The Men's 400 metres Hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

as part of the athletics programme

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...

 were held at Stadium Australia on Sunday 24 September, Monday 25 September and Wednesday 27 September 2000.

The top two runners in each of the initial eight heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 24 runners competed in 3 heats in the semifinals, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the finals. The next two fastest runners from across the heats also qualified.

Records

World and Olympic records prior to the Games.>

World Record	46.78	Kevin Young Kevin Young (athlete) Kevin Curtis Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics...	USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	8 June 1992
Olympic Record	46.78	Kevin Young Kevin Young (athlete) Kevin Curtis Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics...	USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	8 June 1992

Results

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.
• AR denotes area/continental record.
• OR denotes Olympic record.
• WR denotes world record.
• PB denotes personal best.
• SB denotes season best.

Round 1

Heat 1 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	3	Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:...		8	0.171 s	49.25 s	Q
2	5	Thomas Goller Thomas Goller Thomas Goller is a German hurdler.He won a bronze medal in a 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships and two gold medals in the events of 400 metres hurdles and relay at the 1999 edition....		7	0.154 s	49.32 s	Q
3	17	Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko is a retired hurdler from Russia, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career . He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics , and set his personal best in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 1998-06-13 in...		3	0.255 s	50.01 s	q
4	34	Rohan Robinson Rohan Robinson Rohan Stuart Robinson is a retired Australian hurdler.His personal best time was 48.28 seconds, achieved in the 1996 Olympic final in Atlanta. This is the current Oceanian record.-Achievements:-References:...		4	0.173 s	50.80 s
5	35	Willie Smith		5	0.156 s	50.89 s
6	45	Carlos Zbinden		6	0.180 s	51.36 s
7	49	Victor Houston Victor Houston (athlete) Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and...		2	0.179 s	51.51 s

Heat 2 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	6	Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...		5	0.162 s	49.35 s	Q
2	8	Boris Gorban Boris Gorban Boris Gorban is a Russian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Gorban won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, establishing a national record of 3:04.82 minutes together with teammates Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Ruslan Mashchenko and Andrey...		8	0.195 s	49.44 s	Q
3	13	Félix Sánchez Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...		4	0.142 s	49.70 s	q
4	14	Blair Young		6	0.193 s	49.75 s	q
5	16	Tien-Wen Chen		2	0.180 s	49.93 s	q	NR
6	18T	Erick Keter Erick Keter Erick Keter is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He has also been a Kenyan record holder during his career.-Achievements:-External links:...		3	0.269 s	50.06 s	q	SB
7	22T	Kazuhiko Yamazaki		1	0.177 s	50.15 s
8	22T	Yvon Rakotoarimiandry		7	0.185 s	50.15 s

Heat 3 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	9	Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....		8	0.185 s	49.48 s	Q
2	12	Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.13 seconds, achieved in Rome in 1998.-Achievements:-External links:...		6	0.171 s	49.64 s	Q
3	20	Ibou Faye Ibou Faye Ibou Faye is a Senegalese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles.- Achievements :*2003 All-Africa Games - bronze medal*1999 All-Africa Games - gold medal - 48.30 seconds, personal best...		4	0.188 s	50.09 s
4	29	Arijan Raja Ratnayake		7	0.346 s	50.43 s
5	31	Erkinjon Isakov		5	0.182 s	50.71 s
6	37	Hillary Kiprotich Maritim		3	0.180 s	51.04 s
7	38	Sylvester Omodiale		2	0.189 s	51.06 s

Heat 4 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	21	Jiri Muzik Jirí Mužík Jiří Mužík is a Czech hurdler.His personal best time was 48.27 seconds, achieved during the heats of the 1997 World Championships in Athens.-Achievements:-References:...		8	0.216 s	50.11 s	Q
2	24	Eric Thomas Eric Thomas (athlete) Eric Ashley Thomas is a male hurdler from the United States, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...		6	0.170 s	50.16 s	Q
3	25	Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....		1	0.165 s	50.20 s
4	30	Hideaki Kawamura		4	0.172 s	50.68 s
5	39	Vadim Zadoinov		7	0.173 s	51.08 s
6	47	Mustapha Sdad		2	0.216 s	51.39 s
7	51	Tom McGuirk		3	0.183 s	51.73 s
8	58	Du-Yeon Lee		5	0.192 s	52.61 s

