2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 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 400 metres relay at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.

Medalists

Gold	Endurance Abinuwa, Omolara Omotosho Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko  Nigeria
Silver	Goitseone Seleka, Lydia Mashila Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho  Botswana
Bronze	Mame Fatou Faye, Amy Mbacke Thiam Fatou Diabaye, Ndeye Fatou Soumah  Senegal

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina, Olha Bryzhina	3:15.17	Seoul, South Korea	1 October 1988
African record	Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya	3:21.04	Atlanta, United States	3 August 1996
Championship record	Nigeria Shade Abugan, Margaret Etim Bukola Abogunloko, Muizat Ajoke Odumosu	3:29.26	Nairobi, Kenya	1 August 2010
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record	Nigeria Endurance Abinuwa, Omolara Omotosho Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko	3:28.77	Porto Novo, Benin	1 July 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
1 July 2012	17:15	Final

Results

Final

Rank	Lane	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	8	Nigeria	Endurance Abinuwa, Omolara Omotosho, Margaret Etim, Bukola Abogunloko	3:28.77	CR
	6	Botswana	Goitseone Seleka, Lydia Mashila, Oarabile Babolayi, Amantle Montsho	3:31.27	NR
	7	Senegal	Mame Fatou Faye, Amy Mbacke Thiam, Fatou Diabaye, Ndeye Fatou Soumah	3:31.64
4	4	South Africa	Rorisang Ramonnye, Estie Wittstock, Tsholofelo Thipe, Wenda Theron	3:33.21
5	3	Liberia	Phobay Kutu-Akoi, Raasin McIntosh, Angele Cooper, Kou Luogon	3:33.24	NR
6	1	Kenya	Joyce Sakari, Catherine Nandi, Grace Kidake, Maureen Jelagat	3:35.06
7	2	Ethiopia	Tigst Assefa Tessema, Wesene Belay Wendmu, Mariet Mulugeta Alemu, Salam Abrhaley Tareke	3:41.10
8	5	Ghana	Yvonne Amegashie, Jacqueline Ado Bludo, Rebecca Amponsah, Adelaide Nkrumah	3:41.46

References

• Results