Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stadium Australia | |||||||||
Date | 27 September 2000 (heats and quarter-finals) 28 September 2000 (semi-finals and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 52 from 38 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 22.27 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
The Women's 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September, and Thursday 28 September 2000. [1] The winning margin was 0.01 seconds which as of 2023 remains the only time the women's Olympic 200 metres was won by less than 0.02 seconds. The winner had the third fastest reaction time in the final.
The top four runners in each of the initial seven heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the second round, and the top four runners in each of the four second round heats automatically qualified for the semi-final.
The top four runners in each semi-final automatically qualified for the final. There were a total number of 54 participating athletes.
U.S. sprinter Marion Jones was stripped of her gold medal following her 2007 admission of taking performance-enhancing steroids. Medals were reallocated accordingly.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World Record | 21.34 s | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
Olympic Record | 21.34 s | Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
Pauline Davis-Thompson, Bahamas | Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka | Beverly McDonald, Jamaica |
All times shown are in seconds.
Heat 1 of 7 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 6 | Marion Jones | United States | 5 | 0.225 | 22.75 | Q | |
2 | 7 | Cydonie Mothersill | Cayman Islands | 4 | 0.246 | 22.78 | Q | |
3 | 12 | Felipa Palacios | Colombia | 6 | 0.215 | 23.08 | Q | SB |
4 | 17 | Oksana Ekk | Russia | 3 | 0.159 | 23.17 | Q | |
5 | 21T | Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju | Nigeria | 2 | 0.222 | 23.21 | q | |
6 | 23 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 8 | 0.191 | 23.26 | q | |
7 | 35 | Monica Afia Twum | Ghana | 7 | 0.164 | 23.51 | ||
Heat 2 of 7 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 4 | Leonie Mani | Cameroon | 5 | 0.150 | 22.68 | Q | |
2 | 10 | Muriel Hurtis | France | 6 | 0.220 | 23.04 | Q | |
3 | 14 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 2 | 0.261 | 23.11 | Q | |
4 | 18T | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 3 | 0.289 | 23.18 | Q | |
5 | 32 | Sarah Reilly | Ireland | 1 | 0.175 | 23.43 | ||
6 | 38 | Zuzanna Radecka | Poland | 7 | 0.157 | 23.57 | ||
7 | 41 | Nadjina Kaltouma | Chad | 8 | 0.344 | 23.81 | ||
8 | 51 | Hana Ali Salah | Yemen | 4 | 30.46 |
Heat 3 of 7 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 11 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 3 | 0.226 | 23.07 | Q | |
2 | 16 | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 2 | 0.180 | 23.14 | Q | |
3 | 18T | Nanceen Perry | United States | 7 | 0.179 | 23.18 | Q | |
4 | 31 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 8 | 0.222 | 23.40 | Q | |
5 | 36 | Ekaterini Koffa | Greece | 6 | 0.245 | 25.53 | ||
6 | 50 | Dineo Shoal | Lesotho | 1 | 0.171 | 25.57 | ||
Manuela Levorato | Italy | 4 | DNS | |||||
Andrea Philipp | Germany | 5 | DNS |
Heat 4 of 7 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 5 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 7 | 0.251 | 22.71 | Q | |
2 | 8 | Louise Ayetotche | Ivory Coast | 5 | 0.283 | 22.85 | Q | NR |
3 | 13 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 2 | 0.181 | 23.09 | Q | |
4 | 39T | Olena Pastushenko | Ukraine | 8 | 0.208 | 23.64 | Q | |
5 | 42 | Lyubov Perepelova | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0.300 | 23.83 | ||
6 | 43T | Karin Mayr | Austria | 6 | 0.164 | 23.90 | ||
7 | 49 | Akonga Nsimbo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4 | 0.240 | 25.35 | NR | |