Heat 5 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	43	Christopher Rawlinson Chris Rawlinson Christopher Lee Rawlinson is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metre hurdles.He also appeared in the 1995 series of the popular TV series Gladiators....		3	0.184 s	51.30 s	Q
2	48	Paweł Januszewski		2	0.163 s	51.40 s	Q
3	50	Tibor Bedi		7	0.169 s	51.54 s
4	52	Kenneth Harnden		5	0.435 s	51.83 s
5	53	Leonid Vershinin		4	0.151 s	51.84 s
6	56	Darko Juricic		1	0.167 s	52.39 s
7	59	Zahr-Edin Al Najem		6	0.160 s	52.70 s
8	61	Iliya Dzhivondov		8	0.279 s	54.36 s

Heat 6 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	4	Hadi Souan Somayli		1	0.174 s	49.28 s	Q
2	7	James Carter James Carter (athlete) James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...		7	0.174 s	49.41 s	Q
3	10	Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.66 s...		6	0.184 s	49.57 s	q
4	15	Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He was born in Lisboa, and represented SL Benfica. He finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics...		5	0.162 s	49.90 s	q
5	32	Anthony Borsumato		4	0.155 s	50.73 s
6	41	Costas Pochanis		3	0.244 s	51.20 s
7	42	Matthew Beckenham		8	0.176 s	51.27 s
8	55	Ian Weakley Ian Weakley Ian Weakley is a retired male hurdler from Jamaica. His personal best time is 48.55 seconds, achieved in June 2003 in Trikala....		2	0.179 s	52.18 s

Heat 7 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	1	Samuel Matete Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 meter hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...		1	0.184 s	48.98 s	Q
2	2	Gennadiy Gorbenko		5	0.406 s	49.12 s	Q	PB
3	11	Matt Douglas		8	0.163 s	49.62 s	q
4	28	Kemel Thompson Kemel Thompson Kemel Thompson is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.05 seconds, achieved in London in 2003.Kemel graduated from Loughborough University's Business School in 2003.-Achievements:...		7	0.241 s	50.40 s
5	33	Zid Abou Hamed Zid Abou Hamed Zid Abou Hamed is a retired Australian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He originally competed for his birth country Syria, representing the country at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993 and winning several regional medals.He then changed nationality to Australia, was...		3	0.117 s	50.74 s
6	36	Paul Tucker		6	0.354 s	50.92 s
7	40	Radoslav Holubek		2	0.127 s	51.18 s
8	46	Mowen Boino		4	0.406 s	51.28 s		NR

Heat 8 of 8 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	18T	Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...		8	0.179 s	50.06 s	Q
2	26	Giorgio Frinolli Puzzilli		6	0.179 s	50.27 s	Q
3	27	Vladislav Shiryayev		4	0.179 s	50.39 s
4	44	Inigo Monreal Iñigo Monreal Iñigo Monreal Saénz is a retired track and field athlete from Spain, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He competed in the 400m hurdles and in the 4x400m relay....		5	0.502 s	51.32 s
5	54	Sinisa Pesa		7	0.165 s	52.14 s
6	57	Curt Young		2	0.164 s	52.46 s
7	60	Iain Harnden Iain Harnden Iain Harnden is a retired male hurdler from Zimbabwe. He represented his native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.-References:*-External links:...		3	0.287 s	54.01 s
8	62	Dai Tamesue Dai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...		1	0.256 s	1:01.81

