2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres explained

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]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Miranda Coetzee	Quincy Malekani	Elizabeth Joseph

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			51.37	Q
2	4			52.31	Q
3	4			52.39	Q
4	1			52.45	Q
5	1			52.52	Q
5	2			52.52	Q
7	3			52.81	Q
8	4			52.86	Q
9	3			53.07	Q
10	1			53.25	Q,
10	2			53.25	Q
12	3			53.68	q
13	4			53.69	q
14	4			54.07	q
15	4			54.46	q
16	2			55.24	Q
17	1			55.27
18	1			55.65
18	2			55.65
20	4			56.56
21	1			56.59
21	2			56.59
23	1			57.39
23	2			57.39
25	3			58.07
26	1			58.25
26	2			58.25
28	3			58.31
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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			50.91	Q
2	2			52.26	Q
3	1			52.55	Q
4	2			52.70	Q
5	2			52.82	q
6	2			52.84	q
7	1			53.09	Q
8	1			53.22	Q
9	2			53.27
10	1			53.86
11	1			54.03
12	1			54.22
13	2			54.92
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Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			51.16
	4			51.56
	6			51.94
4	8			52.10
5	1			52.72
6	5			53.11
7	7			53.50
8	2			53.54

See also

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

Notes and References

1. https://sportronics.co.zm/Results/DOUALA2024/schedule.html Official results
2. https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7212479?eventId=10229511&gender=W Results