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Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres

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]

Women's 800 metres
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Date22 September 2000 (heats)
23 September 2000 (semi-finals)
25 September 2000 (final)
Competitors38 from 30 nations
Winning time1:56.15
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Mutola
 Mozambique
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Graf
 Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kelly Holmes
 Great Britain
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Video on YouTube Official Video Highlights
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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 Fuchsová 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

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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

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Gold:   Silver:   Bronze:  
Maria Mutola,   Mozambique Stephanie Graf,   Austria Kelly Holmes,   Great Britain

Results

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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

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Round 1

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Heat 1 of 5
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 7 Maria Mutola   Mozambique 5 1:59.88 Q
2 10 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 3 2:00.33 Q
3 11 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 8 2:00.50 q
4 22 Natalya Dukhnova   Belarus 1 2:03.20
5 25 Grace Birungi   Uganda 6 2:03.32
6 26 Olena Buzhenko   Ukraine 7 2:03:48
7 27 Florencia Hunt   Netherlands Antilles 4 2:03.78 NR
8 32 Direma Banasso   Togo 2 2:13.67 PB
Heat 2 of 5
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 14 Jearl Miles Clark   United States 3 2:01.79 Q
2 15 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 7 2:01.89 Q
3 16 Olga Raspopova   Russia 1 2:01.95
4 18 Letitia Vriesde   Suriname 2 2:02.09
5 23 Mina Ait Hammou   Morocco 5 2:03.25
6 28 Leontine Tsiba   Republic of the Congo 6 2:04:08 NR
7 30 Elena Iagăr   Romania 8 2:07.56
8 37 Roda Ali Wais   Djibouti 4 2:31.71
Heat 3 of 5
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 5 Mayte Martínez   Spain 3 1:59.60 Q PB
2 6 Irina Mistyukevich   Russia 6 1:59.73 Q
3 8 Zulia Calatayud   Cuba 8 2:00.18 q
4 9 Joetta Clark Diggs   United States 4 2:00.19 q
5 12 Charmaine Howell   Jamaica 7 2:01.14 q
6 33 Christine Mukamutesi   Rwanda 5 2:14:15
7 36 Anhel Cape   Guinea-Bissau 1 2:17.05
Ludmila Formanová   Czech Republic 2 DNF
Heat 4 of 5
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 13 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 6 2:01.76 Q
2 17 Hazel Clark   United States 5 2:01.99 Q
3 19 Natalya Tsyganova   Russia 8 2:02.26
4 20 Sandra Stals   Belgium 4 2:02.33
5 24 Susan Andrews   Australia 1 2:03.31
6 29 Irina Latve   Latvia 2 2:06:05
7 35 Delfina Cassinda   Angola 3 2:15.02
Heat 5 of 5
Date: Friday 22 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Stephanie Graf   Austria 1 1:58.39 Q
2 2 Claudia Gesell   Germany 2 1:58.56 Q
3 3 Helena Fuchsová   Czech Republic 4 1:58.97 q SB
4 4 Toni Hodgkinson   New Zealand 7 1:59.37 q
5 21 Diane Modahl   Great Britain 5 2:02.41
6 31 Adama Njie   The Gambia 6 2:07:90 SB
7 34 Anna Nasilyan   Armenia 8 2:14.86
Tina Paulino   Mozambique 3 DNS

