Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles

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Women's 100 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueStadium Australia
Date25 September 2000 (heats and quarter-finals)
27 September 2000 (semi-finals and finals)
Competitors38 from 22 nations
Winning time12.65
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Shishigina
 Kazakhstan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Glory Alozie
 Nigeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Melissa Morrison
 United States
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Athletics at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
Sprint hurdlesmenwomen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Combined events
Combinedmenwomen

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Monday 25 September and Wednesday 27 September 2000.[1]

The top four runners in each of the initial five heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Then the top four runners in each of the three heats of the second round qualified for the semi-finals, along with the next four fast runners across the heats. Those 16 runners competed in two heats in the semifinals, with the top four runners from each heat qualifying for the finals.

Medalists

Gold Olga Shishigina
 Kazakhstan
Silver Glory Alozie
 Nigeria
Bronze Melissa Morrison
 United States

Records

World and Olympic records prior to the Games
World Record 12.21 Yordanka Donkova BUL Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 20 August 1988
Olympic Record 12.38 Yordanka Donkova BUL Seoul, South Korea 30 September 1988

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.

Qualifying heats

Round 1

Heat 1 of 5
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 6 Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 8 0.146 s 12.88 s Q
2 7 Linda Ferga  France 6 0.237 s 12.89 s Q
3 12T Svetlana Laukhova  Russia 7 0.184 s 12.98 s Q
4 15 Svetla Dimitrova  Bulgaria 4 0.208 s 13.00 s Q
5 28 Deborah Edwards  Australia 3 0.175 s 13.24 s
6 29 Nadiya Bodrova  Ukraine 2 0.201 s 13.25 s
7 30T Manuela Bosco  Finland 5 0.162 s 13.51 s
Heat 2 of 5
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 4 Keturah Anderson
  Canada 2 0.149 s 12.82 s Q SB
2 10 Sharon Couch  United States 3 0.164 s 12.92 s Q
3 14 Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 7 0.200 s 12.99 s Q
4 16 Angela Atede  Nigeria 1 0.172 s 13.09 s Q SB
5 20T Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 6 0.192 s 13.13 s q
6 22T Olena Krasovska  Ukraine 4 0.236 s 13.15 s q
7 35 Maria-Joëlle Conjungo  Central African Republic 5 0.179 s 13.95 s
8 38 Verónica de Paoli  Argentina 8 14.61 s
Heat 3 of 5
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Olga Shishigina  Kazakhstan 6 0.203 s 12.81 s Q
2 9 Melissa Morrison  United States 1 0.205 s 12.91 s Q
3 22T Natalya Shekhodanova  Russia 3 0.198 s 13.15 s Q
4 24 Trecia Roberts  Thailand 7 0.196 s 13.16 s Q
5 26 Feng Yun  China 4 0.258 s 13.19 s
6 32 Vũ Bích Hường  Vietnam 5 0.217 s 13.61 s
7 34 Rosa Rakotozafy  Madagascar 2 0.211 s 13.89 s
8 37 Ana Siulolo Liku  Tonga 8 0.196 s 14.58 s
Heat 4 of 5
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 5 Gloria Alozie  Nigeria 2 0.197 s 12.84 s Q
2 8 Nicole Ramalalanirina  France 6 0.189 s 12.90 s Q
3 11 Aliuska López  Cuba 1 0.179 s 12.97 s Q
4 12T Yuliya Graudyn  Russia 4 0.170 s 12.98 s Q
5 18T Diane Allahgreen  Great Britain 8 0.151 s 13.11 s q SB
6 27 Perdita Felicien  Canada 5 0.177 s 13.21 s
7 33 Anita Trumpe  Latvia 3 0.178 s 13.77 s
8 36 Naide Gomes  São Tomé and Príncipe 7 0.195 s 14.43 s
Heat 5 of 5
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Gail Devers  United States 3 0.179 s 12.62 s Q
2 2 Brigitte Foster  Jamaica 6 0.196 s 12.75 s Q
3 17 Sriyani Kulawansa Fonseka  Sri Lanka 7 0.183 s 13.10 s Q SB
4 18T Patricia Girard  France 4 0.190 s 13.11 s Q
5 20T Nadine Faustin  Haiti 8 0.179 s 13.13 s q
6 25 Maya Shemichishina  Ukraine 5 0.164 s 13.18 s
7 30T Hannah Cooper  Liberia 2 0.181 s 13.51 s

