Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 400 metre relay
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The Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
races at the 2000 Summer Olympics
as part of the athletics program
were held on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30. The first two in each heat and the next 2 fastest overall advanced to the final.
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Gold medals won by the United States team initially stripped due to doping by Marion Jones
.
On July 16, 2010, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the non-disqualified American women, who had appealed the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify them from the Sydney Games. The court said that rules in place in 2000 did not allow entire teams to be disqualified because of doping by one athlete.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_jones_medals_appeal
's admission that she had used performance enhancing drugs in preparation for the Olympics, the entire team was stripped of their gold medals. On July 16, 2010, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the non-disqualified American women, who had appealed the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify them from the Sydney Games. The court said that rules in place in 2000 did not allow entire teams to be disqualified because of doping by one athlete.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_jones_medals_appeal
Source: Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics available at http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm
4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...
races 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 program
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 on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30. The first two in each heat and the next 2 fastest overall advanced to the final.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes:seconds) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.| World Record | 3:15.17 |  USSR |
Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... |
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October 1 , 1988 |
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| Olympic Record | 3:15.17 | USSR |
Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Ledovskaya Tatyana Mikhailovna Ledovskaya is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented the Soviet Union, training in Minsk.... Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova Olga Nazarova is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.She competed for the USSR in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea in the 400m where she won the bronze medal... Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team... |
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October 1 , 1988 |
Medals
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 United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... Jearl Miles Clark Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003.... Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA... LaTasha Colander LaTasha Colander LaTasha Colander is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a 2004 Olympic Trials 100 m Champion; two-time U.S. 400 m champion ; World Record Holder, 4 x 200 m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion ; 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs... Andrea Anderson Andrea Anderson Andrea Anderson is an American track and field athlete best remembered for winning a gold medal on the 4 x 400 meters relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She ran in the preliminaries and semi-finals... * |
 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... Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Catherine Scott Catherine Scott Catherine Scott is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning an Olympic silver medal in 2000. she is the sister of Michael Blackwood.-Achievements:-External links:... 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... Lorraine Graham Charmaine Howell Charmaine Howell Charmaine L. Howell is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 800 metres.She competed at the 2000 Olympics, being knocked out in the semi final... * Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... * |
 Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... Yuliya Sotnikova Yuliya Sotnikova Yuliya Sotnikova is a Russian world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist in the 4 x 400 metres relay. She specializes in the 400 metres and has a personal best time of 50.73s.... Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the bronze medal in 4x400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.... Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... 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... Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... * Olesya Zykina Olesya Zykina Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:... * |
Gold medals won by the United States team initially stripped due to doping by Marion Jones
Marion Jones
Marion Lois Jones , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA...
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On July 16, 2010, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the non-disqualified American women, who had appealed the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify them from the Sydney Games. The court said that rules in place in 2000 did not allow entire teams to be disqualified because of doping by one athlete.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_jones_medals_appeal
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.
