title: Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Women's 400 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2015 African Games – Women's 400 metres
  
  Athletics at the 2015 African Games :
  
  | 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 |||||
  | Half marathon | men | women |
  | 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 | |
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  The women's 400 metres event at the 2015 African Games was held between 13 and 15 September.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Kabange Mupopo Zambia | Patience Okon George Nigeria | Tjipekapora Herunga Namibia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia | 51.19 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Tosin Adeloye | Nigeria | 51.86 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 52.86 | Q |
  | 4 | 3 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 52.87 | Q |
  | 5 | 3 | Djénébou Danté | Mali | 52.97 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 53.00 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Fatoumata Diop | Senegal | 53.07 | q |
  | 8 | 1 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 53.14 | q |
  | 9 | 2 | Margaret Etim | Nigeria | 53.18 | Q |
  | 10 | 1 | Goitseone Seleka | Botswana | 53.27 | q |
  | 11 | 4 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 53.40 | Q |
  | 12 | 3 | Justine Palframan | South Africa | 53.56 | Q |
  | 13 | 4 | Maureen Nyatichi | Kenya | 53.87 | Q |
  | 14 | 2 | Hellen Syombua | Kenya | 53.88 | Q |
  | 15 | 3 | Christine Botlogetswe | Botswana | 54.30 | q |
  | 16 | 3 | Rhoda Njobvu | Zambia | 54.35 | |
  | 17 | 3 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi | Republic of the Congo | 54.91 | |
  | 18 | 3 | Tegest Tamagnu | Ethiopia | 55.59 | |
  | 19 | 4 | Audrey Nkamsao | Cameroon | 56.26 | Q |
  | 20 | 2 | Nema Sefa | Ethiopia | 56.96 | |
  | 21 | 4 | Mariama Conteh | Sierra Leone | 57.15 | |
  | 22 | 2 | Sarah Nguet | Republic of the Congo | 57.72 | |
  | 23 | 4 | Saoudatou Touré | Guinea | 58.64 | |
  | 24 | 1 | Medihb Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 58.65 | |
  | 25 | 4 | Mireille Tshakwiza | DR Congo | 59.92 | |
  | 26 | 2 | Nawal El Jack | Sudan | 1:01.51 | |
  | 27 | 4 | Suzan Loui Saleh Bamanga | South Sudan | 1:05.69 | |
  | 28 | 2 | Maryam Nuh Muse | Somalia | 1:09.83 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  Qualification: First 3 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia | 50.94 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Tosin Adeloye | Nigeria | 51.24 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 51.51 | Q, SB |
  | 4 | 1 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 51.77 | Q |
  | 5 | 1 | Margaret Etim | Nigeria | 52.34 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Djénébou Danté | Mali | 52.51 | Q, NR |
  | 6 | 2 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 52.51 | q |
  | 8 | 1 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 52.57 | q, SB |
  | 9 | 1 | Justine Palframan | South Africa | 52.75 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Fatoumata Diop | Senegal | 52.79 | SB |
  | 11 | 1 | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Swaziland | 53.02 | NR |
  | 12 | 1 | Hellen Syombua | Kenya | 53.05 | SB |
  | 13 | 2 | Maureen Nyatichi | Kenya | 53.11 | |
  | 14 | 1 | Goitseone Seleka | Botswana | 53.23 | |
  | 15 | 2 | Christine Botlogetswe | Botswana | 54.32 | |
  | 16 | 2 | Audrey Nkamsao | Cameroon | 56.33 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Kabange Mupopo | Zambia | 50.22 | NR |
  | | 5 | Patience Okon George | Nigeria | 50.71 | |
  | | 8 | Tjipekapora Herunga | Namibia | 51.55 | |
  | 4 | 7 | Tosin Adeloye | Nigeria | 51.82 | |
  | 5 | 6 | Margaret Etim | Nigeria | 52.64 | |
  | 6 | 3 | Leni Shida | Uganda | 52.86 | |
  | 7 | 9 | Djénébou Danté | Mali | 53.41 | |
  | 8 | 2 | Lydia Jele | Botswana | 53.85 | |
  