2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

Medalists

Gold Christy Udoh, Gloria Asumnu
Oludamola Osayomi, Lawretta Ozoh
 Nigeria
Silver Rosina Amenebede, Flings Owusu-Agyapong
Beatrice Gyaman, Janet Amponsah
 Ghana
Bronze Marie Josée Ta Lou, Amandine Allou Affoue
Mireille Parfaite Gaha, Adeline Gouenon
 Ivory Coast

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Germany
Silke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger
Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Göhr
41.37 Canberra, Australia 6 October 1985
African record  Nigeria
Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen
Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi
42.39 Barcelona, Spain 7 August 1992
Championship record  Nigeria
Lawretta Ozoh, Agnes Osazuwa
Oludamola Osayomi, Blessing Okagbare
43.45 Nairobi, Kenya 30 July 2010
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record  Nigeria
Christy Udoh, Gloria Asumnu
Oludamola Osayomi, Lawretta Ozoh
43.21 Porto Novo, Benin 29 June 2012

Schedule

Date Time Round
29 June 2012 17:40 Final

Results

Final

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st 7  Nigeria Christy Udoh, Gloria Asumnu, Oludamola Osayomi, Lawretta Ozoh 43.21 CR
2nd 5  Ghana Rosina Amenebede, Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Beatrice Gyaman, Janet Amponsah 44.35
3rd 8  Ivory Coast Marie Josée Ta Lou, Amandine Allou Affoue, Mireille Parfaite Gaha, Adeline Gouenon 45.29
4 6  South Africa Tsholofelo Thipe, Claudia Viljoen, Rorisang Ramonnye, Ansulet Potgieter 45.56
5 2  Benin Charlenne Adjele, Benjamine Padonou, Rachidatou Zounon, Souliatou Saka 47.28
6 5  Mali Aminata Djegue Diakite, Safiatou Sissoko, Kadia Dembele, Rahamatou Dramé 48.67
3  Cameroon Sergine Kouanga, Charlotte Mebenga, Fanny Appès Ekanga, Delphine Atangana DNF

References

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