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400 metres, Women

Date22 – 25 September 2000
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants57 from 42 countries

The two-time defending champion, France’s Marie-José Pérec, was entered but left Sydney in the early days of the Olympics, slinking away to the airport in a mysterious sequence of events. But she was not favored in 2000, at any rate. That fell to the true native Australian Cathy Freeman, who had won the silver medal in 1996 and was World Champion in 1997 and 1999. The Australian Olympic Organizing Committee (ACOG) also chose her to light the Olympic Flame at the opening ceremony. Further, with Australia attempting to make amends for its historically poor treatment of Aboriginals, Freeman was a symbol to her people. She had lost only one race since 1997 and was almost crushed by the expectations of the Australian people and media. But she came through. She trailed in the final through 200 metres, but closed on the final curve to pull almost even with Jamaica’s Lorraine Graham. But Freeman had the lead with 70 metres left, and pulled away to win easily, with four metres between her and Graham.

PosCompetitorNOCR1QFSFFinal
1Cathy FreemanAUS51.63 (1 h4)50.31 (1 h4)50.01 (1 h2)49.11 (1)Gold
2Lorraine GrahamJAM51.65 (3 h6)50.66 (1 h3)50.28 (1 h1)49.58 (2)Silver
3Katharine MerryGBR51.61 (1 h5)50.50 (1 h2)50.32 (2 h1)49.72 (3)Bronze
4Donna FraserGBR52.33 (3 h8)50.77 (3 h4)50.21 (4 h2)49.79 (4)
5Ana GuevaraMEX52.34 (2 h3)51.19 (2 h3)50.11 (2 h2)49.96 (5)
6Heide SeÿerlingRSA51.92 (3 h1)50.87 (2 h2)51.06 (3 h1)50.05 (6)
7Falilat OgunkoyaNGR51.88 (2 h8)50.49 (2 h4)50.18 (3 h2)50.12 (7)
8Olga KotlyarovaRUS51.99 (2 h7)50.97 (3 h2)51.21 (4 h1)51.04 (8)
5 h1 r3/4LaDonna AntoineCAN51.78 (1 h8)50.92 (2 h1)51.26 (5 h1)
5 h2 r3/4Sandie RichardsJAM51.86 (2 h5)51.00 (4 h2)50.42 (5 h2)
6 h1 r3/4Nataliya NazarovaRUS52.05 (2 h2)51.44 (4 h1)51.83 (6 h1)
6 h2 r3/4Jitka BurianováCZE51.59 (1 h6)50.85 (1 h1)51.15 (6 h2)
7 h1 r3/4Mireille NguimgoCMR51.88 (2 h1)51.08 (4 h4)52.03 (7 h1)
7 h2 r3/4Amy Mbacké ThiamSEN51.79 (1 h3)51.64 (3 h3)51.60 (7 h2)
8 h1 r3/4Nova Peris-KneeboneAUS52.51 (3 h5)51.28 (3 h1)52.49 (8 h1)
8 h2 r3/4K. M. BeenamolIND51.51 (1 h7)51.81 (4 h3)52.04 (8 h2)
5 h1 r2/4Claudine KomgangCMR51.74 (3 h4)51.57 (5 h1)
5 h2 r2/4Charity OparaNGR51.77 (1 h2)51.04 (5 h2)
5 h3 r2/4Bisi AfolabiNGR51.61 (2 h6)51.87 (5 h3)
5 h4 r2/4LaTasha Colander-RichardsonUSA51.75 (1 h1)52.07 (5 h4)
6 h1 r2/4Monique HennaganUSA51.73 (2 h4)51.85 (6 h1)
6 h2 r2/4Žana MininaLTU52.38 (3 h7)52.53 (6 h2)
6 h3 r2/4Otilia RuicuROU52.65 (3 h3)52.28 (6 h3)
6 h4 r2/4Damayanthi DharshaSRI52.13 (3 h2)52.35 (6 h4)
7 h1 r2/4Kaltouma NadjinaCHA52.34 (4 h2)52.60 (7 h1)
7 h2 r2/4Norfalia CarabalíESP52.36 (4 h4)52.63 (7 h2)
7 h3 r2/4Allison CurbishleyGBR52.20 (4 h6)52.50 (7 h3)
7 h4 r2/4Hana BenešováCZE52.85 (4 h5)52.70 (7 h4)
8 h1 r2/4Aliann PompeyGUY53.09 (5 h5)53.42 (8 h1)
8 h2 r2/4Foy WilliamsCAN52.94 (4 h1)52.68 (8 h2)
8 h3 r2/4Lee NaylorAUS53.10 (5 h2)53.83 (8 h3)
8 h4 r2/4Barbara PetráhnHUN52.86 (5 h6)52.72 (8 h4)
4 h3 r1/4Karen ShinkinsIRL53.27 (4 h3)
4 h7 r1/4Michelle CollinsUSA53.66 (4 h7)
4 h8 r1/4Yelena PiskunovaUZB55.40 (4 h8)
5 h1 r1/4Christine AmertilBAH53.12 (5 h1)
5 h3 r1/4Norma GonzálezCOL53.34 (5 h3)
5 h4 r1/4Olena RurakUKR53.45 (5 h4)
5 h7 r1/4Tanya OxleyBAR54.22 (5 h7)
5 h8 r1/4Ann MooneyPNG55.55 (5 h8)
6 h1 r1/4Oksana LunevaKGZ54.98 (6 h1)
6 h2 r1/4Svetlana BodritskayaKAZ53.91 (6 h2)
6 h3 r1/4Safia Abukar HusseinSOM1:13.25 (6 h3)
6 h4 r1/4Kristina PericaCRO53.72 (6 h4)
6 h5 r1/4Vernetta LesforisLCA54.67 (6 h5)
6 h6 r1/4Tonique WilliamsBAH53.43 (6 h6)
6 h7 r1/4Daniela GeorgievaBUL54.46 (6 h7)
7 h1 r1/4Hazel-Ann RegisGRN55.11 (7 h1)
7 h2 r1/4Lilian BwalyaZAM54.77 (7 h2)
7 h4 r1/4Awatef Ben HassineTUN54.50 (7 h4)
7 h5 r1/4Klodiana ShalaALB56.41 (7 h5)
7 h6 r1/4Marcia DanielDMA58.20 (7 h6)
7 h7 r1/4Dijana KojićBIH55.61 (7 h7)
8 h2 r1/4Maritza FigueroaNCA58.82 (8 h2)
8 h6 r1/4Haissa Ali GarbaNIG1:07.49 (8 h6)
8 h7 r1/4Awmima MohamedSUD1:02.94 (8 h7)
DQSvetlana PospelovaRUS[53.34] (DQ h8)1
DNSMarie-José PérecFRA– (DNS h5)
DNSBrigita LangerholcSLO– (DNS h8)

