The women's high jump at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics was held at the Stade Charles de Gaulle on 29 June.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Lissa Labiche Seychelles
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| Silver | Anika Smit South Africa
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| Bronze | Rhizlane Siba Morocco
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Records edit
| Standing records prior to the 2012 African Championships in Athletics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)
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2.09 | Rome, Italy | 30 August 1987 |
| African record | Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
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2.06 | Paris Saint-Denis, France | 31 August 2003 |
| Championship record |  Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
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1.95 | Mauritius | 28 June 1992 |
| Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
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Radès, Tunisia | 7 August 2002 | ||
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2012 | 16:00 | Final |
Results edit
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lissa Labiche | Seychelles |
– | – | – | o | o | – | o | xxx | 1.86 | NR |
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Anika Smit | South Africa |
– | – | o | o | o | – | xo | xxx | 1.86 | |
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Rhizlane Siba | Morocco |
– | o | o | o | xxx | 1.75 | ||||
| 4 | Doreen Amata |  Nigeria |
– | – | – | xo | xxx | 1.75 | ||||
| 5 | Basant Ibrahim |  Egypt |
o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.75 | ||||
| Lisette Kouleni |  Benin |
xxx | NM | |||||||||
| Odile Sanou |  Burkina Faso |
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| Selloane Tsoaeli |  Lesotho |
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