Final | Team | time | 1. Maria de Lurdes Mutola | MOZ | 1:59.73 | 2. Nouria Mérah-Benida | ALG | 2:00.83 | 3. Grace Birungi | UGA | 2:01.76 | 4. Hareg Sidelil | ETH | 2:07.46 | 5. Zanelle Grobler | RSA | 2:09.10 | 6. Omajuwa Mariam | NGR | 2:10.92 | 7. Shura Hutesa | ETH | 2:20.79 | -. Lwiza John | TAN | DNF |
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Heat 1 | Team | time | 1. Maria Mutola | MOZ | 2:04.69 | 12. Grace Birungi | UGA | 2:04.93 | 3. Hareg Sidelil | ETH | 2:05.78 | 4. Omajuwa Mariam | NGR | 2:06.24 | 5. Akosua Serwah | GHA | 2:06.46 | 6. Stephanie Zanga | CMR | 2:08.65 | 7. Catherine Maapela | RSA | 2:08.77 | 8. Borg Semedo Euridice | STP | 2:15.59 | -. Julia Sakara | ZIM | DNS |
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Heat 2 | Team | time | 1. Zanelle Grobler | RSA | 2:07.61 | 2. Shura Hutesa | ETH | 2:07.82 | 3. Naheda Touhani | ALG | 2:08.83 | 4. Agnes Samaria | NAM | 2:11.58 | 5. Japhet Mwanga | TAN | 2:12.30 | 6. Abokar Hussein Safia | SOM | 2:41.81 | -. Kutre Dulecha | ETH | DNS | -. Ablavi Agbeneke | TOG | DNS |
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Heat 3 | Team | time | 1. Benida Merah Nouria | ALG | 2:08.83 | 2. Lwiza John | TAN | 2:08.87 | 3. Tsiba Leontine | CGO | 2:09.27 | 4. Fatima Lanouar | TUN | 2:09.78 | 5. Adde Mwamba | ZAM | 2:10.26 | 6. Jeruto Kiptum | KEN | 2:10.73 | 7. Speciose Gakobwa | BUR | 2:12.38 | 8. Josiane Abougone | GAB | 2:15.17 |
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