Round One

Date22 September 2000
FormatTop 3 in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.
PosCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
1K. M. BeenamolIND51.51Q
2Jitka BurianováCZE51.590.302Q
=3Katharine MerryGBR51.610.336Q
=3Bisi AfolabiNGR51.610.221Q
5Cathy FreemanAUS51.630.258Q
6Lorraine GrahamJAM51.65Q
7Monique HennaganUSA51.730.320Q
8Claudine KomgangCMR51.740.551Q
9LaTasha Colander-RichardsonUSA51.750.212Q
10Charity OparaNGR51.770.204Q
11LaDonna AntoineCAN51.78Q
12Amy Mbacké ThiamSEN51.790.217Q
13Sandie RichardsJAM51.860.294Q
=14Mireille NguimgoCMR51.880.242Q
=14Falilat OgunkoyaNGR51.880.187Q
16Heide SeÿerlingRSA51.920.428Q
17Olga KotlyarovaRUS51.990.190Q
18Nataliya NazarovaRUS52.050.207Q
19Damayanthi DharshaSRI52.130.242Q
20Allison CurbishleyGBR52.200.209q
21Donna FraserGBR52.330.209Q
=22Kaltouma NadjinaCHA52.340.202q
=22Ana GuevaraMEX52.340.315Q
24Norfalia CarabalíESP52.36q
25Žana MininaLTU52.380.201Q
26Nova Peris-KneeboneAUS52.510.191Q
27Otilia RuicuROU52.65Q
28Hana BenešováCZE52.85q
29Barbara PetráhnHUN52.860.189q
30Foy WilliamsCAN52.940.343q
31Aliann PompeyGUY53.090.226q
32Lee NaylorAUS53.10q
33Christine AmertilBAH53.120.254
34Karen ShinkinsIRL53.270.258
35Norma GonzálezCOL53.340.220
36Tonique WilliamsBAH53.430.174
37Olena RurakUKR53.450.202
38Michelle CollinsUSA53.660.295
39Kristina PericaCRO53.720.523
40Svetlana BodritskayaKAZ53.910.199
41Tanya OxleyBAR54.22
42Daniela GeorgievaBUL54.46
43Awatef Ben HassineTUN54.500.308
44Vernetta LesforisLCA54.670.520
45Lilian BwalyaZAM54.770.403
46Oksana LunevaKGZ54.980.403
47Hazel-Ann RegisGRN55.11
48Yelena PiskunovaUZB55.400.285
49Ann MooneyPNG55.550.378
50Dijana KojićBIH55.61
51Klodiana ShalaALB56.41
52Marcia DanielDMA58.200.222
53Maritza FigueroaNCA58.82
54Awmima MohamedSUD1:02.94
55Haissa Ali GarbaNIG1:07.49
56Safia Abukar HusseinSOM1:13.25
DQSvetlana PospelovaRUS[53.34]2
DNSMarie-José PérecFRA
DNSBrigita LangerholcSLO

