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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 five in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Noria Mérah-Benida |
| Silver: | Violeta Beclea-Szekely |
| Bronze: | Gabriela Szabo |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noria Mérah-Benida | 29 | Algeria | ALG | 4:05.24 | QU |
| 2 | Suzy Favor-Hamilton | 32 | United States | USA | 4:05.25 | QU |
| 3 | Hayley Tullett | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:05.34 | QU |
| 4 | Kelly Holmes | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:05.35 | QU |
| 5 | Lidia Chojecka | 23 | Poland | POL | 4:05.78 | QU |
| 6 | Marla Runyan | 31 | United States | USA | 4:06.14 | QC |
| 7 | Sabine Fischer | 27 | Switzerland | SUI | 4:06.67 | QC |
| 8 | Marg Crowley | 33 | Australia | AUS | 4:09.16 | |
| 9 | Lyudmila Rogachova | 33 | Russia | RUS | 4:09.18 | |
| 10 | Nuría Fernández | 24 | Spain | ESP | 4:10.92 | |
| 11 | Irina Krakoviak | 23 | Lithuania | LTU | 4:14.57 | |
| 12 | Elena Iagăr | 25 | Romania | ROU | 4:14.75 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Violeta Beclea-Szekely | 35 | Romania | ROU | 4:06.60 | QU |
| 2 | Kutre Dulecha | 22 | Ethiopia | ETH | 4:06.78 | QU |
| 3 | Anna Jakubczak | 27 | Poland | POL | 4:07.03 | QU |
| 4 | Gabriela Szabo | 24 | Romania | ROU | 4:07.38 | QU |
| 5 | Carla Sacramento | 28 | Portugal | POR | 4:07.65 | QU |
| 6 | Veerle Dejaeghere | 27 | Belgium | BEL | 4:07.87 | |
| 7 | Seloua Ouaziz | 26 | Morocco | MAR | 4:09.11 | |
| 8 | Süreyya Ayhan | 22 | Turkey | TUR | 4:09.42 | |
| 9 | Helen Pattinson-Clitheroe | 26 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:09.60 | |
| 10 | Georgie Clarke | 16 | Australia | AUS | 4:10.99 | |
| 11 | Madrea Hyman | 27 | Jamaica | JAM | 4:14.20 | |
| 12 | Anita Weyermann | 22 | Switzerland | SUI | 4:30.80 |