2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

Events at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
20 km walk		men		women
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's 400 metres event at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Germain Comarmond on August 10–11.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal	Amantle Montsho  Botswana	Louise Ayétotché  Ivory Coast

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Amantle Montsho	Botswana	52.39	Q
2	3	Amy Mbacke Thiam	Senegal	52.76	Q
3	1	Christy Ekpukhon	Nigeria	52.88	Q
4	2	Louise Ayétotché	Ivory Coast	53.02	Q
5	2	Amanda Kotze	South Africa	53.54	q
6	3	Heide Seyerling	South Africa	53.67	Q
7	3	Kou Luogon	Liberia	53.79	q
8	1	Estie Wittstock	South Africa	53.98	Q
9	3	Elizabeth Muthuka	Kenya	54.26
10	1	Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni	Togo	54.63
11	1	Josephine Nyarunda	Kenya	54.72
12	2	Alice Nwosu	Nigeria	54.75
13	3	Florence Wasike	Kenya	55.02
14	2	Justine Bayigga	Uganda	55.41
15	1	Vivian Mills	Ghana	57.01
16	3	Saka Souliatou	Benin	57.10
17	2	Nathalie Sonia Itok	Cameroon	57.13
18	1	Anabelle Lascar	Mauritius	57.20
19	1	Claudine Yemalin	Benin	57.80
20	2	Jeanne D'Arc Uwamahoro	Rwanda	1:01.25
21	2	Kadiatou Camara	Mali	DNS
21	3	Kaltouma Nadjina	Chad	DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	Amy Mbacke Thiam	Senegal	52.22
	5	Amantle Montsho	Botswana	52.68
	3	Louise Ayétotché	Ivory Coast	52.92
4	2	Heide Seyerling	South Africa	53.26
5	2	Christy Ekpukhon	Nigeria	53.30
6	7	Amanda Kotze	South Africa	53.42
7	8	Kou Luogon	Liberia	53.86
8	1	Estie Wittstock	South Africa	54.34

References

• Results