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Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Date Started: September 28, 2000
Date Finished: September 28, 2000
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Kostas Kenteris |
| Silver: | Darren Campbell |
| Bronze: | Ato Boldon |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Capel, Jr. | 21 | United States | USA | 20.10 | 0,177 | 3 | QU |
| 2 | Christian Malcolm | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | 20.19 | 0,161 | 6 | QU |
| 3 | Ato Boldon | 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | 20.20 | 0,147 | 8 | QU |
| 4 | Obadele Thompson | 24 | Barbados | BAR | 20.21 | 0,199 | 5 | QU |
| 5 | Chris Williams | 28 | Jamaica | JAM | 20.47 | 0,197 | 4 | |
| 6 | Stéphane Buckland | 23 | Mauritius | MRI | 20.56 | 0,198 | 1 | |
| 7 | Francis Obikwelu | 21 | Nigeria | NGR | 20.71 | 0,241 | 7 | |
| 8 | Tommi Hartonen | 23 | Finland | FIN | 20.88 | 0,170 | 2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostas Kenteris | 27 | Greece | GRE | 20.20 | 0,200 | 5 | QU |
| 2 | Darren Campbell | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 20.23 | 0,234 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Claudinei da Silva | 29 | Brazil | BRA | 20.30 | 0,196 | 7 | QU |
| 4 | Coby Miller | 23 | United States | USA | 20.45 | 0,174 | 4 | QU |
| 5 | Kim Collins | 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | SKN | 20.57 | 0,177 | 1 | |
| 6 | Floyd Heard | 34 | United States | USA | 20.63 | 0,169 | 6 | |
| 7 | Koji Ito | 30 | Japan | JPN | 20.67 | 0,212 | 8 | |
| 8 | Shingo Suetsugu | 20 | Japan | JPN | 20.69 | 0,177 | 2 |