2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 28 June.

Gold	Chinwe Okoro Nigeria
Silver	Elizna Naudé South Africa
Bronze	Kazai Suzanne Kragbé Ivory Coast

Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics
World record	Gabriele Reinsch (GDR)	76.80	Neubrandenburg, East Germany	9 July 1988
African record	Elizna Naudé (RSA)	64.87	Stellenbosch, South Africa	2 March 2007
Championship record	Monia Kari (TUN)	58.46	Algiers, Algeria	11 July 2000

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	#1	#2	#3	#5	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Chinwe Okoro	Nigeria	51.46	x	52.54	54.53	x	56.60	56.60
	Elizna Naudé	South Africa	54.55	53.90	55.88	x	x	x	55.88
	Kazai Suzanne Kragbé	Ivory Coast	x	54.56	x	49.36	x	53.84	54.56
4	Elham El Sayed Wahaba	Egypt	51.94	50.50	49.35	48.28	49.29	49.49	51.94
5	Alifatou Djibril	Togo	48.41	48.30	x	47.45	45.99	x	48.41
6	Mamina Soura	Burkina Faso	43.57	46.02	45.75	40.58	x	40.75	46.02
7	Marthe Ayangma	Cameroon	41.56	x	43.37	43.57	43.57	41.84	43.57
8	Malak Alsorry	Libya	35.21	40.87	42.21	37.69	38.57	36.87}	42.21	NR
9	Mersit Gebre	Ethiopia	39.17	x	x				39.17	NR
10	Auriole Dongmo	Cameroon	x	32.34	x				32.34

Medalists