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4 × 400 metres Relay, Women

Date	29 – 30 September 2000
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Participants	93 from 21 countries

Germany and Russia had won the last two World Championships, with the USA second both times. Jamaica was also a challenger, having won bronze at the 1997 Worlds. The US and not advanced any runners to the 400 final, but the team was strengthened by the addition of Marion Jones, who had won the 100 and 200. The US led from the start although Catherine Pomales-Scott pulled Jamaica even at the halfway mark. Jones ran the third for the US in 49.46 and put the US ahead for good, with anchor runner LaTasha Colander-Richardson winning by five metres. Jamaica, Russia, Nigeria, and Australia fought it out for the other medals, with only a few metres separating them, Jamaica getting silver, and Russia the bronze. In 2007 Marion Jones admitted to having used performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) at the time of the 2000 Olympics and her records and performances from that year were stricken by the IAAF. The IOC moved to remove the USA as gold medalists as well, but after a protest and a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which was announced in July 2010, the USA kept their gold medals, except for Jones.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	United States	USA	3:23.95 (1 h1)	3:22.62 (1)	Gold	1
		Jearl Miles-Clark • Monique Hennagan • Marion Jones 2 • LaTasha Colander-Richardson • Andrea Anderson
2	–	Jamaica	JAM	3:25.65 (2 h2)	3:23.25 (2)	Silver
		Sandie Richards • Catherine Pomales-Scott • Deon Hemmings • Lorraine Graham • Michelle Burgher • Charmaine Howell
3	–	Russian Federation	RUS	3:26.05 (3 h2)	3:23.46 (3)	Bronze
		Yuliya Sotnikova • Svetlana Goncharenko • Olga Kotlyarova • Irina Privalova • Nataliya Nazarova • Olesya Zykina
4	–	Nigeria	NGR	3:22.99 (1 h3)	3:23.80 (4)
		Bisi Afolabi • Charity Opara • Rosemary Okafor • Falilat Ogunkoya • Doris Jacob
5	–	Australia	AUS	3:24.05 (2 h3)	3:23.81 (5)
		Nova Peris-Kneebone • Tamsyn Lewis • Melinda Gainsford-Taylor • Cathy Freeman • Sue Andrews • Jana Pittman
6	–	Great Britain	GBR	3:25.28 (1 h2)	3:25.67 (6)
		Tasha Danvers • Donna Fraser • Allison Curbishley • Katharine Merry • Helen Frost
7	–	Czech Republic	CZE	3:24.40 (3 h3)	3:29.17 (7)
		Jitka Burianová • Hana Benešová • Lenka Ficková • Helena Fuchsová
8	–	Cuba	CUB	3:25.22 (2 h1)	3:29.47 (8)
		Zulia Calatayud • Daysi Duportey • Idalmis Bonne • Daimí Pernía
3 h1 r1/2	–	Belarus	BLR	3:26.31 (3 h1)	–
		Natallia Salahub • Alena Budnik • Iryna Khliustava • Hanna Kazak
4 h1 r1/2	–	Germany	GER	3:27.02 (4 h1)	–
		Shanta Ghosh • Ulrike Urbansky • Birgit Rockmeier • Florence Ekpo-Umoh
4 h2 r1/2	–	Italy	ITA	3:27.23 (4 h2)	–
		Daniela Graglia • Francesca Carbone • Fabiola Piroddi • Virna De Angeli
4 h3 r1/2	–	Senegal	SEN	3:28.02 (4 h3)	–
		Aïda Diop • Mame Tacko Diouf • Aminata Diouf • Amy Mbacké Thiam
5 h1 r1/2	–	Canada	CAN	3:27.36 (5 h1)	–
		Karlene Haughton • LaDonna Antoine • Foy Williams • Samantha George
5 h2 r1/2	–	India	IND	3:31.46 (5 h2)	–
		Paramjit Kaur • Jincy Phillip • Rosa Kutty • K. M. Beenamol
5 h3 r1/2	–	Barbados	BAR	3:30.83 (5 h3)	–
		Melissa Straker-Taylor • Andrea Blackett • Sherlene Williams • Tanya Oxley
6 h1 r1/2	–	Spain	ESP	3:32.45 (6 h1)	–
		Julia Alba • Norfalia Carabalí • Miriam Bravo • Mayté Martínez
6 h2 r1/2	–	Puerto Rico	PUR	3:33.30 (6 h2)	–
		Militza Castro • Sandra Moya • Beatriz Cruz • Maritza Salas
6 h3 r1/2	–	Ireland	IRL	3:32.24 (6 h3)	–
		Karen Shinkins • Martina McCarthy • Emily Maher • Ciara Sheehy
7 h1 r1/2	–	Yugoslavia	SCG	3:37.99 (7 h1)	–
		Mila Savić • Jelena Stanisavljević • Vukosava Đapić • Tatjana Lojanica
7 h3 r1/2	–	Slovenia	SLO	3:35.00 (7 h3)	–
		Meta Mačus • Brigita Langerholc • Jolanda Čeplak • Saša Prokofjev
8 h3 r1/2	–	Uzbekistan	UZB	3:43.96 (8 h3)	–
		Nataliya Kobina • Yelena Piskunova • Zamira Amirova • Nataliya Senkina
DNS	–	Cameroon	CMR	– (DNS h1)	–
DNS	–	Colombia	COL	– (DNS h2)	–

