2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22, 23 and 24 June in Kings Park Stadium.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Kabange Mupopo	Margaret Wambui	Patience Okon George

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	2			51.84	Q
2	1			52.11	Q
3	3			52.27	Q
4	2			52.67	Q
5	1			53.12	Q
5	4			53.12	Q
7	3			53.16	Q
8	1			53.18	Q
9	3			53.32	Q
10	1			53.49	q
11	4			53.70	Q
12	2			53.84	Q
13	4			53.93	Q
14	1			53.95	q
15	2			54.20	q
16	4			54.79	q
17	2			54.93
18	3			55.93
19	1			56.03
20	3			57.36
21	4			58.29
22	3
	2
	4
	1
	1
	2
	3
	4

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			51.97	Q
2	2			52.05	Q
3	1			52.42	Q
4	2			52.51	Q
5	2			52.72	q
6	1			52.89	Q
7	1			52.89	Q
8	2			52.96	q
9	1			53.17
10	1			53.31
11	2			53.54
12	2			53.87
13	1			53.97
14	2			54.37
15	1			54.41
16	1			54.49

Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			51.56
	3			52.24
	5			52.33
4	6			52.41
5	8			52.65
6	2			53.31
7	7			53.45
8	1			53.91

Notes and References

1. http://www.africathle.com/2016/06/22/african-championships-durban-south-africa-22-26062016/ Results