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
	7	Nigeria	Christy Udoh, Gloria Asumnu, Oludamola Osayomi, Lawretta Ozoh	43.21	CR
	5	Ghana	Rosina Amenebede, Flings Owusu-Agyapong, Beatrice Gyaman, Janet Amponsah	44.35
	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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