The women's shot put at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 1 July.
The original winner Vivian Chukwuemeka from Nigeria was disqualified, because she was tested positive for a doping substance, stanozolol, on 21 June 2012.[1]
Gold | Chinwe Okoro | |
Silver | Omotayo Talabi | |
Bronze | Auriole Dongmo Mekemnang |
Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | |||||
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World record | 22.63 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7 June 1987 | ||
African record | 18.35 | Ijebu Ode, Nigeria | 17 April 2006 | ||
Championship record | 17.60 | Rades, Tunisia | 10 August 2002 | ||
Broken records during the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | |||||
African record Championship record | 18.86 | Porto Novo, Benin | 1 July 2012 |
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15.63 | 16.21 | 16.16 | 16.21 | ||||||||
14.68 | 15.63 | 14.70 | 15.63 | ||||||||
14.61 | 14.92 | 15.09 | 15.14 | 15.41 | 15.41 | ||||||
14.32 | 15.40 | 14.13 | 15.06 | 14.52 | 15.40 | ||||||
12.81 | 13.15 | 13.95 | 14.16 | 14.60 | 13.79 | 14.60 | |||||
12.70 | 13.13 | 12.88 | 13.32 | 13.32 | |||||||
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