Heat 1
| Heat 1 of 3 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 |
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| Place | Nation | Athletes | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003.... , Andrea Anderson Andrea Anderson Andrea Anderson is an American track and field athlete best remembered for winning a gold medal on the 4 x 400 meters relay team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She ran in the preliminaries and semi-finals... , LaTasha Colander LaTasha Colander LaTasha Colander is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a 2004 Olympic Trials 100 m Champion; two-time U.S. 400 m champion ; World Record Holder, 4 x 200 m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion ; 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs... |
4 | 3:23.95 | Q | SB | ||
| 2 | 5 | Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the... , Julia Duporty Julia Duporty Esther Julia Duporty Torres is a retired female sprinter from Cuba, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992... , Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Rousseaux is a retired female sprinter from Cuba. She claimed a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Bonne competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Bonne gave birth to a daughter, Daisurami Bonne, at the... , Daimí Pernía 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... |
3 | 3:25.22 | Q | SB | ||
| 3 | 9 | Natalya Sologub, Yelena Budnik, Irina Khlyustova, Anna Kozak Anna Kozak Anna Kozak is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Ilona Usovich and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. For the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, the Belarusian team had substituted Svetlana Usovich with... |
8 | 3:26.31 | NR | |||
| 4 | 10 | Shanta Ghosh Shanta Ghosh Shanta Ghosh is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She lives in Germany with her close friend Dirk Strutsky.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.46 s... , 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 :... , Birgit Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Her personal best time is 22.90 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Stuttgart. Since 1999 she represents the sports club LG Olympia Dortmund.... , Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh Florence Ekpo-Umoh is a Nigerian-German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She last competed for her birth country Nigeria at the 1994 World Junior Championships. She defected to Germany in 1995 during a training camp there, married her German trainer in 1998 and received German... |
5 | 3:27.02 | SB | |||
| 5 | 12 | Karlene Haughton, LaDonna Antoine, Foy Williams, Samantha George |
2 | 3:27.36 | SB | |||
| 6 | 17 | Julia Alba Julia Alba Julia María Alba Alarcó is a retired Spanish sprinter.Alba was born in Seville. She finished ninth in the 200 metres in the 2002 IAAF World Cup, and competed at the 1999 World Championships without reaching the final... , Norfalia Carabalí, Miriam Bravo Miriam Bravo Miriam Bravo is a retired Spanish sprinter and runner.In the 800 metres she finished fifth at the 2001 Mediterranean Games and sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade... , Maite Martínez |
7 | 3:32.45 | SB | |||
| 7 | 20 | Mila Savić, Jelena Stanisavljević, Vukosava Đapić, Tatjana Lojanica |
1 | 3:37.99 | ||||
| Did Not Start | ||||||||
Heat 2
| Heat 2 of 3 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 |
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| Place | Nation | Athletes | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 6 | Helen Frost, Donna Fraser Donna Fraser Donna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:... , Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley is a former British athlete from Teesside but who represented Scotland. She specialised in the 400m. A play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old got Curbishley interested in sport and although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached... , Katharine Merry Katharine Merry Katharine Merry is a former English female sprinter.-Career:A member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics club, Merry won a bronze medal in the 400 metre sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Merry had a career that spanned 20 years. Aged 12 she topped the UK Under 13 Rankings in... |
5 | 3:25.28 | Q | SB | ||
| 2 | 7 | Charmaine Howell Charmaine Howell Charmaine L. Howell is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 800 metres.She competed at the 2000 Olympics, being knocked out in the semi final... , Catherine Scott Catherine Scott Catherine Scott is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning an Olympic silver medal in 2000. she is the sister of Michael Blackwood.-Achievements:-External links:... , Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... , Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... |
8 | 3:25.65 | Q | SB | ||
| 3 | 8 | Yuliya Sotnikova Yuliya Sotnikova Yuliya Sotnikova is a Russian world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist in the 4 x 400 metres relay. She specializes in the 400 metres and has a personal best time of 50.73s.... , Olesya Zykina Olesya Zykina Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:... , Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the bronze medal in 4x400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.... , Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... |