Overall Results Round 1

Round 1
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Stephanie Graf   Austria 5 1 1 1:58.39 Q
2 Claudia Gesell   Germany 5 2 2 1:58.56 Q
3 Helena Fuchsová   Czech Republic 5 4 3 1:58.97 q SB
4 Toni Hodgkinson   New Zealand 5 7 4 1:59.37 q
5 Mayte Martínez   Spain 3 3 1 1:59.60 Q PB
6 Irina Mistyukevich   Russia 3 6 3 1:59.73 Q
7 Maria Mutola   Mozambique 1 5 1 1:59.88 Q
8 Zulia Calatayud   Cuba 2 8 3 2:00.18 q
9 Joetta Clark Diggs   United States 3 4 4 2:00.19 q
10 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 1 3 2 2:00.23 Q
11 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 1 8 3 2:00.50 q
12 Charmaine Howell   Jamaica 3 7 5 2:01.14 q
13 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 4 6 1 2:01.76 Q
14 Jearl Miles Clark   United States 2 3 1 2:01.79 Q
15 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 2 7 2 2:01.89 Q
16 Olga Raspopova   Russia 2 1 3 2:01.95
17 Hazel Clark   United States 4 5 2 2:01.99 Q
18 Letitia Vriesde   Suriname 2 2 4 2:02.09
19 Natalya Tsyganova   Russia 4 8 3 2:02.25
20 Sandra Stals   Belgium 4 4 4 2:02.33
21 Diane Modahl   Great Britain 5 5 5 2:02.41
22 Natalya Dukhnova   Belarus 1 1 4 2:03.20
23 Mina Ait Hammou   Morocco 2 5 5 2:03.25
24 Susan Andrews   Australia 4 1 5 2:03.31
25 Grace Birungi   Uganda 1 6 5 2:03.32
26 Olena Buzhenko   Ukraine 1 7 6 2:03.48
27 Florencia Hunt   Netherlands Antilles 1 4 7 2:03.78 NR
28 Leontine Tsiba   Republic of the Congo 2 6 6 2:04.08
29 Irina Latve   Latvia 4 2 6 2:06.05
30 Elena Iagăr   Romania 2 8 7 2:07.56
31 Adama Njie   The Gambia 5 6 6 2:07.90 SB
32 Direma Banasso   Togo 1 2 8 2:13.67 PB
33 Christine Mukamutesi   Rwanda 3 5 6 2:14.15
34 Anna Nasilyan   Armenia 5 8 7 2:14:86
35 Delfina Cassinda   Angola 4 3 7 2:15.02
36 Anhel Cape   Guinea-Bissau 3 1 7 2:17.05
37 Roda Ali Wais   Djibouti 2 4 8 2:31.71
Ludmila Formanová   Czech Republic 3 2 DNF
Tina Paulino   Mozambique 5 3 DNS

Semi-finals

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Semifinal 1
Heat 1 of 2
Date: Saturday 23 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 4 Maria Mutola   Mozambique 5 1:58.56 Q
2 7 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 4 1:59.19 Q
3 8 Zulia Calatayud   Cuba 2 1:59.30 Q PB
4 9 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 7 1:59.33
5 10 Jearl Miles Clark   United States 3 1:59.44
6 11 Claudia Gesell   Germany 6 1:59:69
7 13 Charmaine Howell   Jamaica 8 2:00.63 PB
8 15 Mayte Martínez   Spain 1 2:03.27
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Saturday 23 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Stephanie Graf   Austria 3 1:57.56 Q
2 2 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 1 1:58.45 Q SB
3 3 Helena Fuchsová   Czech Republic 4 1:58.82 Q SB
4 5 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 1 1:59.09 q NR
5 6 Hazel Clark   United States 6 1:59.12 q
6 12 Toni Hodgkinson   New Zealand 7 1:59:84
7 14 Irina Mistyukevich   Russia 5 2:02.95
8 16 Joetta Clark Diggs   United States 8 2:04.12

Overall Results Semi-finals

Semi-final
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Stephanie Graf   Austria 2 3 1 1:57.56 Q
2 Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 1 2 2 1:58.45 Q SB
3 Helena Fuchsová   Czech Republic 2 4 3 1:58.82 Q SB
4 Maria Mutola   Mozambique 1 5 1 1:58.86 Q
5 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 2 1 4 1:59.96 q NR
6 Hazel Clark   United States 2 6 5 1:59.12 q
7 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 1 4 2 1:59.19 Q
8 Zulia Calatayud   Cuba 1 2 3 1:59.30 Q PB
9 Tamsyn Lewis   Australia 1 7 4 1:59.33
10 Jearl Miles Clark   United States 1 3 5 1:59.44
11 Claudia Gesell   Germany 1 6 6 1:59.69
12 Toni Hodgkinson   New Zealand 2 7 6 1:59.84
13 Charmaine Howell   Jamaica 1 8 7 2:00.63 PB
14 Irina Mistyukevich   Russia 2 5 7 2:02.95
15 Mayte Martínez   Spain 1 1 8 2:03.27
16 Joetta Clark Diggs   United States 2 8 8 2:04.12

Final

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Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Time Record
  Maria Mutola   Mozambique 6 1:56.15 SB
  Stephanie Graf   Austria 5 1:56.64 NR
  Kelly Holmes   Great Britain 3 1:56.80 SB
4 Brigita Langerholc   Slovenia 8 1:58.51 NR
5 Helena Fuchsová   Czech Republic 1 1:58.56 PB
6 Zulia Calatayud   Cuba 7 1:58.66 PB
7 Hazel Clark   United States 2 1:58.75
8 Hasna Benhassi   Morocco 4 1:59.17

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Games: Women's 800 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
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