2024 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

Women's 200 metres
at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics
VenueJapoma Stadium
LocationDouala, Cameroon
Dates25 June (heats & semi-finals)
26 June (final)
Competitors36 from 23 nations
Winning time22.84
Medalists
gold medal Jessika Gbai   Ivory Coast
silver medal Maboundou Koné   Ivory Coast
bronze medal Asimenye Simwaka   Malawi
2024 African Championships
in Athletics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmen
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
mixed
Road events
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The women's 200 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Douala, Cameroon.[1][2]

Records

Records before the 2024 African Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record[3]  Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 21.34 Seoul, South Korea 28 September 1988
African record[4]  Christine Mboma (NAM) 21.78 Zurich, Switzerland 9 September 2021
Championship record  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) 22.22 Dakar, Senegal 22 August 1998
World leading[5]  McKenzie Long (USA) 21.83 Eugene, United States 8 June 2024
African leading[6]  Favour Ofili (NGR) 22.33 Gainesville, United States 12 April 2024

Results

Heats

Held on 25 June

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

Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: 0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: +0.1 m/s, Heat 5: +1.1 m/s, Heat 6: +0.1 m/s, Heat 7: -0.6 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Tsaone Sebele  Botswana 22.84 Q, NR
2 3 Asimenye Simwaka  Malawi 23.01 Q, NR
3 7 Miranda Coetzee  South Africa 23.26 Q
4 7 Destiny Smith-Barnett  Liberia 23.33 Q
5 5 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast 23.38 Q
6 5 Shirley Nekhubui  South Africa 23.45 Q
7 7 Mary Boakye  Ghana 23.46 Q
8 3 Bassant Hemida  Egypt 23.59 Q
9 4 Jessika Gbai  Ivory Coast 23.63 Q
10 2 Herverge Kole Etame  Cameroon 23.81 Q
11 1 Viwe Jingqi  South Africa 23.85 Q
12 4 Gorete Semedo  São Tomé and Príncipe 23.90 Q
13 3 Esther Mbagari  Kenya 23.91 Q
14 6 Samira Awal  Niger 23.92 Q
15 2 Pierrick-Linda Moulin  Gabon 24.01 Q
16 1 Symone Darius  Liberia 24.09 Q
17 4 Bongiwe Mahlalela  Eswatini 24.11 Q
18 3 Christine Mboma  Namibia 24.12 q
19 5 Elodie Malessara  Republic of the Congo 24.27 Q
20 3 Sara El Hachimi  Morocco 24.35 q
21 6 Rahel Tesfaye  Ethiopia 24.45 Q
22 1 Saran Hadja Kouyate  Guinea 24.47 Q
23 6 Merveille Imboula Gavouka  Republic of the Congo 24.51 q
24 4 Jade Nangula  Namibia 24.58
25 3 Irène Bell Bonong  Cameroon 24.75
26 1 Natacha Chetty  Seychelles 25.07
26 2 Lebitso Mokorofu  Botswana 25.07 Q
28 5 Amelie Anthony  Mauritius 25.25
29 3 Jalika Bajinka  Gambia 25.27
30 1 Elsiane Adjinda  Benin 25.29
31 6 Elos Divine Kandomba  Democratic Republic of the Congo 25.36
32 4 Jawneh Nyimasata  Gambia 25.69
33 1 Oceanne Moirt  Mauritius 25.77
34 5 Johanna Ludgerus  Namibia 25.87
35 7 Housna Ousmane Ouadri  Chad 26.58
36 4 Ousmane Hassanie  Chad 26.75
1 Akouvi Judith Koumedzina  Togo DNS
1 Monicah Safania  Kenya DNS
2 Favour Ofili  Nigeria DNS
2 Eunice Kadogo  Kenya DNS
2 Thelma Davies  Liberia DNS
2 Natacha Ngoye Akamabi  Republic of the Congo DNS
2 Souraia Sahna Mancu  Guinea-Bissau DNS
3 Victória Cassinda  Angola DNS
4 Baytulay Aliye  Ethiopia DNS
4 Rosemary Chukwuma  Nigeria DNS
5 Tima Godbless  Nigeria DNS
5 Refilwe Murangi  Botswana DNS
6 Anita Afrifa  Ghana DNS
7 Alba Mbo Nchama  Equatorial Guinea DNS
7 Lucia William Moris  South Sudan DNS

Semifinals

Held on 25 June

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

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s, Heat 3: +0.1 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Jessika Gbai  Ivory Coast 22.80 Q
2 2 Asimenye Simwaka  Malawi 22.91 Q, NR
3 1 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast 22.99 Q
4 1 Shirley Nekhubui  South Africa 23.29 Q
5 2 Destiny Smith-Barnett  Liberia 23.34 q
6 1 Mary Boakye  Ghana 23.36 q
7 3 Tsaone Sebele  Botswana 23.38 Q
8 2 Bongiwe Mahlalela  Eswatini 23.67
9 3 Herverge Kole Etame  Cameroon 23.73 Q
10 1 Esther Mbagari  Kenya 23.77
10 2 Gorete Semedo  São Tomé and Príncipe 23.77
12 3 Viwe Jingqi  South Africa 23.79
13 3 Symone Darius  Liberia 23.99
14 2 Pierrick-Linda Moulin  Gabon 24.29
15 1 Christine Mboma  Namibia 24.37
16 3 Elodie Malessara  Republic of the Congo 24.38
17 3 Samira Awal  Niger 24.61
18 2 Sara El Hachimi  Morocco 24.64
19 2 Saran Hadja Kouyate  Guinea 24.64
20 3 Rahel Tesfaye  Ethiopia 24.89
21 1 Lebitso Mokorofu  Botswana 24.97
22 3 Merveille Imboula Gavouka  Republic of the Congo 25.05
1 Miranda Coetzee  South Africa DNS
1 Bassant Hemida  Egypt DNS

Final

Held on 26 June

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Jessika Gbai  Ivory Coast 22.84
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast 22.99
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Asimenye Simwaka  Malawi 23.05
4 2 Mary Boakye  Ghana 23.40
5 7 Shirley Nekhubui  South Africa 23.44
6 8 Herverge Kole Etame  Cameroon 23.83
3 Tsaone Sebele  Botswana DNF
1 Destiny Smith-Barnett  Liberia DNS

See also

References

  1. ^ Official results
  2. ^ Results at World Athletics
  3. ^ "200 Metres women - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  4. ^ "200 Metres women - African record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  5. ^ "200 Metres women - 2024 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. ^ "200 Metres women - 2024 African leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
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