Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles

Women's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Date24 September 2000 (heats)
25 September 2000 (semi-finals)
27 September 2000 (final)
Competitors33 from 21 nations
Winning time53.02
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irina Privalova
 Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Deon Hemmings
 Jamaica
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nezha Bidouane
 Morocco
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Athletics at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Track events
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400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
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3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
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20 km walkmenwomen
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Field events
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High jumpmenwomen
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Combined events
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The Women's 400 metre Hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Sunday 24 September, Monday 25 September and Wednesday 27 September 2000.[1]

The top two runners in each of the initial five heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next six fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 16 runners competed in 2 heats in the semifinals, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the finals. The next two fastest runners from across the heats also qualified.

Records

World and Olympic records prior to the Games
World Record 52.61 Kim Batten USA Gothenburg, Sweden 11 August 1995
Olympic Record 52.82 Deon Hemmings JAM Atlanta, Georgia, United States 31 July 1996

Medalists

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Irina Privalova,  Russia Deon Hemmings,  Jamaica Nouzha Bidouane,  Morocco

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

  • Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
  • q denotes qualification by overall place.
  • DNS denotes did not start.
  • DNF denotes did not finish.
  • DQ denotes disqualification.
  • NR denotes national record.
  • AR denotes area/continental record.
  • OR denotes Olympic record.
  • WR denotes world record.
  • PB denotes personal best.
  • SB denotes season best.

Qualifying heats

Round 1

Heat 1 of 5
Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Nouzha Bidouane  Morocco 4 0.162 s 55.38 s Q
2 12 Kim Batten  United States 6 0.162 s 56.28 s Q
3 14 Andrea Blackett  Barbados 2 0.174 s 56.31 s q
4 24 Sinead Dudgeon  Great Britain 5 0.201 s 57.82 s
5 32 Mary-Estelle Kapalu  Vanuatu 3 0.437 s 1:02.68
Nataliya Chulkova  Russia 8 0.343 s DNF
Karlene Haughton  Canada 7 DNS
Heat 2 of 5
Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Daimí Pernía  Cuba 7 0.256 s 55.53 s Q
2 4 Heike Meissner  Germany 8 0.224 s 55.58 s Q
3 5 Natasha Danvers  Great Britain 3 0.160 s 55.68 s q
4 9 Yulia Nosova  Russia 6 0.293 s 56.11 s q
5 10 Catherine Scott-Pomales  Jamaica 5 0.187 s 56.17 s q
6 20 Tetiana Debela  Ukraine 4 0.164 s 57.33 s
7 30 Cherry  Myanmar 2 0.218 s 1:00.81 s
Heat 3 of 5
Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 2 Deon Hemmings  Jamaica 6 0.219 s 55.44 s Q
2 11 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  Ukraine 2 0.329 s 56.27 s Q
3 17 Jana Pittman  Australia 4 0.196 s 56.76 s
4 21 Anna Olichwierczuk  Poland 5 0.229 s 57.36 s
5 25 Monika Niederstatter  Italy 3 0.268 s 58.02 s
6 27 Tacko Diouf  Senegal 7 0.173 s 58.65 s
Heat 4 of 5
Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 6 Sandra Glover  United States 6 0.207 s 55.76 s Q
2 8 Ulrike Urbansky  Germany 8 0.297 s 55.93 s Q
3 15 Natalya Torshina  Kazakhstan 7 0.289 s 56.38 s q
4 19 Susan Smith-Walsh  Ireland 4 0.152 s 57.08 s
5 23 Irēna Žauna  Latvia 3 0.229 s 57.79 s
6 26 Lauren Poetschka  Australia 5 0.183 s 58.06 s
7 31 Chrysoula Gountunoudi  Greece 2 0.223 s 1:01.59
Heat 5 of 5
Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 7 Irina Privalova  Russia 3 0.204 s 55.89 s Q
2 13 Guðrún Arnardóttir  Iceland 6 0.201 s 56.30 s Q
3 16 Ionela Târlea  Romania 2 0.246 s 56.40 s q
4 18 Tonja Buford-Bailey  United States 8 0.206 s 57.02 s
5 22 Keri Maddox  Great Britain 4 0.220 s 57.44 s
6 28 Stephanie Price  Australia 5 58.81 s
7 29 Patrina Allen  Jamaica 7 0.328 s 59.36 s
Overall
Round 1
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Nouzha Bidouane  Morocco 1 4 1 55.38 s Q
2 Deon Hemmings  Jamaica 3 6 1 55.44 s Q
3 Daimí Pernía  Cuba 2 7 1 55.53 s Q
4 Heike Meissner  Germany 2 8 2 55.58 s Q
5 Natasha Danvers  Great Britain 2 3 3 55.68 s q
6 Sandra Glover  United States 4 6 1 55.76 s Q
7 Irina Privalova  Russia 5 3 1 55.89 s Q
8 Ulrike Urbansky  Germany 4 8 2 55.93 s Q
9 Yulia Nosova  Russia 2 6 4 56.11 s q
10 Catherine Scott-Pomales  Jamaica 2 5 5 56.17 s q
11 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  Ukraine 3 2 2 56.27 s Q
12 Kim Batten  United States 1 6 2 56.28 s Q
13 Guðrún Arnardóttir  Iceland 5 6 2 56.30 s Q
14 Andrea Blackett  Barbados 1 2 3 56.31 s q
15 Natalya Torshina  Kazakhstan 4 7 3 56.38 s q
16 Ionela Târlea  Romania 5 2 3 56.40 s q
17 Jana Pittman  Australia 3 4 3 56.76 s
18 Tonja Buford-Bailey  United States 5 8 4 57.02 s
19 Susan Smith-Walsh  Ireland 4 4 4 57.08 s
20 Tetyana Debela  Ukraine 2 4 6 57.33 s
21 Anna Olichwierczuk  Poland 3 5 4 57.36 s
22 Keri Maddox  Great Britain 5 4 5 57.44 s
23 Irena Zauna  Latvia 4 3 5 57.79 s
24 Sinead Dudgeon  Great Britain 1 5 4 57.82 s
25 Monika Niederstatter  Italy 3 3 5 58.02 s
26 Lauren Poetschka  Australia 4 5 6 58.06 s
27 Tacko Diouf  Senegal 3 7 6 58.65 s
28 Stephanie Price  Australia 5 5 6 58.81 s
29 Patrina Allen  Jamaica 5 7 7 59.36 s
30 Cherry  Myanmar 2 2 7 1:00.81
31 Chrysoula Gountunoudi  Greece 4 2 7 1:01.59 s
32 Mary-Estelle Kapalu  Vanuatu 1 3 5 1:02.68
Natalia Chulkova  Russia 1 8 DNF
Karlene Haughton  Canada 1 8 DNS

