2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres

Events at the 2012 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 1500 metres at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.

Medalists

Gold	Rabab Arafi  Morocco
Silver	Mary Kuria  Kenya
Bronze	Margaret Wangari Muriuki  Kenya

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Qu Yunxia (CHN)	3:50.46	Beijing, PR China	11 September 1993
African record	Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG)	3:55.30	Barcelona, Spain	8 August 1992
Championship record	Gelete Burka (ETH)	4:08.25	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2 May 2008
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record	Rabab Arafi (MAR)	4:05.80	Porto Novo, Benin	29 June 2012

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
29 June 2012	17:15	Final

Results

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	Rabab Arafi	Morocco	4:05.80	CR
	Mary Kuria	Kenya	4:06.22
	Margaret Wangari Muriuki	Kenya	4:06.50
4	Feyne Gudeto Gemeda	Ethiopia	4:08.29
5	Janet Achola	Uganda	4:12.55
6	Gete Dima Dukale	Ethiopia	4:13.15
7	Amina Bakhit	Sudan	4:19.51
8	Lebogang Phalula	South Africa	4:20.31
9	Bentille Alassane	Benin	4:53.25
10	Sandrine Kangue	Gabon	5:04.83
	Nazret Woldu	Eritrea	DNS
	Alem Gereziher	Ethiopia	DNS
	Mapaseka Makhanya	South Africa	DNS
	Agnes Mansaray	Sierra Leone	DNS
	Jackline Sakilu	Tanzania	DNS

References

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