4 | 3:26.05 | q | |||
| 4 | 11 | Daniela Graglia, Francesca Carbone, Fabiola Piroddi, Virna De Angeli |
3 | 3:27.23 | SB | |||
| 5 | 15 | Paramjeet Kaur, Jincy Philip, Rosa Kutty Rosa Kutty Rosa Kutty is a former Indian woman athlete who participated in 1996 and 2000 Olympics in 4x 400 relay race. She won silver medal in 1998 Asian Games in 800 mt race. She is from Aayavana, Muvattupuzha in Kerala and now live inMangalore in Karnataka... , K M Beena Mol |
2 | 3:31.46 | ||||
| 6 | 18 | Militza Castro Militza Castro Militza Castro Morales is a retired female track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during her career. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 4x400 metres relay competition, alongside Sandra... , Sandra Moya Sandra Moya Sandra Elisa Moya Torres-Cablayan is a retired female track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during her career. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 4x400 metres relay competition, alongside... , Beatriz Cruz Beatriz Cruz Beatriz Cruz Nazario is a female track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 4x400 metres relay competition, alongside Militza Castro, Sandra Moya and Maritza... , Maritza Salas Maritza Salas Maritza Salas Kelly is a retired female track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during her career. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the first round of the women's 4x400 metres relay competition, alongside Militza... |
6 | 3:33.30 | NR | |||
| 7 | 7 | Did Not Start | ||||||
Heat 3
| Heat 3 of 3 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 |
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| Place | Nation | Athletes | Lane | Time | Qual. | Record | ||
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Doris Jacob Doris Jacob Doris Jacob is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Duah finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Olabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf and Falilat Ogunkoya... , Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994... , Rosemary Okafor, Charity Opara Charity Opara Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.... |
5 | 3:22.99 | Q | SB | ||
| 2 | 3 | Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles.... , Susan Andrews, Jana Pittman, Nova Peris-Kneebone Nova Peris-Kneebone Nova Maree Peris, AO, is an Australian athlete. She was a representative in the Australian Women's Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.In 1997, she switched sports to athletics and a year later she became a double gold... |
2 | 3:24.05 | Q | AR | ||
| 3 | 4 | Jitka Burianová, Hana Benešová, Lenka Ficková, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová |
3 | 3:24.40 | q | SB | ||
| 4 | 13 | Aïda Diop Aïda Diop Aïda Diop is a Senegalese sprinter who specializes in 100 and 200 metres.At the 2000 African Championships in Algiers she won silver medals in both 100 and 200 metres. She followed up at the 2002 African Championships in Radès with another silver medal in 200 m... , Mame Tacko Diouf Mame Tacko Diouf -Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres hurdles - 12.94 s *400 metres hurdles - 54.75 s *200 metres - 23.43 s *400 metres - 53.96 s -External links:... , Aminata Diouf, Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam Amy Mbacke Thiam is a Senegalese athlete competing in the 400 metres. She has won medals in two World Championships, but at the 2004 Olympics she was knocked out in the heats... |
1 | 3:28.02 | NR | |||
| 5 | 14 | Melissa Straker Melissa Straker Melissa Straker-Taylor is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1999 Pan American Games, alongside Joanne Durant, Andrea Blackett, and... , 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:... , Michael Williams, Tanya Oxley Tanya Oxley Tanya Oxley is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia... |
7 | 3:30.83 | SB | |||
| 6 | 16 | Karen Shinkins, Martina McCarthy, Emily Maher, Ciara Sheehy |
6 | 3:32.24 | NR | |||
| 7 | 19 | Meta Macus, Brigita Langerholc Brigita Langerholc Brigita Langerholc is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished fourth at the 2000 Olympics in a personal best time of 1:58.51 minutes, which still stands. In 2001 she won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Universiade... , Jolanda Steblovnik-Ceplak Jolanda Ceplak Jolanda Čeplak is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. She was born in Celje and lived in Velenje until moving to Monaco.-Running career:... , Saša Prokofijev |
8 | 3:35.00 | NR | |||
| 8 | 21 | Natalya Kobina, Yelena Piskunova, Zamira Amirova Zamira Amirova Zamira Amirova is an Uzbekistani middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Her personal best time is 2:02.30 minutes, achieved in June 2002 in Tashkent.-Achievements:-References:... , Natalya Senkina |
4 | 3:43.96 | ||||
Final
The United States originally won gold, but on 10 April 2008, following Marion JonesMarion Jones
Marion Lois Jones , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA...
