Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18, 19 and 20 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Mary Moraa	Esther Joseph	Sita Sibiri

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			51.81	Q
2	1			52.03	Q
3	5			52.18	Q
4	3			52.50	Q
5	2			52.63	Q
6	4			53.07	Q
7	2			53.10	Q,
8	4			53.17	Q
9	1			53.26	Q
10	5			53.32	Q
11	5			53.35	Q
12	4			53.42	Q
13	5			53.47	Q
14	2			53.53	Q
15	2			53.67	Q
16	3			53.96	Q,
17	1			54.11	Q
17	2			54.11	q
19	1			54.33	Q
20	5			54.74	q
21	4			54.94	Q
22	5			54.96	q
23	2			55.05	q
24	1			55.23
25	2			55.23
26	1			55.53
27	4			55.76
28	3			56.09	Q
29	5			56.27
30	3			56.60
31	3			56.84
32	4			58.51
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			51.55	Q
2	1			51.74	Q
3	1			52.13	Q,
4	2			52.18	Q
5	1			52.57	q
6	3			52.58	Q
7	3			52.62	Q
8	3			52.84	q
9	3			53.02
10	2			53.14
11	1			53.23
12	1			53.26
13	2			53.37
14	2			53.41
15	3			53.77
16	3			53.80
17	1			54.78
18	1			54.94
19	2			54.99
20	3			55.08
21	1			55.25
22	2			55.30
23	3			56.70
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Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			50.57
	3			51.61
	5			51.74
4	6			51.97
5	7			51.98
6	2			52.49
7	8			53.05
8	1			53.18

Notes and References

1. Web site: Live results . 2024-03-20.
2. https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_B99%20ATHLETICS%20RESULT%20BOOK_AT0000000.pdf Results book