2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw explained

The women's discus throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June.

Medalists

Gold	Chinwe Okoro
Silver	Elizna Naudé
Bronze	Kazai Suzanne Kragbé

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record		76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
African record		64.87	Stellenbosch, South Africa	2 March 2007
Championship record		58.46	Algiers, Algeria	11 July 2000

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	1	2	3	5	5	6	Result	Notes
			51.46		52.54	54.53		56.60	56.60
			54.55	53.90	55.88				55.88
				54.56		49.36		53.84	54.56
			51.94	50.50	49.35	48.28	49.29	49.49	51.94
			48.41	48.30		47.45	45.99		48.41
			43.57	46.02	45.75	40.58		40.75	46.02
			41.56		43.37	43.57	43.57	41.84	43.57
			35.21	40.87	42.21	37.69	38.57	36.87

|| 42.21|| NR|-| || align=left| Mersit Gebre || align=left| || 39.17 || || || || || || 39.17||NR|-| 10 || align=left| Auriole Dongmo || align=left| || || 32.34 || || || || || 32.34|||}

References

• Results