2012 African Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
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]
Medalists
| Gold | Chinwe Okoro |
| Silver | Omotayo Talabi |
| Bronze | Auriole Dongmo Mekemnang |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2012 | 15:30 | Final |
Results
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #5 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chinwe Okoro | | 15.63 | x | 16.21 | x | x | 16.16 | 16.21 | |
 | Omotayo Talabi | | 14.68 | x | 15.63 | x | x | 14.70 | 15.63 | |
 | Auriole Dongmo Mekemnang | | 14.61 | 14.92 | 15.09 | 15.14 | x | 15.41 | 15.41 | |
| 4 | Sonia Smuts |  | 14.32 | x | 15.40 | 14.13 | 15.06 | 14.52 | 15.40 | |
| 5 | Alifatou Djibril |  | 12.81 | 13.15 | 13.95 | 14.16 | 14.60 | 13.79 | 14.60 | |
| 6 | Elham El Sayed Wahaba |  | x | x | 12.70 | 13.13 | 12.88 | 13.32 | 13.32 | |
| Vivian Chukwuemeka | | DQ | ||||||||
| Sali Nadounke |  | DNS | ||||||||
| Mohamad Attya Walaa | | DNS |
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References
- Confederation of African Athletics: Vivian Chukwuemeka banned for life and loses all her titles won in Porto Novo Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. 3 March 2013
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