2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put

The women's shot put at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.

The original winner Vivian Chukwuemeka from Nigeria was disqualified, because she was tested positive for a doping substance, stanozolol, on 21 June 2012.[1]

Medalists

GoldChinwe Okoro
 Nigeria
SilverOmotayo Talabi
 Nigeria
BronzeAuriole Dongmo Mekemnang
 Cameroon

Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record  Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) 22.63 Moscow, Soviet Union 7 June 1987
African record  Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 18.35 Ijebu Ode, Nigeria 17 April 2006
Championship record  Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 17.60 Rades, Tunisia 10 August 2002
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
African record
Championship record
 Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) 18.86 Porto Novo, Benin 1 July 2012

Schedule

Date Time Round
1 July 201215:30Final

Results

Final

RankAthleteNationality#1#2#3#5#5#6ResultNotes
Chinwe Okoro Nigeria15.63x16.21xx16.1616.21
Omotayo Talabi Nigeria14.68x15.63xx14.7015.63
Auriole Dongmo Mekemnang Cameroon14.6114.9215.0915.14x15.4115.41
4Sonia Smuts South Africa14.32x15.4014.1315.0614.5215.40
5Alifatou Djibril Togo12.8113.1513.9514.1614.6013.7914.60
6Elham El Sayed Wahaba Egyptxx12.7013.1312.8813.3213.32
Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria18.2318.4118.5618.2318.8618.33DQ
Sali Nadounke Burkina FasoDNS
Mohamad Attya Walaa EgyptDNS

References

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