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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	Number	Competitor	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	Natallia 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)	–	–
DNS	2589	Tina Paulino	MOZ	– (DNS h5)	–	–

Round One

Date	22 September 2000
Format	Top 2 in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1151	Steffi Graf	AUT	1:58.39	Q
2	1906	Claudia Gesell	GER	1:58.56	Q
3	1533	Helena Fuchsová	CZE	1:58.97	q
4	2682	Toni Hodgkinson	NZL	1:59.37	q
5	1630	Mayté Martínez	ESP	1:59.60	Q
6	2959	Irina Mistyukevich	RUS	1:59.73	Q
7	2588	Maria Mutola	MOZ	1:59.88	Q
8	1488	Zulia Calatayud	CUB	2:00.18	q
9	3336	Joetta Clark-Diggs	USA	2:00.19	q
10	1827	Tamsyn Lewis	AUS	2:00.23	Q
11	2531	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	2:00.50	q
12	2288	Charmaine Howell	JAM	2:01.14	q
13	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	2:01.76	Q
14	3362	Jearl Miles-Clark	USA	2:01.79	Q
15	3036	Brigita Langerholc	SLO	2:01.89	Q
16	2968	Olga Raspopova	RUS	2:01.95
17	3335	Hazel Clark-Riley	USA	2:01.99	Q
18	3082	Letitia Vriesde	SUR	2:02.09
19	2982	Nataliya Tsyganova	RUS	2:02.26
20	1211	Sandra Stals	BEL	2:02.33
21	1837	Diane Modahl	GBR	2:02.41
22	1236	Natallia Dukhnova	BLR	2:03.20
23	2530	Mina Aït Hammou	MAR	2:03.25
24	1099	Sue Andrews	AUS	2:03.31
25	3191	Grace Birungi	UGA	2:03.32
26	3225	Olena Buzhenko	UKR	2:03.48
27	1002	Florencia Hunt	AHO	2:03.78
28	1357	Léontine Tsiba	CGO	2:04.08
29	2464	Irina Latve	LAT	2:06.05
30	2824	Elena Iagăr	ROU	2:07.56
31	1773	Adama N'Jie	GAM	2:07.90
32	3149	Direma Banasso	TOG	2:13.67
33	2992	Christine Mukamutesi	RWA	2:14.15
34	1046	Anna Nasilyan	ARM	2:14.86
35	1030	Delfina Joaquim	ANG	2:15.02
36	1852	Anhel Cape	GBS	2:17.05
37	1546	Roda Wais	DJI	2:31.71
DNF	1532	Ludmila Formanová	CZE	–
DNS	2589	Tina Paulino	MOZ	–

Heat #1

Time	10:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	5	Maria Mutola	MOZ	1:59.88	Q
2	3	Tamsyn Lewis	AUS	2:00.23	Q
3	8	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	2:00.50	q
4	1	Natallia 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 #2

Time	10:07

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	3	Jearl Miles-Clark	USA	2:01.79	Q
2	7	Brigita Langerholc	SLO	2:01.89	Q
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 #3

Time	10:14

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	3	Mayté Martínez	ESP	1:59.60	Q
2	6	Irina Mistyukevich	RUS	1:59.73	Q
3	8	Zulia Calatayud	CUB	2:00.18	q
4	4	Joetta Clark-Diggs	USA	2:00.19	q
5	7	Charmaine Howell	JAM	2:01.14	q
6	5	Christine Mukamutesi	RWA	2:14.15
7	1	Anhel Cape	GBS	2:17.05
DNF	2	Ludmila Formanová	CZE	–

Heat #4

Time	10:21

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	6	Kelly Holmes	GBR	2:01.76	Q
2	5	Hazel Clark-Riley	USA	2:01.99	Q
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 #5

Time	10:28

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	1	Steffi Graf	AUT	1:58.39	Q
2	2	Claudia Gesell	GER	1:58.56	Q
3	4	Helena Fuchsová	CZE	1:58.97	q
4	7	Toni Hodgkinson	NZL	1:59.37	q
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
DNS	3	Tina Paulino	MOZ	–

Semi-Finals

Date	23 September 2000
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	1151	Steffi Graf	AUT	1:57.56	Q
2	1831	Kelly Holmes	GBR	1:58.45	Q
3	1533	Helena Fuchsová	CZE	1:58.82	Q
4	2588	Maria Mutola	MOZ	1:58.86	Q
5	3036	Brigita Langerholc	SLO	1:59.05	q
6	3335	Hazel Clark-Riley	USA	1:59.12	q
7	2531	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	1:59.19	Q
8	1488	Zulia Calatayud	CUB	1:59.30	Q
9	1827	Tamsyn Lewis	AUS	1:59.33
10	3362	Jearl Miles-Clark	USA	1:59.44
11	1906	Claudia Gesell	GER	1:59.69
12	2682	Toni Hodgkinson	NZL	1:59.84
13	2288	Charmaine Howell	JAM	2:00.63
14	2959	Irina Mistyukevich	RUS	2:02.95
15	1630	Mayté Martínez	ESP	2:03.27
16	3336	Joetta Clark-Diggs	USA	2:04.12

Heat #1

Time	19:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	5	Maria Mutola	MOZ	1:58.86	Q
2	4	Hasna Benhassi	MAR	1:59.19	Q
3	2	Zulia Calatayud	CUB	1:59.30	Q
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 #2

Time	19:17

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	3	Steffi Graf	AUT	1:57.56	Q
2	2	Kelly Holmes	GBR	1:58.45	Q
3	4	Helena Fuchsová	CZE	1:58.82	Q
4	1	Brigita Langerholc	SLO	1:59.05	q
5	6	Hazel Clark-Riley	USA	1:59.12	q
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 Round

Date	25 September 2000 — 21:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)
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

Split Times

Time	Athlete(s)	NOC	Result	Notes
400 m	Helena Fuchsová		55:04