2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw

2012 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's hammer throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.[1]

Medalists

Gold Amy Sène
 Senegal
Silver Lætitia Bambara
 Burkina Faso
Bronze Sarah Bensaad
 Tunisia

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Betty Heidler (GER) 79.42 Halle, Germany 21 May 2011
African record  Amy Sène (SEN) 69.10 Angers, France 15 June 2012
Championship record  Marwa Hussein (EGY) 66.14 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 17 July 2004

Schedule

Date Time Round
29 June 2012 16:30 Final

Results

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #5 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amy Sène  Senegal 65.49 65.05 x 65.55 x 63.10 65.55
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lætitia Bambara  Burkina Faso 62.55 65.08 x 61.24 x 61.26 65.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Bensaad  Tunisia x 59.75 60.75 60.48 59.02 57.29 60.75
4 Rana Ahmad Taha  Egypt 59.70 59.42 59.52 x x 58.93 59.70
5 Linda Oseso  Kenya 56.14 x 58.07 57.02 x x 58.07
6 Zouina Bouzebra  Algeria 55.57 56.42 55.84 56.67 56.66 57.31 57.31
7 Effua Ampadu  Ghana 54.75 52.73 53.09 47.31 52.56 x 54.75
8 Annemie Smith  South Africa 51.90 x x 52.65 51.55 52.09 52.65
Ran Ibrahim  Egypt DNS

References

  1. ^ Results Archived 2012-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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