Round One

Date	29 September 2000
Format	Top 2 in each heat and next 2 fastest advanced to the final round.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	Nigeria	NGR	3:22.99	0.202	Q
2	United States	USA	3:23.95	0.258	Q
3	Australia	AUS	3:24.05	0.210	Q
4	Czech Republic	CZE	3:24.40	0.356	q
5	Cuba	CUB	3:25.22	0.339	Q
6	Great Britain	GBR	3:25.28	–	Q
7	Jamaica	JAM	3:25.65	0.580	Q
8	Russian Federation	RUS	3:26.05	0.229	q
9	Belarus	BLR	3:26.31	0.159
10	Germany	GER	3:27.02	0.215
11	Italy	ITA	3:27.23	0.261
12	Canada	CAN	3:27.36	0.329
13	Senegal	SEN	3:28.02	0.207
14	Barbados	BAR	3:30.83	0.489
15	India	IND	3:31.46	0.272
16	Ireland	IRL	3:32.24	0.159
17	Spain	ESP	3:32.45	–
18	Puerto Rico	PUR	3:33.30	0.390
19	Slovenia	SLO	3:35.00	0.376
20	Yugoslavia	SCG	3:37.99	0.294
21	Uzbekistan	UZB	3:43.96	0.273
DNS	Cameroon	CMR	–	–
DNS	Colombia	COL	–	–

Heat #1

Time	18:40

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	United States	USA	3:23.95	0.258	Q
Lead-Off	3362	Jearl Miles-Clark		–	–
2nd Leg	3353	Monique Hennagan		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Andrea Anderson		–	–
Anchor	3337	LaTasha Colander-Richardson		–	–
2	3	Cuba	CUB	3:25.22	0.339	Q
Lead-Off	1488	Zulia Calatayud		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Daysi Duportey		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Idalmis Bonne		–	–
Anchor	1497	Daimí Pernía		–	–
3	8	Belarus	BLR	3:26.31	0.159
Lead-Off	–	Natallia Salahub		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Alena Budnik		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Iryna Khliustava		–	–
Anchor	–	Hanna Kazak		–	–
4	5	Germany	GER	3:27.02	0.215
Lead-Off	–	Shanta Ghosh		–	–
2nd Leg	1929	Ulrike Urbansky		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Birgit Rockmeier		–	–
Anchor	–	Florence Ekpo-Umoh		–	–
5	2	Canada	CAN	3:27.36	0.329
Lead-Off	1342	Karlene Haughton		–	–
2nd Leg	1335	LaDonna Antoine		–	–
3rd Leg	1352	Foy Williams		–	–
Anchor	–	Samantha George		–	–
6	7	Spain	ESP	3:32.45	–
Lead-Off	–	Julia Alba		–	–
2nd Leg	1618	Norfalia Carabalí		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Miriam Bravo		–	–
Anchor	1630	Mayté Martínez		–	–
7	1	Yugoslavia	SCG	3:37.99	0.294
Lead-Off	3447	Mila Savić		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Jelena Stanisavljević		–	–
3rd Leg	3440	Vukosava Đapić		–	–
Anchor	–	Tatjana Lojanica		–	–
DNS	6	Cameroon	CMR	–	–