Heat 1- Overall

Round 1 Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Lane	Place	Time	Qual.	Record
1	Samuel Matete Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 meter hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...		7	1	1	49.98 s	Q
2	Gennadiy Gorbenko		7	5	2	49.12 s	Q	PB
3	Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:...		1	8	1	49.25 s	Q
4	Hadi Souan Somayli		6	1	1	49.28 s	Q
5	Thomas Goller Thomas Goller Thomas Goller is a German hurdler.He won a bronze medal in a 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships and two gold medals in the events of 400 metres hurdles and relay at the 1999 edition....		1	7	2	49.32 s	Q
6	Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...		2	5	1	49.35 s	Q
7	James Carter James Carter (athlete) James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...		2	7	2	49.41 s	Q
8	Boris Gorban Boris Gorban Boris Gorban is a Russian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Gorban won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, establishing a national record of 3:04.82 minutes together with teammates Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Ruslan Mashchenko and Andrey...		2	8	2	49.44 s	Q
9	Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....		3	8	1	49.48 s	Q
10	Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.66 s...		6	6	3	49.57 s	q
11	Matt Douglas		7	8	3	49.62 s	q
12	Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.13 seconds, achieved in Rome in 1998.-Achievements:-External links:...		3	6	2	49.64 s	Q
13	Félix Sánchez Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...		2	4	3	49.70 s	q
14	Blair Young		2	6	4	49.75 s	q
15	Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He was born in Lisboa, and represented SL Benfica. He finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics...		6	5	4	49.90 s	q
16	Tien-Wen Chen		2	2	5	49.93 s	q	NR
17	Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko is a retired hurdler from Russia, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career . He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics , and set his personal best in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 1998-06-13 in...		1	3	3	50.01 s	q
18	Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...		8	8	1	50.06 s	Q
	Erick Keter Erick Keter Erick Keter is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He has also been a Kenyan record holder during his career.-Achievements:-External links:...		2	3	6	50.06 s	q	SB
20	Ibou Faye Ibou Faye Ibou Faye is a Senegalese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles.- Achievements :*2003 All-Africa Games - bronze medal*1999 All-Africa Games - gold medal - 48.30 seconds, personal best...		3	4	3	50.09 s
21	Jiri Muzik Jirí Mužík Jiří Mužík is a Czech hurdler.His personal best time was 48.27 seconds, achieved during the heats of the 1997 World Championships in Athens.-Achievements:-References:...		4	8	1	50.11 s	Q
22	Yvon Rakotoarimiandry		2	7	8	50.15 s
	Kazuhiko Yamazaki		2	1	7	50.15 s
24	Eric Thomas Eric Thomas (athlete) Eric Ashley Thomas is a male hurdler from the United States, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...		4	6	2	50.16 s	Q
25	Periklis Iakovakis Periklís Iakovákis Periklís Iakovákis is a Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder and nine times national champion in the event....		4	1	3	50.20 s
26	Giorgio Frinolli Puzzilli		8	6	2	50.27 s	Q
27	Vladislav Shiryayev		8	4	3	50.39 s
28	Kemel Thompson Kemel Thompson Kemel Thompson is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.05 seconds, achieved in London in 2003.Kemel graduated from Loughborough University's Business School in 2003.-Achievements:...		7	7	4	50.40 s
29	Arijan Raja Ratnayake		3	7	4	50.43 s
30	Hideaki Kawamura		4	4	4	50.68 s
31	Erkinjon Isakov		3	5	5	50.71 s
32	Anthony Borsumato		6	4	5	50.73 s
33	Zid Abou Hamed Zid Abou Hamed Zid Abou Hamed is a retired Australian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He originally competed for his birth country Syria, representing the country at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993 and winning several regional medals.He then changed nationality to Australia, was...		7	3	5	50.74 s
34	Rohan Robinson Rohan Robinson Rohan Stuart Robinson is a retired Australian hurdler.His personal best time was 48.28 seconds, achieved in the 1996 Olympic final in Atlanta. This is the current Oceanian record.-Achievements:-References:...		1	4	4	50.80 s
35	Willie Smith		1	5	5	50.89 s
36	Paul Tucker		7	6	6	50.92 s
37	Hillary Kiprotich Maritim		3	3	6	51.04 s
38	Sylvester Omodiale		3	2	7	51.06 s
39	Vadim Zadoinov		4	7	5	51.08 s
40	Radoslav Holubek		7	2	7	51.18 s
41	Costas Pochanis		6	3	6	51.20 s
42	Matthew Beckenham		6	8	7	51.27 s
43	Christopher Rawlinson Chris Rawlinson Christopher Lee Rawlinson is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metre hurdles.He also appeared in the 1995 series of the popular TV series Gladiators....		5	3	1	51.30 s	Q
44	Inigo Monreal Iñigo Monreal Iñigo Monreal Saénz is a retired track and field athlete from Spain, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He competed in the 400m hurdles and in the 4x400m relay....		8	5	4	51.32 s
45	Carlos Zbinden		1	6	6	51.36 s
46	Mowen Boino		7	4	8	51.28 s		NR
47	Mustapha Sdad		4	2	6	51.39 s
48	Paweł Januszewski		5	2	2	51.40 s	Q
49	Victor Houston Victor Houston (athlete) Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados, who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and...		1	2	7	51.51 s
50	Tibor Bedi		5	7	3	51.54 s
51	Tom McGuirk		4	3	7	51.73 s
52	Kenneth Harnden		5	5	4	51.83 s
53	Leonid Vershinin		5	4	5	51.84 s
54	Sinisa Pesa		8	7	5	52.14 s
55	Ian Weakley Ian Weakley Ian Weakley is a retired male hurdler from Jamaica. His personal best time is 48.55 seconds, achieved in June 2003 in Trikala....		6	2	8	52.18 s
56	Darko Juricic		5	1	6	52.39 s
57	Curt Young		8	2	6	52.46 s
58	Du-Yeon Lee		4	5	8	52.61 s
59	Zahr-Edin Al Najem		5	6	7	52.70 s
60	Iain Harnden Iain Harnden Iain Harnden is a retired male hurdler from Zimbabwe. He represented his native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.-References:*-External links:...		8	3	7	54.01 s
61	Iliya Dzhivondov		5	8	8	54.36 s
62	Dai Tamesue Dai Tamesue is an Japanese athlete, competing mainly in 400 m hurdles but also 400 m.Tamesue won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, setting a new personal best of 47.89 which still stands, and won another bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He finished third again at the 2005 World...		8	1	8	1:01.81

Semi-Finals

Heat 1 of 3 Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	1	Hadi Souan Somayli		6	0.316 s	48.14 s	Q	AR
2	3T	Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...		4		48.40 s	Q	SB
3	3T	Gennadiy Gorbenko		5	0.478 s	48.40 s	q	PB
4	5	Paweł Januszewski		7	0.244 s	48.42 s	q	SB
5	13T	Eric A Thomas		2	0.188 s	49.25 s
6	16	Thomas Goller Thomas Goller Thomas Goller is a German hurdler.He won a bronze medal in a 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships and two gold medals in the events of 400 metres hurdles and relay at the 1999 edition....		3	0.152 s	49.28 s
7	18	Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He was born in Lisboa, and represented SL Benfica. He finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics...		1	0.163 s	49.48 s		SB
8	23	Tien-Wen Chen		8	0.182 s	50.52 s

Heat 2 of 3 Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	2	Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:...		4	0.153 s	48.38 s	Q
2	7	Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....		3	0.250 s	48.49 s	Q
3	9	Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko is a retired hurdler from Russia, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career . He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics , and set his personal best in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 1998-06-13 in...		7	0.177 s	48.49 s
4	14	Blair Young		8	0.255 s	49.20 s
5	16	Jiri Muzik Jirí Mužík Jiří Mužík is a Czech hurdler.His personal best time was 48.27 seconds, achieved during the heats of the 1997 World Championships in Athens.-Achievements:-References:...		5	0.277 s	49.23 s
6	13T	Christopher Rawlinson Chris Rawlinson Christopher Lee Rawlinson is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metre hurdles.He also appeared in the 1995 series of the popular TV series Gladiators....		6	0.177 s	49.25 s
7	20	Félix Sánchez Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...		1	0.178 s	49.69 s
8	22T	Giorgio Frinolli Puzzilli		2	0.242 s	50.10 s

Heat 3 of 3 Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	6	James Carter James Carter (athlete) James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...		3	0.202 s	48.48 s	Q
2	8	Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...		4	0.181 s	48.76 s	Q
3	10	Samuel Matete Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 meter hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...		6	0.228 s	48.98 s
4	13T	Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.66 s...		1	0.202 s	49.25 s
5	17	Boris Gorban Boris Gorban Boris Gorban is a Russian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Gorban won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, establishing a national record of 3:04.82 minutes together with teammates Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Ruslan Mashchenko and Andrey...		5	0.454 s	49.29 s
6	19	Matt Douglas		8	0.177 s	49.53 s
7	22	Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.13 seconds, achieved in Rome in 1998.-Achievements:-External links:...		2	0.166 s	50.23 s
8	24	Erick Keter Erick Keter Erick Keter is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He has also been a Kenyan record holder during his career.-Achievements:-External links:...		7	0.202 s	51.25 s

