Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
Women's 800 metres at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stadium Australia | |||||||||
Date | 22 September 2000 (heats) 23 September 2000 (semi-finals) 25 September 2000 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 30 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:56.15 | |||||||||
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 800 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, Saturday 23 September, and Monday 25 September 2000.[1]
The top two runners in each of the initial five heats automatically qualified for the semi-final. The next six fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the semi-final.
The top three runners in each semi-final automatically qualified for the final. The next two fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the final.
There were a total number of 39 participating athletes.
In the final, Helena Fuchsova took her lane 1 position out to the lead, with Brigita Langerholc sweeping across the track from lane 8 to shut the door on Hazel Clark and the rest of the pack. Fuchsova held the lead through a 55.04 first lap and on to 600 metres in 1:25.5. Behind her the pack scrambled for position with Kelly Holmes on Fuchsova's shoulder. Holmes, then Maria Mutola, then Stephanie Graf all passed on the final turn. On the final straightaway, Mutola rans strong on the outside, advancing past Holmes, with Graf sprinting past for silver. Four years later, it would be reversed, with Holmes running past Mutoloa on the final straight.
Records[]
World Record | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | Munich, West Germany | 26 July 1983 |
Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | Nadiya Olizarenko | Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | 27 February 1980 |
Medals[]
Gold: ![]() |
Silver: ![]() |
Bronze: ![]() |
Maria Mutola, ![]() |
Stephanie Graf, ![]() |
Kelly Holmes, ![]() |
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.
- 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: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 7 | Maria Mutola | ![]() |
5 | 1:59.88 | Q | ||
2 | 10 | Tamsyn Lewis | ![]() |
3 | 2:00.33 | Q | ||
3 | 11 | Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
8 | 2:00.50 | q | ||
4 | 22 | Natalya Dukhnova | ![]() |
1 | 2:03.20 | |||
5 | 25 | Grace Birungi | ![]() |
6 | 2:03.32 | |||
6 | 26 | Olena Buzhenko | ![]() |
7 | 2:03:48 | |||
7 | 27 | Florencia Hunt | ![]() |
4 | 2:03.78 | NR | ||
8 | 32 | Direma Banasso | ![]() |
2 | 2:13.67 | PB |
Heat 2 of 5 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 14 | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
3 | 2:01.79 | Q | ||
2 | 15 | Brigita Langerholc | ![]() |
7 | 2:01.89 | Q | ||
3 | 16 | Olga Raspopova | ![]() |
1 | 2:01.95 | |||
4 | 18 | Letitia Vriesde | ![]() |
2 | 2:02.09 | |||
5 | 23 | Mina Ait Hammou | ![]() |
5 | 2:03.25 | |||
6 | 28 | Leontine Tsiba | ![]() |
6 | 2:04:08 | NR | ||
7 | 30 | Elena Iagăr | ![]() |
8 | 2:07.56 | |||
8 | 37 | Roda Ali Wais | ![]() |
4 | 2:31.71 |
Heat 3 of 5 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 5 | Mayte Martinez | ![]() |
3 | 1:59.60 | Q | PB | |
2 | 6 | Irina Mistyukevich | ![]() |
6 | 1:59.73 | Q | ||
3 | 8 | Zulia Calatayud | ![]() |
8 | 2:00.18 | q | ||
4 | 9 | Joetta Clark-Diggs | ![]() |
4 | 2:00.19 | q | ||
5 | 12 | Charmaine Howell | ![]() |
7 | 2:01.14 | q | ||
6 | 33 | Christine Mukamutesi | ![]() |
5 | 2:14:15 | |||
7 | 36 | Anhel Cape | ![]() |
1 | 2:17.05 | |||
Ludmila Formanova | ![]() |
2 | DNF |
Heat 4 of 5 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 13 | Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
6 | 2:01.76 | Q | ||
2 | 17 | Hazel Clark | ![]() |
5 | 2:01.99 | Q | ||
