2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk

Events at the 2012 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 20 kilometre walk at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

Medalists

Gold Grace Wanjiru
 Kenya
Silver Olfa Lafi
 Tunisia
Bronze Aynalem Eshetu Shefrawe
 Ethiopia

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Vera Sokolova (RUS) 1:25:08 Sochi, Russia 26 February 2011
African record  Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 1:34:19 Nairobi, Kenya 1 August 2010
Championship record  Grace Wanjiru (KEN) 1:34:19 Nairobi, Kenya 1 August 2010

Schedule

Date Time Round
29 June 2012 10:30 Final

Results

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st Grace Wanjiru  Kenya 1:40:53
2nd Olfa Lafi  Tunisia 1:46:17
3rd Aynalem Eshetu  Ethiopia 1:49:45
4 Askale Tiksa  Ethiopia 1:56:01
5 Adanech Mengistu  Ethiopia 2:04:45
Chaïma Trabelsi  Tunisia DNF

References

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