Semi-Finals- Overall

Semi-Finals Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Lane	Place	Time	Qual.	Record
1	Hadi Souan Somayli		1	6	1	48.14 s	Q	AR
2	Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:...		2	4	1	48.38 s	Q
3	Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...		1	4	2	48.40 s	Q	SB
	Gennadiy Gorbenko		1	5	3	48.80 s	q	PB
5	Paweł Januszewski		1	7	4	48.42 s	q	SB
6	James Carter James Carter (athlete) James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...		3	3	1	48.48 s	Q
7	Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....		2	3	2	48.49 s	Q
8	Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...		3	4	2	48.76 s	Q
9	Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko Ruslan Mashchenko is a retired hurdler from Russia, who is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Championships during his career . He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics , and set his personal best in the men's 400 metres hurdles on 1998-06-13 in...		2	7	3	48.94 s	Q
10	Samuel Matete Samuel Matete Samuel Matete is a retired male track and field athlete from Zambia, who competed mainly in 400 meter hurdles. Noted for his exceptionally fast finish, he was one of the world's leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, and became the first Zambian track and field world champion in 1991...		3	6	3	48.98 s
11	Blair Young		2	8	4	49.20 s
12	Jiri Muzik Jirí Mužík Jiří Mužík is a Czech hurdler.His personal best time was 48.27 seconds, achieved during the heats of the 1997 World Championships in Athens.-Achievements:-References:...		2	5	5	49.23 s
13	Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh Alwyn Myburgh is a South African hurdler.His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 10.66 s...		3	1	4	49.25 s
	Christopher Rawlinson Chris Rawlinson Christopher Lee Rawlinson is a track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metre hurdles.He also appeared in the 1995 series of the popular TV series Gladiators....		2	6	6	49.25 s
	Eric Thomas Eric Thomas (athlete) Eric Ashley Thomas is a male hurdler from the United States, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...		1	2	5	49.25 s
16	Thomas Goller Thomas Goller Thomas Goller is a German hurdler.He won a bronze medal in a 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships and two gold medals in the events of 400 metres hurdles and relay at the 1999 edition....		1	3	6	49.28 s
17	Boris Gorban Boris Gorban Boris Gorban is a Russian athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.Gorban won the silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, establishing a national record of 3:04.82 minutes together with teammates Aleksandr Ladeyshchikov, Ruslan Mashchenko and Andrey...		3	5	5	49.29 s
18	Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues Pedro Rodrigues is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.He was born in Lisboa, and represented SL Benfica. He finished fourth at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics...		1	1	7	49.48 s		SB
19	Matt Douglas		3	8	6	49.53 s
20	Félix Sánchez Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...		2	1	7	49.69 s
21	Giorgio Frinolli Puzzilli		2	2	8	50.10 s
22	Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.13 seconds, achieved in Rome in 1998.-Achievements:-External links:...		3	2	7	50.23 s
23	Tien-Wen Chen		1	8	8	50.52 s
24	Erick Keter Erick Keter Erick Keter is a retired Kenyan athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He has also been a Kenyan record holder during his career.-Achievements:-External links:...		3	7	8	51.25 s

Finals

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Record
1	Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics....		1	0.179 s	47.50 s	PB
2	Hadi Souan Somayli		4	0.437 s	47.53 s	AR
3	Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert Llewellyn Herbert is a South African athlete competing over 400 metres hurdles. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 and set five national records over the distance.-Achievements:-External links:...		6	0.169 s	47.81 s	NR
4	James Carter James Carter (athlete) James Carter is an American athlete competing in 400 m hurdles. His personal best is 47.43, set during the 2005 World Championships in Athletics where he won the silver medal.- Achievements :...		5	0.421 s	48.04 s	PB
5	Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:...		8	0.190 s	48.34 s
6	Paweł Januszewski		2	0.149 s	48.44 s
7	Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 seconds, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.-Achievements:-External links:...		3	0.198 s	48.78 s
8	Gennadiy Gorbenko		7	0.395 s	49.01