| | Event type
800 metres, Women
| Date | 22 – 25 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Participants | 38 from 30 countries |
Maria Mutola had won three world indoor titles, but had struggled at major outdoor internationals, despite often being favored. She was competing in her fourth Olympics, but her only medal had been a bronze in 1996. The 1999 World Champion had been Czech athlete Ludmila Formanová but she withdrew in round one with an injured ankle. The final pace was set by Czech Helena Fuchsová who led thru 400 metres in a rapid 55.04. Britain’s Kelly Holmes went into the lead at 600 metres, trailed by Mutola and Austria’s Steffi Graf. Mutola moved into the lead off the final turn and pulled away to win by four metres, with Graf getting silver and Holmes the bronze. Mutola had ended her big-meet jinx and would win the 2001 and 2003 World Championships. This was the first ever gold medal won for Mozambique.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2588 | Maria Mutola |  MOZ | 1:59.88 (1 h1) | 1:58.86 (1 h1) | 1:56.15 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1151 | Steffi Graf |  AUT | 1:58.39 (1 h5) | 1:57.56 (1 h2) | 1:56.64 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1831 | Kelly Holmes |  GBR | 2:01.76 (1 h4) | 1:58.45 (2 h2) | 1:56.80 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 3036 | Brigita Langerholc |  SLO | 2:01.89 (2 h2) | 1:59.05 (4 h2) | 1:58.51 (4) | |||
| 5 | 1533 | Helena Fuchsová |  CZE | 1:58.97 (3 h5) | 1:58.82 (3 h2) | 1:58.56 (5) | |||
| 6 | 1488 | Zulia Calatayud |  CUB | 2:00.18 (3 h3) | 1:59.30 (3 h1) | 1:58.66 (6) | |||
| 7 | 3335 | Hazel Clark-Riley |  USA | 2:01.99 (2 h4) | 1:59.12 (5 h2) | 1:58.75 (7) | |||
| 8 | 2531 | Hasna Benhassi |  MAR | 2:00.50 (3 h1) | 1:59.19 (2 h1) | 1:59.27 (8) | |||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | 1827 | Tamsyn Lewis |  AUS | 2:00.23 (2 h1) | 1:59.33 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | 3362 | Jearl Miles-Clark | USA | 2:01.79 (1 h2) | 1:59.44 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | 1906 | Claudia Gesell |  GER | 1:58.56 (2 h5) | 1:59.69 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | 2682 | Toni Hodgkinson |  NZL | 1:59.37 (4 h5) | 1:59.84 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | 2288 | Charmaine Howell |  JAM | 2:01.14 (5 h3) | 2:00.63 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | 2959 | Irina Mistyukevich |  RUS | 1:59.73 (2 h3) | 2:02.95 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | 1630 | Mayté Martínez |  ESP | 1:59.60 (1 h3) | 2:03.27 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | 3336 | Joetta Clark-Diggs | USA | 2:00.19 (4 h3) | 2:04.12 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | 2968 | Olga Raspopova | RUS | 2:01.95 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 3 h4 r1/3 | 2982 | Nataliya Tsyganova | RUS | 2:02.26 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | 1236 | Natasha Dukhnova |  BLR | 2:03.20 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | 3082 | Letitia Vriesde |  SUR | 2:02.09 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | 1211 | Sandra Stals |  BEL | 2:02.33 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | 3191 | Grace Birungi |  UGA | 2:03.32 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | 2530 | Mina Aït Hammou | MAR | 2:03.25 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | 1099 | Sue Andrews | AUS | 2:03.31 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | 1837 | Diane Modahl | GBR | 2:02.41 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | 3225 | Olena Buzhenko |  UKR | 2:03.48 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | 1357 | Léontine Tsiba |  CGO | 2:04.08 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | 2992 | Christine Mukamutesi |  RWA | 2:14.15 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | 2464 | Irina Latve |  LAT | 2:06.05 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | 1773 | Adama N'Jie |  GAM | 2:07.90 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | 1002 | Florencia Hunt |  AHO | 2:03.78 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | 2824 | Elena Iagăr |  ROU | 2:07.56 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | 1852 | Anhel Cape |  GBS | 2:17.05 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | 1030 | Delfina Joaquim |  ANG | 2:15.02 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h5 r1/3 | 1046 | Anna Nasilyan |  ARM | 2:14.86 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 8 h1 r1/3 | 3149 | Direma Banasso |  TOG | 2:13.67 (8 h1) | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/3 | 1546 | Roda Wais |  DJI | 2:31.71 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| AC h3 r1/3 | 1532 | Ludmila Formanová | CZE | – (DNF h3) | – | – | |||
| 2589 | Tina Paulino | MOZ | – (DNS h5) | – | – |
Round One (22 September 2000)
