2016 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 25 and 26 June in Kings Park Stadium.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Caster Semenya South Africa	Malika Akkaoui Morocco	Emily Cherotich Kenya

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Caster Semenya	South Africa	2:02.01	Q
2	1	Rabab Arafi	Morocco	2:02.32	Q
3	1	Amina Bakhit	Sudan	2:02.44	q
4	1	Noélie Yarigo	Benin	2:02.94	q
5	3	Emily Cherotich	Kenya	2:03.35	Q
6	3	Malika Akkaoui	Morocco	2:03.36	Q
7	2	Sylivia Chematui Chesebe	Kenya	2:03.96	Q
8	1	Tigist Ketema	Ethiopia	2:04.61
9	2	Lidya Melese	Ethiopia	2:04.83	Q
10	1	Halima Nakaayi	Uganda	2:04.97
11	2	Agnes Abu	Ghana	2:05.64
12	3	Dinke Firdisa	Ethiopia	2:06.52
13	2	Liza Kellerman	South Africa	2:07.82
14	2	Tarchoun Hayfa	Tunisia	2:09.49
15	1	Violette Ndayikengurukiye	Burundi	2:10.11
16	3	Tsepang Sello	Lesotho	2:15.03
17	3	Sounia Hamdan	Sudan	2:17.87
18	2	Maryjoy Mudyiravanji	Zimbabwe	2:20.75
	2	Fiori Asmelasha	Eritrea	DQ
	1	Salmi Nduuviteko	Namibia	DNS
	1	Espe Bandu	Democratic Republic of the Congo	DNS
	2	Alawia Andal	Sudan	DNS
	2	Siham Hilali	Morocco	DNS
	3	Leonce Missamou Bafoundissa	Republic of the Congo	DNS
	3	Umanas Saleman	South Sudan	DNS
	3	Elizabeth Mandaba	Central African Republic	DNS

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Caster Semenya	South Africa	1:58.20
	Malika Akkaoui	Morocco	2:00.24
	Emily Cherotich	Kenya	2:00.70
4	Sylivia Chematui Chesebe	Kenya	2:01.43
5	Rabab Arafi	Morocco	2:01.49
6	Noélie Yarigo	Benin	2:02.68
7	Amina Bakhit	Sudan	2:02.83
8	Lidya Melese	Ethiopia	2:04.89