Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

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Women's heptathlon
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram of athletics
Venues Stadium Australia
Dates23–24 September
Competitors33 from 23 nations
Winning result6584
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Denise Lewis
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Yelena Prokhorova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Natallia Sazanovich
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
  1996
2004  

The Women's Heptathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Stadium Australia on Wednesday 23 September and Thursday 24 September. [1]

Medalists

GoldFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Denise Lewis  (GBR)
SilverFlag of Russia.svg  Yelena Prokhorova  (RUS)
BronzeFlag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Natallia Sazanovich  (BLR)


Both Lewis and Sazanovich had won medals (bronze and silver respectively) at the previous Olympics in 1996. Prokhorova would go on to win the 2001 World Championships. At the next Olympic Games in 2004, Prokhorova finished fifth while Lewis did not finish because of injury.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

World Record7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988
Olympic Record7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988

Results

Overall results

Points table after 7th event:

RankAthleteNationOverall
points
Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.)
100 metres hurdlesHigh JumpShot put200mLong JumpJavelin Throw800m
Gold medal icon.svg Denise Lewis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 65841090 pts
13.23 s
916
1.75
898
15.55
948
24.34
1001
6.48
864
50.19
867
2:16.83
Silver medal icon.svg Yelena Prokhorova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 65311031 pts
13.63 s
991
1.81
741
13.21
1008
23.72
1036
6.59
764
45.05 [2]
960
2:10.32
Bronze medal icon.svg Natallia Sazanovich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 6527 (SB)1058 pts
13.45 s
1029
1.84
847
14.79
969
24.12
1007
6.50
744
43.97
873
2:16.41 [2]
4 Urszula Włodarczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6470 (SB)1075 pts
13.33 s
953
1.78
824
14.45
953
24.29
946
6.31
786
46.16 [2]
933
2:12.15
5 Sabine Braun Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 63551052 pts
13.49 s
991
1.81
816
14.33
911
24.74
918
6.22
832
48.56
835
2:19.14
6 Natalya Roshchupkina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 62371021 pts
13.70 s [2]
1029
1.84
796
14.03
1026
23.53
691
5.47
742
43.87
932
2:12.24
7 Karin Specht-Ertl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 62091060 pts
13.43 s
953
1.78
764
13.55
920
24.64
918
6.22
719
42.70
875
2:16.25
8 Tiia Hautala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 61731033 pts
13.62 s
953
1.78
748
13.31
887
25.00
887
6.12
771
45.40
894
2:14.90
9 Le Shundra Nathan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 61501015 pts
13.74 s
953
1.78
809
14.22
902
24.84
868
6.06
734
43.48
869
2:16.67
10 Jane Jamieson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6104966 pts
14.09 s
991
1.81
767
13.59
862
25.27
877
6.09
770
45.32
871
2:16.57
11 Magalys García Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 6054 (SB)1056 pts
13.46 s
806
1.66
747
13.29
926
24.58
825
5.92
866
50.31
828
2:19.64
12 Austra Skujytė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 6034927 pts
14.37 s
953
1.78
867
15.09 [2]
855
25.35
840
5.97
772
45.43
820
2:20.25
13 Susanna Rajamäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6021 (PB)1036 pts
13.60 s
806
1.66
785
13.87
978
24.03
962
6.36
610
37.00
844
2:18.47
14 Gertrud Bacher Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 59891004 pts
13.82 s
916
1.75
711
12.75
890
24.96
801
5.84
689
41.14
978
2:09.08
15 Diana Koritskaya Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5975995 pts
13.88 s
879
1.72
763
13.53
973
24.08
717
5.56
680
40.67
968
2:09.77
16 Svetlana Kazanina Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 5898880 pts
14.71 s
916
1.75
725
12.97
883
25.04
801
5.84
735
43.53
958
2:10.45
17 Yasmina Azzizi Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 5896 (SB)1030 pts
13.64 s
736
1.60
805
14.17
925
24.59
813
5.88
788
46.28 [2]
799
2:21.82
18 Viorica Țigău Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 58931066 pts
13.39 s
879
1.72
630
11.53
905
24.80
853
6.01
732
43.38 [2]
828
2:19.65 [2]
19 Nathalie Teppe Flag of France.svg  France 5851976 pts
14.02 s
879
1.72
757
13.44
763
26.39
831
5.94
802
46.98
843
2:18.56
20 Larisa Teteryuk-Netseporuk Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5762905 pts
14.53 s
879
1.72
765
13.56
818
25.76
816
5.89
755
44.57
824
2:19.94
21 Irina Naumenko Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 5634942 pts
14.26 s
1029
1.84
612
11.26
869
25.19
813
5.88
525
32.53
844
2:18.49
22 Marsha Mark Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 56271018 pts
13.72 s [2]
806
1.66
624
11.44 [2]
855
25.35
819
5.90
841
48.99 [2]
664
2:32.36
23 Lyudmyla Blonska Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 5585826 pts
15.12 s
879
1.72
765
13.57
766
26.36
720
5.57
715
42.50
914
2:13.52
24 Pramila Ganapathy Flag of India.svg  India 5548947 pts
14.22 s
842
1.69
604
11.14
915
24.69
837
5.96
591
36.02
812
2:20.86
25 Soma Biswas Flag of India.svg  India 5481963 pts
14.11 s
771
1.63
641
11.69
912
24.73
741
5.64
659
39.59
794
2:22.17
26 Shelia Burrell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53451080 pts
13.30 s
0
NM
749
13.32
980
24.01
865
6.05
739
43.72
932
2:12.22 [2]
27 Sofiya Kabanova Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan 5101856 pts
14.89 s
879
1.72
632
11.56
690
27.27
620
5.22
602
36.61
822
2:20.11
  Eunice Barber Flag of France.svg  France DNF1129 pts
12.97 s
1029
1.84
613
11.27
936
24.47
828
5.93
 
 
 
 
  Inma Clopés Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF950 pts
14.20 s
806
1.66
707
12.70
775
26.25
0
NM
 
 
 
 
  Asimina Vanakara Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DNF952 pts
14.19 s
842
1.69
578
10.74
817
25.78
0
NM
 
 
 
 
  Astrid Retzke Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DNF990 pts
13.92 s
701
1.57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Rita Ináncsi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNF827 pts
15.11 s
842
1.69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Ghada Shouaa Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria DNF0 pts
DNF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

References

  1. "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Personal best (PB).