2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 2 and 3 August in Asaba, Nigeria.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Caster Semenya	Christine Botlogetswe	Yinka Ajayi

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			52.38	Q
2	1			52.98	Q
3	1			53.19	Q
4	2			53.39	Q
5	4			53.55	Q
6	1			53.60	Q
7	2			53.61	Q
8	1			53.62	q
9	4			53.88	Q
10	3			54.06	Q
11	3			54.25	Q
12	3			54.30	Q
13	4			54.40	q
14	2			54.48	Q
15	4			54.56	q
16	3			54.62	q
17	2			54.65
18	4			54.90
19	4			55.00
20	1			55.12
21	2			55.90
22	4			56.10
23	2			56.17
24	1			56.52
25	3			56.54
26	3			57.06
27	2			57.57
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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			51.43	Q
2	2			51.87	Q
3	1			52.24	Q
4	1			52.42	Q
5	2			52.81	Q
6	1			52.96	q
7	2			53.14	Q
8	2			53.87	q
9	1			54.06
10	1			54.22
11	2			54.39
12	2			54.77
13	2			54.91
14	2			55.46
15	1			57.11
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Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			49.96
	3			51.19
	6			51.34
4	7			52.06
5	5			52.34
6	8			52.78
7	1			53.27
8	2			54.10

Notes and References

1. Web site: African championships, Asaba (Nigeria) 1-5/08/2018. Africathle. August 2018 . 2018-08-27.