Top two in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One (10:00)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 1:59.88 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Tamsyn Lewis | AUS | 2:00.23 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Hasna Benhassi | MAR | 2:00.50 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Natasha Dukhnova | BLR | 2:03.20 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Grace Birungi | UGA | 2:03.32 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Olena Buzhenko | UKR | 2:03.48 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Florencia Hunt | AHO | 2:03.78 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Direma Banasso | TOG | 2:13.67 |
Heat Two (10:07)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jearl Miles-Clark | USA | 2:01.79 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Brigita Langerholc | SLO | 2:01.89 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Olga Raspopova | RUS | 2:01.95 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Letitia Vriesde | SUR | 2:02.09 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Mina Aït Hammou | MAR | 2:03.25 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Léontine Tsiba | CGO | 2:04.08 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Elena Iagăr | ROU | 2:07.56 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Roda Wais | DJI | 2:31.71 |
Heat Three (10:14)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Mayté Martínez | ESP | 1:59.60 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Irina Mistyukevich | RUS | 1:59.73 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Zulia Calatayud | CUB | 2:00.18 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Joetta Clark-Diggs | USA | 2:00.19 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Charmaine Howell | JAM | 2:01.14 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Christine Mukamutesi | RWA | 2:14.15 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Anhel Cape | GBS | 2:17.05 | |||
| 2 | Ludmila Formanová | CZE | – |
Heat Four (10:21)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Kelly Holmes | GBR | 2:01.76 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Hazel Clark-Riley | USA | 2:01.99 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Nataliya Tsyganova | RUS | 2:02.26 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Sandra Stals | BEL | 2:02.33 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Sue Andrews | AUS | 2:03.31 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Irina Latve | LAT | 2:06.05 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Delfina Joaquim | ANG | 2:15.02 |
Heat Five (10:28)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Steffi Graf | AUT | 1:58.39 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Claudia Gesell | GER | 1:58.56 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Helena Fuchsová | CZE | 1:58.97 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Toni Hodgkinson | NZL | 1:59.37 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Diane Modahl | GBR | 2:02.41 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Adama N'Jie | GAM | 2:07.90 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Anna Nasilyan | ARM | 2:14.86 | |||
| 3 | Tina Paulino | MOZ | – |
Semi-Finals (23 September 2000)
Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
Heat One (19:10)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 1:58.86 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Hasna Benhassi | MAR | 1:59.19 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Zulia Calatayud | CUB | 1:59.30 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Tamsyn Lewis | AUS | 1:59.33 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Jearl Miles-Clark | USA | 1:59.44 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Claudia Gesell | GER | 1:59.69 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Charmaine Howell | JAM | 2:00.63 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Mayté Martínez | ESP | 2:03.27 |
Heat Two (19:17)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Steffi Graf | AUT | 1:57.56 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Kelly Holmes | GBR | 1:58.45 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Helena Fuchsová | CZE | 1:58.82 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Brigita Langerholc | SLO | 1:59.05 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Hazel Clark-Riley | USA | 1:59.12 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Toni Hodgkinson | NZL | 1:59.84 | |||
| 7 | 5 | Irina Mistyukevich | RUS | 2:02.95 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Joetta Clark-Diggs | USA | 2:04.12 |
Final (25 September 2000 — 21:35)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 1:56.15 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Steffi Graf | AUT | 1:56.64 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Kelly Holmes | GBR | 1:56.80 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Brigita Langerholc | SLO | 1:58.51 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Helena Fuchsová | CZE | 1:58.56 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Zulia Calatayud | CUB | 1:58.66 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Hazel Clark-Riley | USA | 1:58.75 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Hasna Benhassi | MAR | 1:59.27 |
Splits
| 400 m | 55:04 | Helena Fuchsová | |