2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase

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 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.

Medalists

Gold Mercy Wanjiku
 Kenya
Silver Birtukan Adamu
 Ethiopia
Bronze Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi
 Kenya

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 8:58.81 Beijing, PR China 17 August 2008
African record  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:07.14 Oslo, Norway 7 June 2012
Championship record  Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:32.18 Nairobi, Kenya 31 July 2010

Schedule

Date Time Round
1 July 2012 15:15 Final

Results

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Note
1st, gold medalist(s) Mercy Wanjiku  Kenya 9:43.26
2nd, silver medalist(s) Birtukan Adamu  Ethiopia 9:45.41
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi  Kenya 9:45.95
4 Mekdes Bekele  Ethiopia 9:53.97
5 Eliene Saholinirina  Madagascar 9:56.70
6 Lemelem Berha  Ethiopia 10:09.53
7 Noleen Conrad  South Africa 10:15.30

References

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