The Women's 400 metre 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 five heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next six fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 16 runners competed in 2 heats in the semifinals, with the top three 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	52.61	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....	USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	11 August 1995
Olympic Record	52.82	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...	JAM Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	31 July 1996

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an... ,	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004... ,	Nouzha Bidouane,

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 5 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	1	Nouzha Bidouane		4	0.162 s	55.38 s	Q
2	12	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....		6	0.162 s	55.28 s	Q
3	14	Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:...		2	0.174 s	56.31 s	q
4	24	Sinead Dudgeon		5	0.201 s	57.82 s
5	32	Mary-Estelle Kapalu		3	0.437 s	1:02.68
		Natalia Chulkova		8	0.343 s	DNF
		Karlene Haughton		7	DNS

Heat 2 of 5 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	3	Daimi Pernia Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...		7	0.256 s	55.53 s	Q
2	4	Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres...		8	0.224 s	55.58 s	Q
3	5	Natasha Danvers		3	0.160 s	55.68 s	q
4	9	Yulia Nosova		6	0.293 s	56.11 s	q
5	10	Catherine Scott-Pomales		5	0.187 s	56.17 s	q
6	20	Tetyana Debela		4	0.164 s	57.33 s
7	30	Cherry		2	0.218 s	1:00.81 s

Heat 3 of 5 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	2	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		6	0.219 s	55.44 s	Q
2	11	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		2	0.329 s	56.27 s	Q
3	17	Jana Pittman		4	0.196 s	56.76 s
4	21	Anna Olichwierczuk		5	0.229 s	57.36 s
5	25	Monika Niederstatter Monika Niederstätter Monika Niederstätter is a 400 m hurdler.Her best achievement is a fourth place at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her personal best time of 55.10s was set on 22 August 1999 at the World Championships in Seville, Spain.-References:...		3	0.268 s	58.02 s
6	27	Tacko Diouf		7	0.173 s	58.65 s

Heat 4 of 5 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	6	Sandra Glover Sandra Glover Sandra Glover is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*Four-time U.S...		6	0.207 s	55.76 s	Q
2	8	Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.- Achievements :- External links :...		8	0.297 s	55.93 s	Q
3	15	Natalya Torshina		7	0.289 s	56.38 s	q
4	19	Susan Smith-Walsh		4	0.152 s	57.08 s
5	23	Irena Zauna		3	0.229 s	57.79 s
6	26	Lauren Poetschka		5	0.183 s	58.06 s
7	31	Chrysoula Gountunoudi		2	0.223 s	1:01.59

Heat 5 of 5 Date: Sunday 24 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	7	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...		3	0.204 s	55.89 s	Q
2	13	Guðrún Arnardóttir		6	0.201 s	56.30 s	Q
3	16	Ionela Tirlea		2	0.246 s	56.40 s	q
4	18	Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995...		8	0.206 s	57.02 s
5	22	Keri Maddox		4	0.220 s	57.44 s
6	28	Stephanie Price		5		58.81 s
7	29	Patrina Allen		7	0.328 s	59.36 s

Heat 1- Overall

Round 1 Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Lane	Place	Time	Qual.	Record
1	Nouzha Bidouane		1	4	1	55.38 s	Q
2	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		3	6	1	55.44 s	Q
3	Daimi Pernia Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...		2	7	1	55.53 s	Q
4	Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres...		2	8	2	55.58 s	Q
5	Natasha Danvers		2	3	3	55.68 s	q
6	Sandra Glover Sandra Glover Sandra Glover is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*Four-time U.S...		4	6	1	55.76 s	Q
7	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...		5	3	1	55.89 s	Q
8	Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.- Achievements :- External links :...		4	8	2	55.93 s	Q
9	Yulia Nosova		2	6	4	56.11 s	q
10	Catherine Scott-Pomales		2	5	5	56.17 s	q
11	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		3	2	2	56.27 s	Q
12	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....		1	6	2	56.28 s	Q
13	Gundrun Arnardottir		5	6	2	56.30 s	Q
14	Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:...		1	2	3	56.31 s	q
15	Natalya Torshina		4	7	3	56.38 s	q
16	Ionela Tirlea		5	2	3	56.40 s	q
17	Jana Pittman		3	4	3	56.76 s
18	Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey Tonja Buford-Bailey is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. She competed as Tonja Buford until marrying Victor Bailey on October 28, 1995...		5	8	4	57.02 s
19	Susan Smith-Walsh		4	4	4	57.08 s
20	Tetyana Debela		2	4	6	57.33 s
21	Anna Olichwierczuk		3	5	4	57.36 s
22	Keri Maddox		5	4	5	57.44 s
23	Irena Zauna		4	3	5	57.79 s
24	Sinead Dudgeon		1	5	4	57.82 s
25	Monika Niederstatter Monika Niederstätter Monika Niederstätter is a 400 m hurdler.Her best achievement is a fourth place at the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her personal best time of 55.10s was set on 22 August 1999 at the World Championships in Seville, Spain.-References:...		3	3	5	58.02 s
26	Lauren Poetschka		4	5	6	58.06 s
27	Tacko Diouf		3	7	6	58.65 s
28	Stephanie Price		5	5	6	58.81 s
29	Patrina Allen		5	7	7	59.36 s
30	Cherry		2	2	7	1:00.81
31	Chrysoula Gountunoudi		4	2	7	1:01.59 s
32	Mary-Estelle Kapalu		1	3	5	1:02.68
	Natalia Chulkova		1	8		DNF
	Karlene Haughton		1	8		DNS

