2018 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 4 and 5 August in Asaba, Nigeria.

Gold medalist Glory Onome Nathaniel tested positive for Stanozolol and her results were voided.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Vacant	Lamiae Lhabze Morocco	Wenda Nel South Africa

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Lamiae Lhabze	Morocco	58.07	Q
2	1	Rita Ossai	Nigeria	58.22	Q
3	1	Jane Chege	Kenya	59.78	Q
4	1	Audrey Nkamsao	Cameroon	1:00.03	q
5	1	Rokya Fofana	Burkina Faso	?:??.??
6	1	Gebeyanesh Gadecha	Ethiopia	1:00.88
8	1	Abrar Osman Osman	Sudan	1:05.95
1	2	Glory Onome Nathaniel	Nigeria	55.96	Q
2	2	Wenda Nel	South Africa	57.47	Q
3	2	Maureen Jelagat Maiyo	Kenya	?:??.??	Q
4	2	Uwemedino Akpan Abasiono	Nigeria	?:??.??	q
5	2	Olga Razanamalala	Madagascar	?:??.??
6	2	Tasabih Mohamed	Sudan	?:??.??
6	2	Fatoumata Koala	Burkina Faso	?:??.??
	2	Mosisa Siyoum	Ethiopia	DNS

Final

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Glory Onome Nathaniel	Nigeria	55.53	DSQ
	6	Lamiae Lhabze	Morocco	56.66
	4	Wenda Nel	South Africa	57.04
4	7	Maureen Jelagat Maiyo	Kenya	57.27
5	5	Rita Ossai	Nigeria	59.11
6	8	Jane Chege	Kenya	59.63
7	1	Uwemedino Akpan Abasiono	Nigeria	1:00.57
8	2	Audrey Nkamsao	Cameroon	1:01.35