2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin 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 javelin throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June.

Medalists

Gold	Margaret Simpson  Ghana
Silver	Justine Robbeson  South Africa
Bronze	Gerlize de Klerk  South Africa

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Barbora Špotáková (CZE)	72.28	Stuttgart, Germany	13 September 2008
African record	Sunette Viljoen (RSA)	69.35	New York City, United States	9 June 2012
Championship record	Sunette Viljoen (RSA)	63.33	Nairobi, Kenya	31 July 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2012	16:20	Final

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#5	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Margaret Simpson	Ghana	x	53.22	53.18	51.40	52.63	54.62	54.62
	Justine Robbeson	South Africa	48.49	47.48	52.40	50.05	51.06	52.81	52.81
	Gerlize de Klerk	South Africa	x	49.85	46.50	46.46	47.44	48.23	49.85
4	Zuta Mary Nartey	Ghana	43.47	43.29	45.21	46.87	49.69	47.73	49.69
5	Adjimon Adanhoegbe	Benin	40.05	x	40.79	40.80	46.22	46.32	46.32	NR
6	Selma Rosun	Mauritius	40.51	43.64	40.42	44.96	45.93	43.82	45.93
7	Bernadette Ravina	Mauritius	45.19	x	44.98	44.98	45.46	43.55	45.46
8	Gebremichael Gerase	Ethiopia	43.96	42.15	40.23	41.10	41.10	x	43.96
	Mamina Soura	Burkina Faso							DNS
	Sunette Viljoen	South Africa							DNS

References

• Results