The women's 400 metres event at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics was held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo on July 15–16.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Fatou Bintou Fall Senegal
|
Kaltouma Nadjina Chad
|
Hortense Bewouda Cameroon
|
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fatou Bintou Fall | Senegal |
52.62 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Estie Wittstock |  South Africa |
52.81 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Muriel Noah Ahanda | Cameroon |
53.84 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni |  Togo |
54.03 | |
| 5 | 1 | Justine Bayigga |  Uganda |
54.76 | |
| 1 | Christy Ekpukhon |  Nigeria |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | Hortense Béwouda | Cameroon |
53.82 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa |
53.94 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Amantle Montsho |  Botswana |
54.06 | NR |
| 4 | 2 | Silba Tjingaete |  Namibia |
57.70 | |
| 2 | Gloria Amuche Nwosu | Nigeria |
DQ | ||
| 1 | 3 | Mireille Nguimgo | Cameroon |
51.96 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Kaltouma Nadjina | Chad |
52.31 | q |
| 3 | 3 | Ngozi Nwokocha | Nigeria |
53.26 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Josephine Nyarunda |  Kenya |
53.82 | |
| 3 | Awatef Ben Hassine |  Tunisia |
DQ | Doping |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Fatou Bintou Fall | Senegal |
50.62 | |
 |
Kaltouma Nadjina | Chad |
50.80 | |
 |
Hortense Béwouda | Cameroon |
51.15 | |
| 4 | Mireille Nguimgo | Cameroon |
51.20 | |
| 5 | Heide Seyerling | South Africa |
51.67 | |
| 6 | Estie Wittstock | South Africa |
51.85 | |
| Awatef Ben Hassine | Tunisia |
DQ | Doping | |
| Ngozi Nwokocha | Nigeria |
DNF |