2004 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics was held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo on July 15–16.
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Fatou Bintou Fall Senegal | Kaltouma Nadjina Chad | Hortense Bewouda Cameroon |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fatou Bintou Fall | Senegal | 52.62 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Estie Wittstock |  South Africa | 52.81 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Muriel Noah Ahanda | Cameroon | 53.84 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni |  Togo | 54.03 | |
| 5 | 1 | Justine Bayigga |  Uganda | 54.76 | |
| 1 | Christy Ekpukhon |  Nigeria | DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | Hortense Béwouda | Cameroon | 53.82 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa | 53.94 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Amantle Montsho |  Botswana | 54.06 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Silba Tjingaete |  Namibia | 57.70 | |
| 2 | Gloria Amuche Nwosu | Nigeria | DQ | ||
| 1 | 3 | Mireille Nguimgo | Cameroon | 51.96 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Kaltouma Nadjina | Chad | 52.31 | q |
| 3 | 3 | Ngozi Nwokocha | Nigeria | 53.26 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Josephine Nyarunda |  Kenya | 53.82 | |
| 3 | Awatef Ben Hassine |  Tunisia | DQ | Doping |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Fatou Bintou Fall | Senegal | 50.62 | |
 | Kaltouma Nadjina | Chad | 50.80 | |
 | Hortense Béwouda | Cameroon | 51.15 | |
| 4 | Mireille Nguimgo | Cameroon | 51.20 | |
| 5 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa | 51.67 | |
| 6 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa | 51.85 | |
| Awatef Ben Hassine | Tunisia | DQ | Doping | |
| Ngozi Nwokocha | Nigeria | DNF |