Heat #2

Time	18:49

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Great Britain	GBR	3:25.28	–	Q
Lead-Off	–	Helen Frost		–	–
2nd Leg	1827	Donna Fraser		–	–
3rd Leg	1823	Allison Curbishley		–	–
Anchor	1836	Katharine Merry		–	–
2	8	Jamaica	JAM	3:25.65	0.580	Q
Lead-Off	2288	Charmaine Howell		–	–
2nd Leg	2295	Catherine Pomales-Scott		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Michelle Burgher		–	–
Anchor	2294	Sandie Richards		–	–
3	4	Russian Federation	RUS	3:26.05	0.229	q
Lead-Off	2977	Yuliya Sotnikova		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Olesya Zykina		–	–
3rd Leg	2933	Svetlana Goncharenko		–	–
Anchor	2961	Nataliya Nazarova		–	–
4	3	Italy	ITA	3:27.23	0.261
Lead-Off	–	Daniela Graglia		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Francesca Carbone		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Fabiola Piroddi		–	–
Anchor	–	Virna De Angeli		–	–
5	2	India	IND	3:31.46	0.272
Lead-Off	–	Paramjit Kaur		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Jincy Phillip		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Rosa Kutty		–	–
Anchor	2107	K. M. Beenamol		–	–
6	6	Puerto Rico	PUR	3:33.30	0.390
Lead-Off	–	Militza Castro		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Sandra Moya		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Beatriz Cruz		–	–
Anchor	–	Maritza Salas		–	–
DNS	7	Colombia	COL	–	–

Heat #3

Time	18:58

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Nigeria	NGR	3:22.99	0.202	Q
Lead-Off	–	Doris Jacob		–	–
2nd Leg	2638	Bisi Afolabi		–	–
3rd Leg	1111	Rosemary Okafor		–	–
Anchor	2653	Charity Opara		–	–
2	2	Australia	AUS	3:24.05	0.210	Q
Lead-Off	1827	Tamsyn Lewis		–	–
2nd Leg	1099	Sue Andrews		–	–
3rd Leg	1128	Jana Pittman		–	–
Anchor	1824	Nova Peris-Kneebone		–	–
3	3	Czech Republic	CZE	3:24.40	0.356	q
Lead-Off	1530	Jitka Burianová		–	–
2nd Leg	1528	Hana Benešová		–	–
3rd Leg	1487	Lenka Ficková		–	–
Anchor	1533	Helena Fuchsová		–	–
4	1	Senegal	SEN	3:28.02	0.207
Lead-Off	3000	Aïda Diop		–	–
2nd Leg	3002	Mame Tacko Diouf		–	–
3rd Leg	3001	Aminata Diouf		–	–
Anchor	3005	Amy Mbacké Thiam		–	–
5	7	Barbados	BAR	3:30.83	0.489
Lead-Off	–	Melissa Straker-Taylor		–	–
2nd Leg	1190	Andrea Blackett		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Sherlene Williams		–	–
Anchor	1193	Tanya Oxley		–	–
6	6	Ireland	IRL	3:32.24	0.159
Lead-Off	2159	Karen Shinkins		–	–
2nd Leg	–	Martina McCarthy		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Emily Maher		–	–
Anchor	–	Ciara Sheehy		–	–
7	8	Slovenia	SLO	3:35.00	0.376
Lead-Off	–	Meta Mačus		–	–
2nd Leg	3036	Brigita Langerholc		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Jolanda Čeplak		–	–
Anchor	–	Saša Prokofjev		–	–
8	4	Uzbekistan	UZB	3:43.96	0.273
Lead-Off	–	Nataliya Kobina		–	–
2nd Leg	2965	Yelena Piskunova		–	–
3rd Leg	–	Zamira Amirova		–	–
Anchor	–	Nataliya Senkina		–	–