3 | 19 | Natalya Tsyganova | ![]() |
8 | 2:02.26 | |||
4 | 20 | Sandra Stals | ![]() |
4 | 2:02.33 | |||
5 | 24 | Susan Andrews | ![]() |
1 | 2:03.31 | |||
6 | 29 | Irina Latve | ![]() |
2 | 2:06:05 | |||
7 | 35 | Delfina Cassinda | ![]() |
3 | 2:15.02 |
Heat 5 of 5 Date: Friday 22 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | ![]() |
1 | 1:58.39 | Q | ||
2 | 2 | Claudia Gesell | ![]() |
2 | 1:58.56 | Q | ||
3 | 3 | Helena Fuchsova | ![]() |
4 | 1:58.97 | q | SB | |
4 | 4 | Toni Hodgkinson | ![]() |
7 | 1:59.37 | q | ||
5 | 21 | Diane Modahl | ![]() |
5 | 2:02.41 | |||
6 | 31 | Adama Njie | ![]() |
6 | 2:07:90 | SB | ||
7 | 34 | Anna Nasilyan | ![]() |
8 | 2:14.86 | |||
Tina Paulino | ![]() |
3 | DNS |
Overall Results Round 1
Round 1 Overall Results | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
1 | Stephanie Graf | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 1:58.39 | Q | |
2 | Claudia Gesell | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1:58.56 | Q | |
3 | Helena Fuchsova | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 3 | 1:58.97 | q | SB |
4 | Toni Hodgkinson | ![]() |
5 | 7 | 4 | 1:59.37 | q | |
5 | Mayte Martinez | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1:59.60 | Q | PB |
6 | Irina Mistyukevich | ![]() |
3 | 6 | 3 | 1:59.73 | Q | |
7 | Maria Mutola | ![]() |
1 | 5 | 1 | 1:59.88 | Q | |
8 | Zulia Calatayud | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 3 | 2:00.18 | q | |
9 | Joetta Clark-Diggs | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 4 | 2:00.19 | q | |
10 | Tamsyn Lewis | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2:00.23 | Q | |
11 | Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
1 | 8 | 3 | 2:00.50 | q | |
12 | Charmaine Howell | ![]() |
3 | 7 | 5 | 2:01.14 | q | |
13 | Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
4 | 6 | 1 | 2:01.76 | Q | |
14 | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2:01.79 | Q | |
15 | Brigita Langerholc | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 2 | 2:01.89 | Q | |
16 | Olga Raspopova | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 3 | 2:01.95 | ||
17 | Hazel Clark | ![]() |
4 | 5 | 2 | 2:01.99 | Q | |
18 | Letitia Vriesde | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2:02.09 | ||
19 | Natalya Tsyganova | ![]() |
4 | 8 | 3 | 2:02.25 | ||
20 | Sandra Stals | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2:02.33 | ||
21 | Diane Modahl | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2:02.41 | ||
22 | Natalya Dukhnova | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 4 | 2:03.20 | ||
23 | Mina Ait Hammou | ![]() |
2 | 5 | 5 | 2:03.25 | ||
24 | Susan Andrews | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 5 | 2:03.31 | ||
25 | Grace Birungi | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 5 | 2:03.32 | ||
26 | Olena Buzhenko | ![]() |
1 | 7 | 6 | 2:03.48 | ||
27 | Florencia Hunt | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 7 | 2:03.78 | NR | |
28 | Leontine Tsiba | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 6 | 2:04.08 | ||
29 | Irina Latve | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 6 | 2:06.05 | ||
30 | Elena Iagăr | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 7 | 2:07.56 | ||
31 | Adama Njie | ![]() |
5 | 6 | 6 | 2:07.90 | SB | |
32 | Direma Banasso | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 8 | 2:13.67 | PB | |
33 | Christine Mukamutesi | ![]() |
3 | 5 | 6 | 2:14.15 | ||
34 | Anna Nasilyan | ![]() |
5 | 8 | 7 | 2:14:86 | ||
35 | Delfina Cassinda | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 7 | 2:15.02 | ||
36 | Anhel Cape | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 7 | 2:17.05 | ||
37 | Roda Ali Wais | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 8 | 2:31.71 | ||