Semi-Finals

Heat 1 of 2 Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	1	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		3	0.288 s	54.00 s	Q	SB
2	7	Daimi Pernia Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...		5	0.448 s	54.92 s	Q
3	8	Natasha Danvers		8	0.156 s	54.95 s	Q	PB
4	10	Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.- Achievements :- External links :...		4	0.185 s	55.23 s
5	12T	Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres...		6	0.399 s	55.73 s
6	12T	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....		2	0.207 s	55.73 s
7	15	Natalya Torshina		1	0.222 s	56.22 s
8	16	Yulia Nosova		7		56.58 s

Heat 2 of 2 Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	2	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...		5	0.203 s	54.02 s	Q	PB
2	3	Nouzha Bidouane		3	0.190 s	54.19 s	Q
3	4	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		6	0.394 s	54.25 s	Q
4	5	Ionela Tirlea		8	0.219 s	54.70 s	q
5	6	Gundrun Arnardottir		7	0.171 s	54.82 s	q	SB
6	9	Sandra Glover Sandra Glover Sandra Glover is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*Four-time U.S...		4	0.473 s	54.98 s
7	11	Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:...		1	0.194 s	55.30 s
8	14	Catherine Scott-Pomales		2	0.219 s	55.78 s

Semi-Finals- Overall

Semi-Finals Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Lane	Place	Time	Qual.	Record
1	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		1	3	1	54.00 s	Q	SB
2	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...		2	5	1	54.02 s	Q	PB
3	Nouzha Bidouane		2	3	2	54.19 s	Q
4	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		2	6	3	54.25 s	Q
5	Ionela Tirlea		2	8	4	54.70 s	q	SB
6	Gundrun Arnardottir		2	7	5	54.82 s	q
7	Daimi Pernia Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...		1	5	2	54.92 s	Q
8	Natasha Danvers		1	8	3	54.95 s	Q	PB
9	Sandra Glover Sandra Glover Sandra Glover is an African American athlete competing in the 400 metres hurdles.-Achievements:*Four-time U.S...		2	4	6	54.98 s
10	Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky Ulrike Urbansky is a German hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.57 seconds, achieved in July 2000 in Barcelona.- Achievements :- External links :...		1	4	4	55.30 s
11	Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:...		2	1	7	55.30 s
12	Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles....		1	2	6	55.73 s
12	Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres...		1	6	5	55.73 s
14	Catherine Scott-Pomales		2	2	8	55.78 s
15	Natalya Torshina		1	1	7	56.22 s
16	Yulia Nosova		1	7	8	56.58 s

Finals

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Record
1	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...		3	0.178 s	53.02 s	PB
2	Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004...		6	0.446 s	53.45 s	SB
3	Nouza Bidouane		4	0.169 s	53.57 s
4	Daimi Pernia Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...		5	0.447 s	53.68 s	SB
5	Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova		8	0.326 s	53.98 s	SB
6	Ionela Tirlea		7	0.281 s	54.35 s	SB
7	Gundrun Arnardottir		2	0.238 s	54.63 s
8	Natasha Danvers		1	0.174 s	55.00 s