Heat #1

Time19:24
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1LaTasha Colander-RichardsonUSA51.750.212Q
2Mireille NguimgoCMR51.880.242Q
3Heide SeÿerlingRSA51.920.428Q
4Foy WilliamsCAN52.940.343q
5Christine AmertilBAH53.120.254
6Oksana LunevaKGZ54.980.403
7Hazel-Ann RegisGRN55.11

Heat #2

Time19:30
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Charity OparaNGR51.770.204Q
2Nataliya NazarovaRUS52.050.207Q
3Damayanthi DharshaSRI52.130.242Q
4Kaltouma NadjinaCHA52.340.202q
5Lee NaylorAUS53.10q
6Svetlana BodritskayaKAZ53.910.199
7Lilian BwalyaZAM54.770.403
8Maritza FigueroaNCA58.82

Heat #3

Time19:36
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Amy Mbacké ThiamSEN51.790.217Q
2Ana GuevaraMEX52.340.315Q
3Otilia RuicuROU52.65Q
4Karen ShinkinsIRL53.270.258
5Norma GonzálezCOL53.340.220
6Safia Abukar HusseinSOM1:13.25

Heat #4

Time19:42
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Cathy FreemanAUS51.630.258Q
2Monique HennaganUSA51.730.320Q
3Claudine KomgangCMR51.740.551Q
4Norfalia CarabalíESP52.36q
5Olena RurakUKR53.450.202
6Kristina PericaCRO53.720.523
7Awatef Ben HassineTUN54.500.308

Heat #5

Time19:48
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Katharine MerryGBR51.610.336Q
2Sandie RichardsJAM51.860.294Q
3Nova Peris-KneeboneAUS52.510.191Q
4Hana BenešováCZE52.85q
5Aliann PompeyGUY53.090.226q
6Vernetta LesforisLCA54.670.520
7Klodiana ShalaALB56.41
DNSMarie-José PérecFRA

Heat #6

Time19:54
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Jitka BurianováCZE51.590.302Q
2Bisi AfolabiNGR51.610.221Q
3Lorraine GrahamJAM51.65Q
4Allison CurbishleyGBR52.200.209q
5Barbara PetráhnHUN52.860.189q
6Tonique WilliamsBAH53.430.174
7Marcia DanielDMA58.200.222
8Haissa Ali GarbaNIG1:07.49

Heat #7

Time20:00
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1K. M. BeenamolIND51.51Q
2Olga KotlyarovaRUS51.990.190Q
3Žana MininaLTU52.380.201Q
4Michelle CollinsUSA53.660.295
5Tanya OxleyBAR54.22
6Daniela GeorgievaBUL54.46
7Dijana KojićBIH55.61
8Awmima MohamedSUD1:02.94

Heat #8

Time20:06
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1LaDonna AntoineCAN51.78Q
2Falilat OgunkoyaNGR51.880.187Q
3Donna FraserGBR52.330.209Q
4Yelena PiskunovaUZB55.400.285
5Ann MooneyPNG55.550.378
DQSvetlana PospelovaRUS[53.34]3
DNSBrigita LangerholcSLO

Quarter-Finals

Date23 September 2000
FormatTop 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
PosCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
1Cathy FreemanAUS50.310.464Q
2Falilat OgunkoyaNGR50.490.196Q
3Katharine MerryGBR50.500.270Q
4Lorraine GrahamJAM50.660.216Q
5Donna FraserGBR50.770.194Q
6Jitka BurianováCZE50.850.274Q
7Heide SeÿerlingRSA50.870.163Q
8LaDonna AntoineCAN50.920.179Q
9Olga KotlyarovaRUS50.970.182Q
10Sandie RichardsJAM51.000.209Q
11Charity OparaNGR51.040.206
12Mireille NguimgoCMR51.080.200Q
13Ana GuevaraMEX51.19Q
14Nova Peris-KneeboneAUS51.280.196Q
15Nataliya NazarovaRUS51.440.198Q
16Claudine KomgangCMR51.57
17Amy Mbacké ThiamSEN51.640.217Q
18K. M. BeenamolIND51.81Q
19Monique HennaganUSA51.850.478
20Bisi AfolabiNGR51.870.263
21LaTasha Colander-RichardsonUSA52.070.311
22Otilia RuicuROU52.28
23Damayanthi DharshaSRI52.350.234
24Allison CurbishleyGBR52.500.193
25Žana MininaLTU52.530.300
26Kaltouma NadjinaCHA52.600.215
27Norfalia CarabalíESP52.63
28Foy WilliamsCAN52.680.337
29Hana BenešováCZE52.700.209
30Barbara PetráhnHUN52.720.224
31Aliann PompeyGUY53.420.212
32Lee NaylorAUS53.83

