2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

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 800 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 30 June and 1 July.

Medalists

Gold	Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi
Silver	Eunice Sum  Kenya
Bronze	Malika Akkaoui  Morocco

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH)	1:53.28	Munich, Germany	26 July 1983
African record	Pamela Jelimo (KEN)	1:54.01	Zürich, Switzerland	29 August 2008
Championship record	Maria Mutola (MOZ)	1:56.36	Durban, South Africa	27 June 1993

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2012	14:40	Round 1
1 July 2012	16:25	Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2	7	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	2:02.13	Q, NR
2	2	2	Eunice Sum	Kenya	2:02.16	Q
3	1	5	Malika Akkaoui	Morocco	2:03.07	Q
4	2	4	Sylvia Chesebe	Kenya	2:03.14	Q
5	2	5	Alem Gereziher	Ethiopia	2:03.16	q
6	2	6	Annet Negesa	Uganda	2:03.74	q
7	2	3	Mantegbosch Melese Goshu	Ethiopia	2:04.11
8	1	2	Sofiya Shensu Chegen	Ethiopia	2:04.28	Q
9	1	7	Jane Jelagat	Kenya	2:04.34	Q
10	1	4	Mandie Brandt	South Africa	2:05.38
11	1	3	Noëllie Yarigo	Benin	2:06.72	NR
12	1	8	Annabelle Lascar	Mauritius	2:07.70
13	2	8	Fatimoh Muhammed	Liberia	2:10.89
99	1	6	Aiche Bilal Fall	Mauritania	DNS
99	1	1	Agnes Mansaray	Sierra Leone	DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	8	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	1:59.11	NR
	3	Eunice Sum	Kenya	1:59.13
	4	Malika Akkaoui	Morocco	1:59.90
4	7	Sylvia Chesebe	Kenya	2:01.66
5	2	Alem Gereziher	Ethiopia	2:02.68
6	6	Annet Negesa	Uganda	2:02.84
7	5	Jane Jelagat	Kenya	2:02.92
8	1	Sofiya Shensu Chegen	Ethiopia	2:07.09

References

• Results