Semi-finals

Heat 1 of 2
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Position Overall
1 1 Deon Hemmings  Jamaica 3 0.288 s 54.00 s Q SB
2 7 Daimí Pernía  Cuba 5 0.448 s 54.92 s Q
3 8 Natasha Danvers  Great Britain 8 0.156 s 54.95 s Q PB
4 10 Ulrike Urbansky  Germany 4 0.185 s 55.23 s
5 12T Heike Meissner  Germany 6 0.399 s 55.73 s
6 12T Kim Batten  United States 2 0.207 s 55.73 s
7 15 Natalya Torshina  Kazakhstan 1 0.222 s 56.22 s
8 16 Yulia Nosova  Russia 7 56.58 s
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Position Overall
1 2 Irina Privalova  Russia 5 0.203 s 54.02 s Q PB
2 3 Nouzha Bidouane  Morocco 3 0.190 s 54.19 s Q
3 4 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  Ukraine 6 0.394 s 54.25 s Q
4 5 Ionela Târlea  Romania 8 0.219 s 54.70 s q
5 6 Guðrún Arnardóttir  Iceland 7 0.171 s 54.82 s q SB
6 9 Sandra Glover  United States 4 0.473 s 54.98 s
7 11 Andrea Blackett  Barbados 1 0.194 s 55.30 s
8 14 Catherine Scott-Pomales  Jamaica 2 0.219 s 55.78 s

Semi-finals- Overall

Semi-finals
Overall results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Deon Hemmings  Jamaica 1 3 1 54.00 s Q SB
2 Irina Privalova  Russia 2 5 1 54.02 s Q PB
3 Nouzha Bidouane  Morocco 2 3 2 54.19 s Q
4 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  Ukraine 2 6 3 54.25 s Q
5 Ionela Târlea  Romania 2 8 4 54.70 s q SB
6 Guðrún Arnardóttir  Iceland 2 7 5 54.82 s q
7 Daimí Pernía  Cuba 1 5 2 54.92 s Q
8 Natasha Danvers  Great Britain 1 8 3 54.95 s Q PB
9 Sandra Glover  United States 2 4 6 54.98 s
10 Ulrike Urbansky  Germany 1 4 4 55.30 s
11 Andrea Blackett  Barbados 2 1 7 55.30 s
12 Kim Batten  United States 1 2 6 55.73 s
12 Heike Meissner  Germany 1 6 5 55.73 s
14 Catherine Scott-Pomales  Jamaica 2 2 8 55.78 s
15 Natalya Torshina  Kazakhstan 1 1 7 56.22 s
16 Yulia Nosova  Russia 1 7 8 56.58 s

Final

Heat 1 of 1
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irina Privalova  Russia 3 0.178 s 53.02 s PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Deon Hemmings  Jamaica 6 0.446 s 53.45 s SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nouza Bidouane  Morocco 4 0.169 s 53.57 s
4 Daimí Pernía  Cuba 5 0.447 s 53.68 s SB
5 Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  Ukraine 8 0.326 s 53.98 s SB
6 Ionela Târlea  Romania 7 0.281 s 54.35 s SB
7 Gudrun Arnardottir  Iceland 2 0.238 s 54.63 s
8 Natasha Danvers  Great Britain 1 0.174 s 55.00 s

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2017.