Heat #1

Time19:30
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Jitka BurianováCZE50.850.274Q
2LaDonna AntoineCAN50.920.179Q
3Nova Peris-KneeboneAUS51.280.196Q
4Nataliya NazarovaRUS51.440.198Q
5Claudine KomgangCMR51.57
6Monique HennaganUSA51.850.478
7Kaltouma NadjinaCHA52.600.215
8Aliann PompeyGUY53.420.212

Heat #2

Time19:37
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Katharine MerryGBR50.500.270Q
2Heide SeÿerlingRSA50.870.163Q
3Olga KotlyarovaRUS50.970.182Q
4Sandie RichardsJAM51.000.209Q
5Charity OparaNGR51.040.206
6Žana MininaLTU52.530.300
7Norfalia CarabalíESP52.63
8Foy WilliamsCAN52.680.337

Heat #3

Time19:44
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Lorraine GrahamJAM50.660.216Q
2Ana GuevaraMEX51.19Q
3Amy Mbacké ThiamSEN51.640.217Q
4K. M. BeenamolIND51.81Q
5Bisi AfolabiNGR51.870.263
6Otilia RuicuROU52.28
7Allison CurbishleyGBR52.500.193
8Lee NaylorAUS53.83

Heat #4

Time19:51
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Cathy FreemanAUS50.310.464Q
2Falilat OgunkoyaNGR50.490.196Q
3Donna FraserGBR50.770.194Q
4Mireille NguimgoCMR51.080.200Q
5LaTasha Colander-RichardsonUSA52.070.311
6Damayanthi DharshaSRI52.350.234
7Hana BenešováCZE52.700.209
8Barbara PetráhnHUN52.720.224

Semi-Finals

Date24 September 2000
FormatTop 4 in each heat advanced to the final.
PosCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
1Cathy FreemanAUS50.010.261Q
2Ana GuevaraMEX50.110.370Q
3Falilat OgunkoyaNGR50.180.516Q
4Donna FraserGBR50.210.188Q
5Lorraine GrahamJAM50.280.444Q
6Katharine MerryGBR50.320.301Q
7Sandie RichardsJAM50.420.253
8Heide SeÿerlingRSA51.06Q
9Jitka BurianováCZE51.150.255
10Olga KotlyarovaRUS51.210.243Q
11LaDonna AntoineCAN51.260.273
12Amy Mbacké ThiamSEN51.600.238
13Nataliya NazarovaRUS51.830.191
14Mireille NguimgoCMR52.030.213
15K. M. BeenamolIND52.04
16Nova Peris-KneeboneAUS52.490.263

Heat #1

Time20:00
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Lorraine GrahamJAM50.280.444Q
2Katharine MerryGBR50.320.301Q
3Heide SeÿerlingRSA51.06Q
4Olga KotlyarovaRUS51.210.243Q
5LaDonna AntoineCAN51.260.273
6Nataliya NazarovaRUS51.830.191
7Mireille NguimgoCMR52.030.213
8Nova Peris-KneeboneAUS52.490.263

Heat #2

Time20:07
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Cathy FreemanAUS50.010.261Q
2Ana GuevaraMEX50.110.370Q
3Falilat OgunkoyaNGR50.180.516Q
4Donna FraserGBR50.210.188Q
5Sandie RichardsJAM50.420.253
6Jitka BurianováCZE51.150.255
7Amy Mbacké ThiamSEN51.600.238
8K. M. BeenamolIND52.04

Final Round

Date25 September 2000 — 20:10
PosCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
1Cathy FreemanAUS49.110.227
2Lorraine GrahamJAM49.580.452
3Katharine MerryGBR49.720.270
4Donna FraserGBR49.790.174
5Ana GuevaraMEX49.960.261
6Heide SeÿerlingRSA50.050.175
7Falilat OgunkoyaNGR50.120.254
8Olga KotlyarovaRUS51.040.188