Ludmila Formanova | ![]() |
3 | 2 | DNF | ||||
Tina Paulino | ![]() |
5 | 3 | DNS |
Semi-finals[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Womens_800m_Sydney.jpg/250px-Womens_800m_Sydney.jpg)
Heat 1 of 2 Date: Saturday 23 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 4 | Maria Mutola | ![]() |
5 | 1:58.56 | Q | ||
2 | 7 | Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
4 | 1:59.19 | Q | ||
3 | 8 | Zulia Calatayud | ![]() |
2 | 1:59.30 | Q | PB | |
4 | 9 | Tamsyn Lewis | ![]() |
7 | 1:59.33 | |||
5 | 10 | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
3 | 1:59.44 | |||
6 | 11 | Claudia Gesell | ![]() |
6 | 1:59:69 | |||
7 | 13 | Charmaine Howell | ![]() |
8 | 2:00.63 | PB | ||
8 | 15 | Mayte Martinez | ![]() |
1 | 2:03.27 |
Heat 2 of 2 Date: Saturday 23 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
Heat | Overall | |||||||
1 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | ![]() |
3 | 1:57.56 | Q | ||
2 | 2 | Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
1 | 1:58.45 | Q | SB | |
3 | 3 | Helena Fuchsova | ![]() |
4 | 1:58.82 | Q | SB | |
4 | 5 | Brigita Langerholc | ![]() |
1 | 1:59.09 | q | NR | |
5 | 6 | Hazel Clark | ![]() |
6 | 1:59.12 | q | ||
6 | 12 | Toni Hodgkinson | ![]() |
7 | 1:59:84 | |||
7 | 14 | Irina Mistyukevich | ![]() |
5 | 2:02.95 | |||
8 | 16 | Joetta Clark-Diggs | ![]() |
8 | 2:04.12 |
Overall Results Semi-finals
Semi-Final Overall Results | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
1 | Stephanie Graf | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1:57.56 | Q | |
2 | Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1:58.45 | Q | SB |
3 | Helena Fuchsova | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1:58.82 | Q | SB |
4 | Maria Mutola | ![]() |
1 | 5 | 1 | 1:58.86 | Q | |
5 | Brigita Langerholc | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 4 | 1:59.96 | q | NR |
6 | Hazel Clark | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 5 | 1:59.12 | q | |
7 | Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 2 | 1:59.19 | Q | |
8 | Zulia Calatayud | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1:59.30 | Q | PB |
9 | Tamsyn Lewis | ![]() |
1 | 7 | 4 | 1:59.33 | ||
10 | Jearl Miles-Clark | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 5 | 1:59.44 | ||
11 | Claudia Gesell | ![]() |
1 | 6 | 6 | 1:59.69 | ||
12 | Toni Hodgkinson | ![]() |
2 | 7 | 6 | 1:59.84 | ||
13 | Charmaine Howell | ![]() |
1 | 8 | 7 | 2:00.63 | PB | |
14 | Irina Mistyukevich | ![]() |
2 | 5 | 7 | 2:02.95 | ||
15 | Mayte Martinez | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 8 | 2:03.27 | ||
16 | Joetta Clark-Diggs | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 8 | 2:04.12 |
Final[]
Date: Monday 25 September 2000 | ||||||||
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Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Time | Record | |||
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Maria Mutola | ![]() |
6 | 1:56.15 | SB | |||
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Stephanie Graf | ![]() |
5 | 1:56.64 | NR | |||
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Kelly Holmes | ![]() |
3 | 1:56.80 | SB | |||
4 | Brigita Langerholc | ![]() |
8 | 1:58.51 | NR | |||
5 | Helena Fuchsova | ![]() |
1 | 1:58.56 | PB | |||
6 | Zulia Calatayud | ![]() |
7 | 1:58.66 | PB | |||
7 | Hazel Clark | ![]() |
2 | 1:58.75 | ||||
8 | Hasna Benhassi | ![]() |
4 | 1:59.17 |
References[]
- ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Games: Women's 800 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links[]
- Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 800 metres at the Olympics
- 2000 in women's athletics
- Women's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics