2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres explained

The women's 100 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 1 and 2 August in Asaba, Nigeria.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marie-Josée Ta Lou	Janet Amponsah	Joy Udo-Gabriel

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s, Heat 4: -1.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			11.25	Q
2	4			11.60	Q
3	1			11.63	Q
4	3			11.64	Q
5	4			11.66	Q
6	3			11.74	Q
7	4			11.77	Q
8	3			11.78	Q
9	1			11.79	Q
9	3			11.79	q
11	1			11.88	q
12	1			11.90	q
13	2			11.90	Q
14	2			11.91	Q
15	1			11.98	q
16	1			12.03
17	4			12.04
18	2			12.05	Q
19	4			12.08
20	3			12.11
21	1			12.14
22	2			12.15
23	3			12.17
24	4			12.20
25	2			12.25
26	2			12.26
27	3			12.33
28	2			12.44
29	4			12.45
30	3			12.96
30	4			12.96
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: -2.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			11.26	Q
2	1			11.54	Q
3	1			11.61	Q
4	2			11.68	Q
5	2			11.68	Q
6	1			11.75	q
7	1			11.77	q
8	1			11.86
9	2			11.90	Q
10	2			11.91
11	2			11.92
12	2			11.93
13	2			11.97
14	2			12.09
15	1			12.10
16	1			12.10

Final

Wind: -2.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			11.15
	3			11.54
	5			11.58
4	7			11.64
5	2			11.69
6	6			11.73
7	1			11.83
8	8			11.85

Notes and References

1. http://www.africathle.com/2018/08/01/african-championships-asaba-nigeria-1-5082018/ Results