Round 1 – Overall

Round 1
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Gail Devers  United States 5 3 1 12.62 s Q
2 Brigitte Foster  Jamaica 5 6 2 12.75 s Q PB
3 Olga Shishigina  Kazakhstan 3 6 1 12.81 s Q
4 Keturah Anderson  Canada 2 2 1 12.82 s Q SB
5 Gloria Alozie  Nigeria 4 2 1 12.84 s Q
6 Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 1 8 1 12.88 s Q
7 Linda Ferga  France 1 6 2 12.89 s Q
8 Nicole Ramalalanirina  France 4 6 2 12.90 s Q
9 Melissa Morrison  United States 3 1 2 12.91 s Q
10 Sharon Couch  United States 2 3 2 12.92 s Q
11 Aliuska López  Cuba 4 1 3 12.97 s Q
12 Yuliya Graudyn  Russia 4 4 3 12.98 s Q
Svetlana Laukhova  Russia 1 7 3 12.98 s Q
14 Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 2 7 3 12.99 s Q
15 Svetla Dimitrova  Bulgaria 1 4 4 13.00 s Q
16 Angela Atede  Nigeria 2 1 4 13.09 s Q SB
17 Sriyani Kulawansa Fonseka  Sri Lanka 5 7 3 13.10 s Q
18 Patricia Girard  France 5 4 4 13.11 s Q
Diane Allahgreen  Great Britain 4 8 5 13.11 s q SB
20 Nadine Faustin  Haiti 5 8 5 13.13 s q
Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 2 6 5 13.13 s q
22 Natalya Shekhodanova  Russia 3 3 3 13.15 s Q
Olena Krasovska  Ukraine 2 4 6 13.15 s q
24 Trecia Roberts  Thailand 3 7 4 13.16 s Q
25 Mayya Shemchishena  Ukraine 5 5 6 13.18 s
26 Feng Yun  China 3 4 5 13.19 s
27 Perdita Felicien  Canada 4 5 6 13.21 s
28 Deborah Edwards  Australia 1 3 5 13.24 s
29 Nadiya Bodrova  Ukraine 1 2 6 13.25 s
30 Manuela Bosco  Finland 1 5 7 13.51 s
Hannah Cooper  Liberia 5 2 7 13.51 s
32 Vũ Bích Hường  Vietnam 3 5 6 13.61 s
33 Anita Trumpe  Latvia 4 3 7 13.77 s
34 Rosa Rakotozafy  Madagascar 3 2 7 13.80 s
35 Maria-Joëlle Conjungo  Central African Republic 2 5 7 13.95 s
36 Naide Gomes  São Tomé and Príncipe 4 7 8 14.43 s
37 Ana Siulolo Liku  Tonga 3 8 8 14.58 s
38 Verónica de Paoli  Argentina 2 8 8 14.61 s

Round 2

Heat 1 of 3
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 2 Melissa Morrison  United States 3 0.169 s 12.76 s Q
2 7 Glory Alozie  Nigeria 6 0.261 s 12.84 s Q
3 10 Aliuska López  Cuba 4 0.157 s 12.92 s Q
4 11T Natalya Shekhodanova  Russia 7 0.203 s 12.96 s Q
5 20 Nadine Faustin  Haiti 1 0.182 s 13.25 s
6 21 Patricia Girard  France 8 0.181 s 13.43 s
7 22 Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 2 0.188 s 13.52 s
Katie Anderson  Canada 5 0.141 s DNF
Heat 2 of 3
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Olga Shishigina  Kazakhstan 4 0.248 s 12.66 s Q
2 4 Sharon Couch  United States 5 0.152 s 12.78 s Q
3 5 Nicole Ramalalanirina  France 3 0.157 s 12.79 s Q
4 6 Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 6 0.185 s 12.80 s Q
5 11T Trecia Roberts  Thailand 1 0.201 s 12.96 s q SB
6 16T Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 2 0.184 s 13.11 s q
7 18 Sriyani Kulawansa Fonseka  Sri Lanka 7 0.179 s 13.19 S
Yuliya Graudyn  Russia 8 0.149 s DNF
Heat 3 of 3
Date: Monday 25 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Gail Devers  United States 6 0.181 s 12.77 s Q
2 8T Linda Ferga  France 3 0.245 s 12.88 s Q
3 8T Brigitte Foster  Jamaica 5 0.189 s 12.88 s Q
4 11T Svetlana Laukhova  Russia 4 0.155 s 12.96 s Q SB
5 14 Olena Krasovska  Ukraine 8 0.165 s 13.02 s q
6 15 Svetla Dimitrova  Bulgaria 7 0.182 s 13.04 s q
7 16T Angela Atede  Nigeria 1 0.197 s 13.11 S
8 19 Diane Allahgreen  Great Britain 2 0.158 s 13.22 s

