2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

The women's long jump at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 and 29 June.

Medalists

GoldBlessing Okagbare
 Nigeria
SilverJanice Josephs
 South Africa
BronzeLynique Prinsloo
 South Africa

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Galina Chistyakova (URS) 7.52 Leningrad, Soviet Union 11 June 1988
African record  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) 7.12 Atlanta, United States 2 August 1996
Championship record  Karen Botha (RSA) 6.78 Mauritius 25 June 1992
 Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) Dakar, Senegal 20 August 1998
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
Championship record  Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 6.96 Porto Novo, Benin 29 June 2012

Schedule

Date Time Round
28 June 201213:30Qualification
29 June 201216:40Final

Results

Qualification

Qualifying perf. 6.25 (Q) or 12 best performers (q) advanced to the Final.

RankGroupAthleteNationality#1#2#3ResultNotes
1ALynique Prinsloo South Africa6.346.34Q
2ABlessing Okagbare Nigeria6.296.29Q
3AJanice Josephs South Africa5.805.916.156.15q
4BChinaza Amadi Nigeria6.016.046.04q
5AJamaa Chnaik Morocco5.905.885.965.96q
6BLissa Labiche Seychelles5.105.775.895.89q
7AJanet Boniface Seychelles5.705.89x5.89q
8AYamina Hjaji Morocco5.745.825.685.82q
9ASarah Ngongoa Cameroon5.585.405.795.79q
10BEnas Mansour Egypt5.755.595.775.77q
11ADeborah Amoah Ghana5.745.615.675.74q
12BLinda Simon Ghana5.385.725.515.72q
13BSandrine Mbummin Cameroon5.665.695.565.69
14BPatience Ntshingila South Africaxx5.595.59
15ASangone Kandji Senegal5.245.535.555.55
16BKonan Akissi Issifou Ivory Coastx5.355.135.35
17BMariam Issofou Benin5.014.804.975.01
18AGhada Ali Libya4.524.434.544.54
BTahani Romaissa Belabiod AlgeriaDNS
AMariette Mien Burkina FasoDNS

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#5#5#6ResultNotes
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria6.266.966.436.296.96CR
Janice Josephs South Africa6.13w6.056.096.296.236.276.29
Lynique Prinsloo South Africa6.09x6.155.986.22x6.22
4Jamaa Chnaik Morocco6.076.21wxx5.96x6.21w
5Chinaza Amadi Nigeria6.04wx6.126.17xx6.17
6Enas Mansour Egypt6.085.945.925.936.136.016.13
7Yamina Hjaji Morocco5.99w6.00xx5.715.816.00
8Sarah Ngongoa Cameroon5.045.82wx5.645.825.955.95
9Janet Boniface Seychelles5.455.745.755.75
10Deborah Amoah Ghanax5.74w5.655.74w
11Linda Simon Ghana5.555.635.745.74
Lissa Labiche SeychellesxxxNM

References

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