8 Mylena Tsogo Etoundou Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNF
2 Hadja Saran Kouate Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea DNS
5 Akouvi Judith Koumedzina Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo DNS
6 Victória Cassinda Flag of Angola.svg  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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
13 Gina Bass-Bittaye Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 11.19Q
23 Destiny Smith-Barnett Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 11.26Q
33 Maboundou Koné Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 11.28q
41 Maia McCoy Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 11.33Q
52 Asimenye Simwaka Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 11.35Q, NR
62 Tsaone Sebele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 11.42Q
72 Halutie Hor Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.48q
83 Tamzin Thomas Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11.48
92 Pierrick-Linda Moulin Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 11.49
101 Olayinka Olajide Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.52Q
111 Claudine Njarasoa Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 11.53
121 Sadé Amor de Sousa Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 11.53
131 Viwe Jingqi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11.73
132 Deborah Acheampong Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.73
153 Herverge Kole Etame Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11.76
163 Rosemary Chukwuma Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.79
172 Téclaire Iris Mikal Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.90
173 Bongiwe Mahlalela Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 11.90
191 Sethunya Majama Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 11.94
203 Christine Mboma Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 12.00
211 Gorete Semedo Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 12.05
222 Lou Chantal Djehi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 12.07
1 Esther Mbagari Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNS
1 Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast DNS
2 Favour Ofili Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DNS

Final

Held on 22 June

Wind: 0.0 m/s

RankLaneAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg5 Gina Bass-Bittaye Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 11.14
Silver medal icon.svg4 Maia McCoy Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 11.16
Bronze medal icon.svg1 Maboundou Koné Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 11.24
43 Destiny Smith-Barnett Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 11.34
58 Tsaone Sebele Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 11.45
66 Asimenye Simwaka Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 11.49
77 Olayinka Olajide Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11.55
82 Halutie Hor Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11.73

See also

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.