Ameerah Bello | Virgin Islands | 1 | 0.240 | DNF |
Heat 5 of 7 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 5 | 0.198 | 22.50 | Q | |
2 | 3 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | Bahamas | 4 | 0.214 | 22.61 | Q | |
3 | 21T | Irina Khabarova | Russia | 3 | 0.278 | 23.21 | Q | |
4 | 30 | Valma Bass | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 0.209 | 23.37 | Q | |
5 | 33 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 1 | 0.186 | 23.44 | ||
6 | 37 | Liu Xiaomei | China | 6 | 0.230 | 23.56 | ||
7 | 43T | Joanne Durant | Barbados | 7 | 0.265 | 23.90 | ||
8 | 48 | Heather Samuel | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 0.189 | 24.44 |
Heat 6 of 7 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 9 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | 8 | 0.243 | 22.90 | Q | |
2 | 20 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 1 | 0.237 | 23.31 | Q | |
3 | 25T | Sabrina Mulrain | Germany | 7 | 0.216 | 23.31 | Q | |
4 | 27 | Astia Walker | Jamaica | 5 | 0.203 | 23.30 | Q | |
5 | 28T | Samantha Davies | Great Britain | 4 | 0.215 | 23.36 | q | |
6 | 45 | Qin Wangping | China | 3 | 0.271 | 24.10 | ||
7 | 46 | Mila Savić | FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 0.330 | 24.12 | ||
8 | 47 | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 6 | 0.176 | 24.16 |
Heat 7 of 7 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 2 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 6 | 0.229 | 22.53 | Q | |
2 | 15 | Zhanna Pintusevych | Ukraine | 5 | 0.213 | 23.13 | Q | |
3 | 24 | Torri Edwards | United States | 3 | 0.164 | 23.29 | Q | |
4 | 25T | Marina Trandenkova | Russia | 8 | 0.176 | 23.31 | Q | |
5 | 28T | Joice Maduaka | Great Britain | 7 | 0.196 | 23.36 | q | |
6 | 34 | Aïda Diop | Senegal | 4 | 0.196 | 23.46 | ||
7 | Hellena Wrappah | Ghana | 2 | 23.64 |
Overall Results Round 1
Heat 1 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 5 | 0.192 | 22.44 | Q | |
2 | 6T | Pauline Davis-Thompson | Bahamas | 3 | 0.228 | 22.72 | Q | |
3 | 8 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 7 | 0.245 | 22.75 | Q | |
4 | 11T | Nanceen Perry | United States | 6 | 0.168 | 22.95 | Q | |
5 | 17 | Marina Trandenkova | Russia | 2 | 0.173 | 23.10 | ||
6 | 27 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 1 | 0.157 | 23.41 | ||
7 | 28T | Joice Maduaka | Great Britain | 8 | 0.208 | 23.57 | ||
Cydonie Mothersill | Cayman Islands | 4 | DNS |
Heat 2 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 2 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 3 | 0.231 | 22.49 | Q | |
2 | 3 | Marion Jones | United States | 5 | 0.221 | 22.50 | Q | |
3 | 5 | Zhanna Pintusevych | Ukraine | 6 | 0.181 | 22.79 | Q | SB |
4 | 11T | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 4 | 0.179 | 22.95 | Q | PB |
5 | 15 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 8 | 0.167 | 23.01 | ||
6 | 19 | Oxana Ekk | Russia | 7 | 0.153 | 23.17 | ||
7 | 21 | Samantha Davies | Great Britain | 2 | 0.213 | 23.20 | ||
8 | 24 | Sabrina Mulrain | Germany | 1 | 0.209 | 23.24 |
Heat 3 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 6T | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 3 | 0.180 | 22.72 | Q | |
2 | 10 | Leonie Mani | Cameroon | 6 | 0.166 | 22.88 | Q | |
3 | 13T | Torri Edwards | United States | 7 | 0.186 | 22.98 | Q | |
4 | 13T | Muriel Hurtis | France | 5 | 0.196 | 22.98 | Q | |
5 | 16 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | 4 | 0.252 | 23.03 | ||
6 | 25 | Irina Khabarova | Russia | 2 | 0.204 | 23.27 | ||
7 | 30 | Olena Pastushenko | Ukraine | 1 | 0.145 | 23.63 | ||
Astia Walker | Jamaica | 8 | 0.184 | DNF |
Heat 4 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 4 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 6 | 0.211 | 22.54 | Q | |
2 | 9 | Louise Ayetotche | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0.222 | 22.86 | Q | |
3 | 18 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 5 | 0.180 | 23.12 | Q | |
4 | 20 | Felipa Palacios | Colombia | 4 | 0.185 | 23.19 | Q | |
5 | 22T | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 7 | 0.169 | 23.21 | ||
6 | 22T | Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju | Nigeria | 2 | 0.229 | 23.21 | ||
7 | 26 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 1 | 0.190 | 23.34 | ||
8 | 28T | Valma Bass | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 0.268 | 23.57 |
Overall Results Round 2
Heat 1 of 2 Date: Thursday 28 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 2 | Marion Jones | United States | 5 | 0.233 | 22.40 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 4 | 0.191 | 22.62 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 3 | 0.250 | 22.70 | Q | |
4 | 8 | Zhanna Pintusevych | Ukraine | 2 | 0.171 | 22.74 | Q | |
5 | 11 | Felipa Palacios | Colombia | 1 | 0.189 | 23.11 | ||
6 | 14 | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 8 | 0.222 | 23.40 | ||
7 | 15 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 7 | 0.290 | 23.44 | ||
8 | 16 | Leonie Mani | Cameroon | 6 | 0.180 | 23.47 |
Heat 2 of 2 Date: Thursday 28 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | Bahamas | 5 | 0.227 | 22.38 | Q | PB |
2 | 3 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 6 | 0.253 | 22.45 | Q | |
3 | 4 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 3 | 0.226 | 22.61 | Q | |
4 | 7 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 2 | 0.262 | 22.71 | Q | |
5 | 9 | Louise Ayetotche | Ivory Coast | 4 | 0.219 | 22.76 | NR | |
6 | 10 | Torri Edwards | United States | 7 | 0.170 | 23.06 | ||
7 | 12 | Muriel Hurtis | France | 8 | 0.208 | 23.13 | ||
8 | 13 | Nanceen Perry | United States | 1 | 0.159 | 23.16 |
Overall Results Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals Overall Results | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | Bahamas | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22.38 | Q | PB |
2 | Marion Jones | United States | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22.40 | Q | |
3 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22.45 | Q | |
4 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22.62 | Q | |
5 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22.62 | Q | |
6 | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22.70 | Q | |
7 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22.71 | Q | |
8 | Zhanna Pintusevych | Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22.74 | Q | |
9 | Louise Ayetotche | Ivory Coast | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22.76 | ||
10 | Torri Edwards | United States | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23.06 | ||
11 | Felipa Palacios | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23.11 | ||
12 | Muriel Hurtis | France | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23.13 | ||
13 | Nanceen Perry | United States | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23.16 | ||
14 | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23.40 | ||
15 | Lauren Hewitt | Australia | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23.44 | ||
16 | Leonie Mani | Cameroon | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23.47 |
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Record | ||
Pauline Davis-Thompson | Bahamas | 3 | 0.185 | 22.27 | PB | |||
Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 6 | 0.207 | 22.28 | NR | |||
Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 1 | 0.151 | 22.35 | SB | |||
4 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 5 | 0.196 | 22.37 | SB | ||
5 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 7 | 0.178 | 22.42 | SB | ||
6 | Cathy Freeman | Australia | 2 | 0.235 | 22.53 | SB | ||
7 | Zhanna Pintusevich | Ukraine | 8 | 0.190 | 22.66 | SB | ||
DSQ | Marion Jones | United States | 4 | 0.174 |
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