2006 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres

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 Mbacké 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 Mbacké 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
	2	Kadiatou Camara	Mali	DNS
	3	Kaltouma Nadjina	Chad	DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	Amy Mbacké 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 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine