2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

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 hammer throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Amy Sène  Senegal
Silver	Laetitia Bambara  Burkina Faso
Bronze	Sarah Bensaad  Tunisia

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Betty Heidler (GER)	79.42	Halle, Germany	21 May 2011
African record	Amy Sène (SEN)	69.10	Angers, France	15 June 2012
Championship record	Marwa Hussein (EGY)	66.14	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	17 July 2004

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
29 June 2012	16:30	Final

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#5	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Amy Sène	Senegal	65.49	65.05	x	65.55	x	63.10	65.55
	Laetitia Bambara	Burkina Faso	62.55	65.08	x	61.24	x	61.26	65.08
	Sarah Bensaad	Tunisia	x	59.75	60.75	60.48	59.02	57.29	60.75
4	Rana Ahmad Taha	Egypt	59.70	59.42	59.52	x	x	58.93	59.70
5	Linda Oseso	Kenya	56.14	x	58.07	57.02	x	x	58.07
6	Zouina Bouzebra	Algeria	55.57	56.42	55.84	56.67	56.66	57.31	57.31
7	Effua Ampadu	Ghana	54.75	52.73	53.09	47.31	52.56	x	54.75
8	Annemie Smith	South Africa	51.90	x	x	52.65	51.55	52.09	52.65
	Ran Ibrahim	Egypt							DNS

References

1. Results