Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Women's 400 metres
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The women's 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

at the 2007 All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games
The athletics competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games was held on the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria between 18 July and 22 July 2007. Nigeria was the most successful nation of the competition having won nine golds and 24 medals in total. South Africa was a close second with seven golds...

 were held on July 18–20.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...


Joy Eze
Joy Eze
Joy Eze is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.20 seconds, set during the 2007 All-Africa Games....


Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds...



Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
4 Joy Eze
Joy Eze
Joy Eze is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.20 seconds, set during the 2007 All-Africa Games....

 
52.14 Q
1 Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...

 
52.23 Q
1 Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds...

 
52.33 Q
4 Tsholofelo Selemela  52.48 Q
4 Nawal El Jack
Nawal El Jack
Nawal El Jack is a Sudanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.97 s *400 metres - 51.19 s *400 metres hurdles - 57.86 s -References:...

 
52.61 Q
1 Amanda Kotze  52.76 Q
3 Christy Ekpukhon
Christy Ekpukhon
Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.11 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Brazzaville....

 
52.99 Q
1 Fatou Bintou Fall
Fatou Bintou Fall
Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :...

 
53.00 q
1 Elizabeth Muthoka  53.24 q
4 Herunga Jipekapora  53.24 q
11 3 Kou Luogon
Kou Luogon
Kou Luogon is a Liberian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles.She finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships...

 
53.42 Q
12 4 Justine Bayiga  53.55 q
13 2 Estie Wittstock  53.86 Q
14 4 Elisa Cossa  54.09
15 2 Rabecca Nachula  54.32 Q
16 4 Racheal Nachula
Racheal Nachula
Racheal Nachula is a Zambian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships, in a personal best time of 51.39 seconds. She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships, and...

 
54.40
17 4 Ndeye Fatou Soumah  54.80
18 1 Faiza Omar  54.89
19 2 Zipporah Ratemo  55.32 Q
20 1 Zehra Bouras  55.47
21 1 Sophia Chirairon  55.76
22 3 Josephine Nyarunda  56.06 Q
23 2 Nathalie Sonia Itock  56.16
24 3 Nazret Gebrehiwet  57.19
25 3 Epiphanie Uwintije  58.26
26 2 Elodie Ngarlemdana  59.53
27 3 Marianna Camara 
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Fabienne Feraez
Fabienne Feraez is a Beninese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She switched nationality from her native France on August 12, 2003.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.55 s *200 metres - 22.81 s...

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Amy Mbacke Thiam
Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats...

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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 Joy Eze
Joy Eze
Joy Eze is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.20 seconds, set during the 2007 All-Africa Games....

 
51.34 Q
2 2 Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...

 
51.54 Q, NR
3 2 Christy Ekphukhon  51.66 Q
4 1 Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds...

 
51.78 Q
5 2 Nawal El Jack
Nawal El Jack
Nawal El Jack is a Sudanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.97 s *400 metres - 51.19 s *400 metres hurdles - 57.86 s -References:...

 
52.26 q
6 2 Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds...

 
52.46 Q, NR
Namibian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Namibia maintained by Namibia's national athletics federation: Athletics Namibia .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timingOT = oversized track-External links:...

7 1 Kou Luogon
Kou Luogon
Kou Luogon is a Liberian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles.She finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships...

 
52.66 Q
8 1 Estie Wittstock  52.74 q
9 1 Tsholofelo Selemela  52.91
10 2 Fatou Bintou Fall
Fatou Bintou Fall
Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :...

 
53.03
11 2 Amanda Kotze  53.33
12 2 Rabecca Nachula  53.45
13 1 Justine Bayiga  53.55
14 1 Elizabeth Muthoka  53.56
15 1 Zipporah Ratemo  54.84
16 2 Josephine Nyarunda  55.31

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho
Amantle Montsho is a female sprinter from Botswana who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter edition...

 
51.13 NR
Joy Eze
Joy Eze
Joy Eze is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.20 seconds, set during the 2007 All-Africa Games....

 
51.20
Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan
Folashade Abugan is a female Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She was the 400 m bronze medalist at the 2007 All-Africa Games and improved to the silver medal at the 2008 African Championships, where she set a personal best time of 50.89 seconds...

 
51.44
4 Nawal El Jack
Nawal El Jack
Nawal El Jack is a Sudanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*200 metres - 23.97 s *400 metres - 51.19 s *400 metres hurdles - 57.86 s -References:...

 
51.83
5 Christy Ekpukhon
Christy Ekpukhon
Christy Ekpukhon Ihunaegbo is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.11 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Brazzaville....

 
51.90
6 Estie Wittstock  52.56
7 Herunga Jipekapora  53.13
8 Kou Luogon
Kou Luogon
Kou Luogon is a Liberian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles.She finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships...

54.08
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