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Host City: Sydney, Australia
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales
Date Started: September 23, 2000
Date Finished: September 23, 2000
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Cathy Freeman |
| Silver: | Lorraine Graham |
| Bronze: | Katharine Merry |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jitka Burianová | 23 | Czech Republic | CZE | 50.85 | 0,274 | 3 | QU |
| 2 | LaDonna Antoine | 25 | Canada | CAN | 50.92 | 0,179 | 5 | QU |
| 3 | Nova Peris-Kneebone | 29 | Australia | AUS | 51.28 | 0,196 | 2 | QU |
| 4 | Nataliya Nazarova | 21 | Russia | RUS | 51.44 | 0,198 | 6 | QU |
| 5 | Claudine Komgang | 26 | Cameroon | CMR | 51.57 | 7 | ||
| 6 | Monique Hennagan | 24 | United States | USA | 51.85 | 0,478 | 4 | |
| 7 | Kaltouma Nadjina | 23 | Chad | CHA | 52.60 | 0,215 | 1 | |
| 8 | Aliann Pompey | 22 | Guyana | GUY | 53.42 | 0,212 | 8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katharine Merry | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 50.50 | 0,270 | 3 | QU |
| 2 | Heide Seÿerling | 24 | South Africa | RSA | 50.87 | 0,163 | 7 | QU |
| 3 | Olga Kotlyarova | 24 | Russia | RUS | 50.97 | 0,182 | 6 | QU |
| 4 | Sandie Richards | 31 | Jamaica | JAM | 51.00 | 0,209 | 5 | QU |
| 5 | Charity Opara | 28 | Nigeria | NGR | 51.04 | 0,206 | 4 | |
| 6 | Žana Minina | 23 | Lithuania | LTU | 52.53 | 0,300 | 8 | |
| 7 | Norfalia Carabalí | 36 | Spain | ESP | 52.63 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Foy Williams | 27 | Canada | CAN | 52.68 | 0,337 | 2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorraine Graham | 27 | Jamaica | JAM | 50.66 | 8 | 0,216 | QU |
| 2 | Ana Guevara | 23 | Mexico | MEX | 51.19 | 5 | QU | |
| 3 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | 23 | Senegal | SEN | 51.64 | 6 | 0,217 | QU |
| 4 | K. M. Beenamol | 25 | India | IND | 51.81 | 4 | QU | |
| 5 | Bisi Afolabi | 24 | Nigeria | NGR | 51.87 | 3 | 0,263 | |
| 6 | Otilia Silvia Ruicu | 22 | Romania | ROU | 52.28 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Allison Curbishley | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 52.50 | 2 | 0,193 | |
| 8 | Lee Naylor | 29 | Australia | AUS | 53.83 | 7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | RT | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Freeman | 27 | Australia | AUS | 50.31 | 0,464 | 4 | QU |
| 2 | Falilat Ogunkoya | 31 | Nigeria | NGR | 50.49 | 0,196 | 6 | QU |
| 3 | Donna Fraser | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 50.77 | 0,194 | 8 | QU |
| 4 | Mireille Nguimgo | 23 | Cameroon | CMR | 51.08 | 0,200 | 5 | QU |
| 5 | LaTasha Colander-Richardson | 24 | United States | USA | 52.07 | 0,311 | 3 | |
| 6 | Damayanthi Dharsha | 25 | Sri Lanka | SRI | 52.35 | 0,234 | 1 | |
| 7 | Hana Benešová | 25 | Czech Republic | CZE | 52.70 | 0,209 | 2 | |
| 8 | Barbara Petráhn | 21 | Hungary | HUN | 52.72 | 0,224 | 7 |