Round 2 – Overall

Round 2
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Olga Shishigina  Kazakhstan 2 4 1 12.66 s Q
2 Melissa Morrison  United States 1 3 1 12.76 s Q
3 Gail Devers  United States 3 6 1 12.77 s Q
4 Sharon Couch  United States 2 5 2 12.78 s Q
5 Nicole Ramalalanirina  France 2 3 3 12.79 s Q
6 Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 2 6 4 12.80 s Q
7 Gloria Alozie  Nigeria 1 6 2 12.84 s Q
8 Linda Ferga  France 3 3 2 12.88 s Q
Brigitte Foster  Jamaica 3 5 3 12.88 s Q
10 Aliuska López  Cuba 1 4 3 12.92 s Q
11 Svetlana Laukhova  Russia 3 4 4 12.96 s Q SB
Natalya Shekhodanova  Russia 1 7 4 12.96 s Q
Trecia Roberts  Thailand 2 1 5 12.96 s q SB
14 Olena Krasovska  Ukraine 3 8 5 13.02 s q
15 Svetla Dimitrova  Bulgaria 3 7 6 13.04 s q
16 Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 2 2 6 13.11 s q
Angela Atede  Nigeria 3 1 7 13.11 s
18 Sriyani Kulawansa Fonseka  Sri Lanka 2 7 7 13.19 s
19 Diane Allahgreen  Great Britain 3 2 8 13.22 s
20 Nadine Faustin  Haiti 1 1 5 13.25 s
21 Patricia Girard  France 1 8 6 13.43 s
22 Michelle Freeman  Jamaica 1 2 7 13.52 s
Katie Anderson  Canada 1 5 DNF
Yuliya Graudyn  Russia 2 8 DNF

Semi-finals

Heat 1 of 2
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 4 Nicole Ramalalanirina  France 6 0.177 s 12.77 s Q
2 5 Melissa Morrison  United States 3 0.201 s 12.84 s Q
3 6 Linda Ferga  France 4 0.229 s 12.87 s Q
4 7T Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 2 0.166 s 12.90 s Q
5 9 Natalya Shekhodanova  Russia 7 0.214 s 12.92 s
6 10T Svetla Dimitrova  Bulgaria 1 0.197 s 12.95 s
7 13 Olena Krasovska  Ukraine 8 0.160 s 13.02 s
Gail Devers  United States 5 0.213 s DNF
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 Gloria Alozie  Nigeria 5 0.241 s 12.68 s Q
2 2 Brigitte Foster  Jamaica 3 0.205 s 12.70 s Q PB
3 3 Olga Shishigina  Kazakhstan 6 0.206 s 12.71 s Q
4 7T Aliuska López  Cuba 2 0.185 s 12.90 s Q
5 10T Svetlana Laukhova  Russia 1 0.169 s 12.95 s SB
6 12 Sharon Couch  United States 4 0.177 s 13.00 s
7 14 Trecia Roberts  Thailand 8 0.225 s 13.15 s
8 15 Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 7 0.202 s 13.16 s

Semi-finals – overall

Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Time Qual. Record
1 Gloria Alozie  Nigeria 2 5 1 12.68 s Q
2 Brigitte Foster  Jamaica 2 3 2 12.70 s Q PB
3 Olga Shishigina  Kazakhstan 2 6 3 12.71 s Q
4 Nicole Ramalalanirina  France 1 6 1 12.77 s Q
5 Melissa Morrison  United States 1 3 2 12.84 s Q
6 Linda Ferga  France 1 4 3 12.87 s Q
7 Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 1 2 4 12.90 s Q
Aliuska López  Cuba 2 2 4 12.90 s Q
9 Natalya Shekhodanova  Russia 1 7 5 12.92 s
10 Svetla Dimitrova  Bulgaria 1 1 6 12.95 s
Svetlana Laukhova  Russia 2 1 5 12.95 s SB
12 Sharon Couch  United States 2 4 6 13.00 s
13 Olena Krasovska  Ukraine 1 8 7 13.02 s
14 Trecia Roberts  Thailand 2 8 7 13.15 s
15 Yvonne Kanazawa  Japan 2 7 8 13.16 s
Gail Devers  United States 1 5 DNF

Finals

Heat 1 of 1
Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Record
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Shishigina  Kazakhstan 7 0.237 s 12.65 s
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gloria Alozie  Nigeria 3 0.217 s 12.68 s
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Melissa Morrison  United States 6 0.180 s 12.76 s
4 Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 8 0.156 s 12.80 s
5 Aliuska López  Cuba 1 0.179 s 12.83 s
6 Nicole Ramalalanirina  France 4 0.194 s 12.91 s
7 Linda Ferga  France 2 0.294 s 13.11 s
8 Brigitte Foster  Jamaica 5 0.217 s 13.49 s

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2017.