2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Events at the 2008 African
Championships in Athletics

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics was held on May 3–4.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Nigeria
Oluoma Nwoke
Folashade Abugan
Endurance Abinuwa
Joy Eze
Ngozi Nwokocha*
 Kenya
Florence Wasike
Charity Wandia
Joy Sakari
Pamela Jelimo
Elizabeth Muthuka*
 Senegal
Fatou Diabaye
Maty Salame
Ndèye Fatou Soumah
Mame Fatou Faye

* Athletes who participated in heats only.

Results

Heats

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

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 2  Nigeria Oluoma Nwoke, Ngozi Nwokocha, Endurance Abinuwa, Joy Eze 3:34.90 Q
2 1  Botswana Seonyatseng Nthompe, Amantle Montsho, Irene Mutunge, Kgalalelo Sefo 3:41.40 Q
3 2  Sudan Faiza Omar, Hind Musa, Nawal El Jack, Amina Bakhit 3:42.24 Q
4 1  Senegal Fatou Diabaye, Mame Fatou Faye, Maty Salame, Ndèye Fatou Soumah 3:42.24 Q
5 2  Ghana V.S. Kantanka, Charity Boahemaa, Ayisha Mitchel, Elizabeth Amolofo 3:46.39 Q
6 1  Kenya Florence Wasike, Joy Sakari, Charity Wandia, Elizabeth Muthuka 3:47.27 Q
7 1  Morocco Hayat Lambarki, Saïda El Mehdi, Fadoua Adili, Malika Abaakil 3:48.44 q
8 2  Ethiopia Wesene Daba, Mulu Diriba, Feyine Gudeto, Wesene Belay 3:50.14 q
9 1  Cameroon Sergine Kouanga, Thérese Ngono Etoundi, Esther Solange Ndoumbe, Charlotte Mebenga Amombo DQ
10 2  South Africa Geraldine Pillay, Isabel Le Roux, Tihanna Vorster, Tsholofelo Thipe DNS

Final

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st  Nigeria Oluoma Nwoke, Folashade Abugan, Endurance Abinuwa, Joy Eze 3:30.07
2nd  Kenya Florence Wasike, Charity Wandia, Joy Sakari, Pamela Jelimo 3:37.67
3rd  Senegal Fatou Diabaye, Mame Fatou Faye, Maty Salame, Ndèye Fatou Soumah 3:38.42
4  Morocco Hayat Lambarki, Malika Abaakil, Hanane Skhyi, Lamiae Lhabze 3:41.54
5  Ghana V.S. Kantanka, Charity Boahemaa, Janet Amponsah, Elizabeth Amolofo 3:42.36
6  Sudan Faiza Omar, Hind Musa, Nawal El Jack, Amina Bakhit 3:45.07
7  Ethiopia Wesene Daba, Mulu Diriba, Feyine Gudeto, Wesene Belay 3:51.68
8  Botswana Seonyatseng Nthompe, Kgalalelo Sefo, Irene Mutunge, Amantle Montsho DNF

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