Final Round

Date	30 September 2000 — 21:35

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time	Split	Exchange
1	5	United States	USA	3:22.62	0.222	– (–)	– (–)	3
Lead-Off	3362	Jearl Miles-Clark		–	–	50.86 (1)	– (–)
2nd Leg	3353	Monique Hennagan		–	–	51.57 (5)	1:42.43 (2)
3rd Leg	3357	Marion Jones		–	–	49.46 (1)	2:31.89 (1)	4
Anchor	3337	LaTasha Colander-Richardson		–	–	50.73 (6)	– (–)
2	7	Jamaica	JAM	3:23.25	0.344	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	2294	Sandie Richards		–	–	51.14 (2)	– (–)
2nd Leg	2295	Catherine Pomales-Scott		–	–	51.18 (=3)	1:42.32 (1)
3rd Leg	2287	Deon Hemmings		–	–	51.30 (5)	2:33.62 (2)
Anchor	2286	Lorraine Graham		–	–	49.63 (3)	– (–)
3	1	Russian Federation	RUS	3:23.46	0.202	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	2977	Yuliya Sotnikova		–	–	52.21 (6)	– (–)
2nd Leg	2933	Svetlana Goncharenko		–	–	51.18 (=3)	1:43.39 (4)
3rd Leg	2948	Olga Kotlyarova		–	–	50.21 (2)	2:33.60 (1)
Anchor	2966	Irina Privalova		–	–	49.81 (5)	– (–)
4	3	Nigeria	NGR	3:23.80	0.323	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	2638	Bisi Afolabi		–	–	52.09 (5)	– (–)
2nd Leg	2653	Charity Opara		–	–	50.97 (2)	1:43.06 (3)
3rd Leg	1111	Rosemary Okafor		–	–	51.13 (4)	2:34.19 (3)
Anchor	2649	Falilat Ogunkoya		–	–	49.61 (2)	– (–)
5	4	Australia	AUS	3:23.81	0.374	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1824	Nova Peris-Kneebone		–	–	51.71 (3)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1827	Tamsyn Lewis		–	–	51.69 (6)	1:43.40 (5)
3rd Leg	1823	Melinda Gainsford-Taylor		–	–	51.06 (3)	2:34.46 (4)
Anchor	1836	Cathy Freeman		–	–	49.35 (1)	– (–)
6	6	Great Britain	GBR	3:25.67	0.431	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1824	Tasha Danvers		–	–	53.14 (8)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1827	Donna Fraser		–	–	50.30 (1)	1:43.44 (6)
3rd Leg	1823	Allison Curbishley		–	–	52.46 (7)	2:35.90 (5)
Anchor	1836	Katharine Merry		–	–	49.77 (4)	– (–)
7	2	Czech Republic	CZE	3:29.17	0.299	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1530	Jitka Burianová		–	–	51.78 (4)	– (–)
2nd Leg	1528	Hana Benešová		–	–	52.23 (7)	1:44.01 (7)
3rd Leg	1487	Lenka Ficková		–	–	53.74 (8)	2:37.75 (7)
Anchor	1533	Helena Fuchsová		–	–	51.42 (7)	– (–)
8	8	Cuba	CUB	3:29.47	0.557	– (–)	– (–)
Lead-Off	1488	Zulia Calatayud		–	–	52.48 (7)	– (–)
2nd Leg	–	Daysi Duportey		–	–	52.26 (8)	1:44.74 (8)
3rd Leg	–	Idalmis Bonne		–	–	51.73 (6)	2:36.47 (6)
Anchor	1497	Daimí Pernía		–	–	53.00 (8)	– (–)