's admission that she had used performance enhancing drugs in preparation for the Olympics, the entire team was stripped of their gold medals. On July 16, 2010, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the non-disqualified American women, who had appealed the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify them from the Sydney Games. The court said that rules in place in 2000 did not allow entire teams to be disqualified because of doping by one athlete.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_ath_jones_medals_appeal
| Final Date: Saturday 30 September 2000 |
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| Place | Nation | Athletes | Lane | Time | Record | |||
| 1 | Jearl Miles Clark, Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003.... , Marion Jones Marion Jones Marion Lois Jones , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA... , LaTasha Colander LaTasha Colander LaTasha Colander is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for United States. She is a 2004 Olympic Trials 100 m Champion; two-time U.S. 400 m champion ; World Record Holder, 4 x 200 m relay; 1994 USA Juniors champion ; 2nd, 1994 World Junior Champs... |
5 | 3:22.62 | |||||
| 2 | Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... , Catherine Scott Catherine Scott Catherine Scott is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in the 4 x 400 metres relay, winning an Olympic silver medal in 2000. she is the sister of Michael Blackwood.-Achievements:-External links:... , 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... , Lorraine Graham |
7 | 3:23.25 | SB | ||||
| 3 | Yuliya Sotnikova Yuliya Sotnikova Yuliya Sotnikova is a Russian world indoor champion and Olympic bronze medallist in the 4 x 400 metres relay. She specializes in the 400 metres and has a personal best time of 50.73s.... , Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the bronze medal in 4x400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.... , Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... , 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... |
1 | 3:23.46 | SB | ||||
| 4 | Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi is a retired female track and field athlete from Nigeria, who specialized in the 400 metres during her career. She was a member of the Nigerian team that won the silver medal in the 1996 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay.She won the World Junior Championships in 1994... , Charity Opara Charity Opara Charity Opara is a former Nigerian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. She was in particular a successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.... , Rosemary Okafor, Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya is a Nigerian athlete.Ogunkoya has won a number of national championships, including a gold medal in 1996 in the 400 metres, gold in the 200 metres and 400 m in 1998, and gold again in 1999 and 2001 in the 400 m. At the 1987 All Africa Games in Kenya she won the silver medal in... |
3 | 3:23.80 | |||||
| 5 | Nova Peris-Kneebone Nova Peris-Kneebone Nova Maree Peris, AO, is an Australian athlete. She was a representative in the Australian Women's Hockey team at the 1996 Summer Olympics becoming the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic gold medal.In 1997, she switched sports to athletics and a year later she became a double gold... , Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Lewis Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis is an Australian athlete and middle-distance runner, who has won a total of seventeen Australian Championships at 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles.... , Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Melinda Gainsford-Taylor is a retired Australian athlete, who specialised in sprint events.In 1995 Gainsford-Taylor won the World Indoor championship over 200 m... , Cathy Freeman Cathy Freeman Catherine Astrid Salome "Cathy" Freeman, OAM is former Australian sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. She became the Olympic champion for the women's 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, at which she lit the Olympic Flame.Freeman was the first ever Aboriginal... |
4 | 3:23.81 | AR | ||||
| 6 | Natasha Danvers, Donna Fraser Donna Fraser Donna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:... , Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley Allison Curbishley is a former British athlete from Teesside but who represented Scotland. She specialised in the 400m. A play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old got Curbishley interested in sport and although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached... , Katharine Merry Katharine Merry Katharine Merry is a former English female sprinter.-Career:A member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics club, Merry won a bronze medal in the 400 metre sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.Merry had a career that spanned 20 years. Aged 12 she topped the UK Under 13 Rankings in... |
6 | 3:25.67 | |||||
| 7 | Jitka Burianová, Hana Benešová, Lenka Ficková, Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová |
2 | 3:29.17 | |||||
| 8 | Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the... , Julia Duporty Julia Duporty Esther Julia Duporty Torres is a retired female sprinter from Cuba, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992... , Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Rousseaux is a retired female sprinter from Cuba. She claimed a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Bonne competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Bonne gave birth to a daughter, Daisurami Bonne, at the... , Daimí Pernía 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... |
8 | 3:29.47 | |||||
External links
- Results, round 1 - IAAF
- Results, final - IAAF
Source: Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics available at http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm