The Women's 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

at the 2011 All-Africa Games

2011 All-Africa Games

The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked only the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.-Host awarding:...

took place on 11-13 september at the Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto.

The final held at 5:45 p.m. local time.

Medalists

Gold Gold medal A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
Silver Silver medal A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
Bronze Bronze medal A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record		47.60	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	6 October 1985
Championship record		49.43	Harare Harare Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its... , Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...	August 1995
World Leading		49.35	Cheboksary Cheboksary -Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -External links:****... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	22 July 2011
African Record		49.10	Atlanta, GA, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	29 July 1996

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
September 11, 2011	17:30	Heats
September 12, 2011	17:55	Semifinals
September 13, 2011	17:45	Final

Results

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Tjipekapora Herunga		52.61	Q
2	1	Ndeye Fatou Soumah		52.92	Q
3	2	Bukola Abogunloko		52.94	Q
4	3	Margaret Etim		53.13	Q
5	1	Omolara Omotosho		53.17	Q
6	3	Joy Sakari		53.22	Q
7	4	Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...		53.26	Q
8	2	Rachael Nachula		54.02	Q
9	4	Ami Mbacke Thiam		54.39	Q
10	2	Ndzinisa Phumlile		54.48	q
11	4	Grace Kidake		55.05	Q
12	2	Aminata Sylla		55.18	q
13	2	Manteigibosh Melese Gos		55.73	q
14	1	Goitseone Seleka		55.88	Q
15	3	Sylvie Zimbere		56.21	Q
16	1	Natasha Ngoye		57.23	q
17	4	Elsa Macie		57.66
18	2	Lydia Mashila		57.68
19	4	Blessing Miel Ayedou		57.69
20	1	Fayza Omer		57.84
21	3	Fatou Touré		59.98
	3	Nawal El Jack Nawal El Jack Nawal El Jack is a Sudanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.97 s *400 metres - 51.19 s *400 metres hurdles - 57.86 s -References:...

Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...		51.50	Q
2	1	Bukola Abogunloko		52.61	Q
3	2	Joy Sakari		52.63	Q
4	2	Ndeye Fatou Soumah		52.71	Q
5	1	Tjipekapora Herunga		52.85	Q
6	2	Omolara Omotosho		52.85	Q
7	2	Margaret Etim		52.89	q
8	1	Ami Mbacke Thiam		53.41	q
9	1	Phumlile Ndzinisa		54.26	NR Swazi records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Swaziland maintained by Swaziland's national athletics federation: Swaziland Athletics Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:OT = oversized track-External links:...
10	2	Aminata Sylla		54.53
11	1	Sylvie Zimbere		54.75
12	1	Racheal Nachula Racheal Nachula Racheal Nachula is a Zambian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships, in a personal best time of 51.39 seconds. She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and...		54.80
13	2	Goitseone Seleka		55.58
14	2	Grace Kidake		55.73
15	2	Manteigibosh Melese		55.84
16	1	Natasha Ngoye		60.40

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...		50.87
	Ami Mbacke Thiam		51.77
	Tjipekapora Herunga		51.84	NR Namibian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Namibia maintained by Namibia's national athletics federation: Athletics Namibia .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized track-External links:...
4	Ndeye Fatou Soumah		52.17
5	Joy Sakari		52.18
6	Bukola Abogunloko		53.08
7	Margaret Etim		53.15
8	Omolara Omotosho		53.19

External links

• 400 metres results at AfricaAthle.com