Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

The Women's Heptathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Stadium Australia on Wednesday 23 September and Thursday 24 September.[1]

Women's heptathlon
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Pictogram of athletics
VenuesStadium Australia
DatesSeptember 23-24
Competitors33 from 23 nations
Winning result6584
Medalists
Denise Lewis
 Great Britain
Yelena Prokhorova
 Russia
Natallia Sazanovich
 Belarus

Medalists

Gold Denise Lewis (GBR)
Silver Yelena Prokhorova (RUS)
Bronze Natallia Sazanovich (BLR)


Both Lewis and Sazanovich had won medals (bronze and silver respectively) at the previous Olympics in 1996. Prokhorova would go on to win the 2001 World Championships. At the next Olympic Games in 2004, Prokhorova finished fifth while Lewis did not finish because of injury.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in points) prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics.

World Record 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988
Olympic Record 7291 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988

Results

Overall results

Points table after 7th event:

Rank Athlete Nation Overall
points
Overview by event (points on top, then result. Best performance in each event shown in green)
100 metres hurdles High Jump Shot put 200m Long Jump Javelin Throw 800m
Denise Lewis  Great Britain 6584 1090 pts
13.23 s
916
1.75
898
15.55
948
24.34
1001
6.48
864
50.19
867
2:16.83
Yelena Prokhorova  Russia 6531 1031 pts
13.63 s
991
1.81
741
13.21
1008
23.72
1036
6.59
764
45.05[2]
960
2:10.32
Natallia Sazanovich  Belarus 6527 (SB) 1058 pts
13.45 s
1029
1.84
847
14.79
969
24.12
1007
6.50
744
43.97
873
2:16.41[2]
4Urszula Włodarczyk  Poland 6470 (SB) 1075 pts
13.33 s
953
1.78
824
14.45
953
24.29
946
6.31
786
46.16[2]
933
2:12.15
5Sabine Braun  Germany 6355 1052 pts
13.49 s
991
1.81
816
14.33
911
24.74
918
6.22
832
48.56
835
2:19.14
6Natalya Roshchupkina  Russia 6237 1021 pts
13.70 s[2]
1029
1.84
796
14.03
1026
23.53
691
5.47
742
43.87
932
2:12.24
7Karin Specht-Ertl  Germany 6209 1060 pts
13.43 s
953
1.78
764
13.55
920
24.64
918
6.22
719
42.70
875
2:16.25
8Tiia Hautala  Finland 6173 1033 pts
13.62 s
953
1.78
748
13.31
887
25.00
887
6.12
771
45.40
894
2:14.90
9Le Shundra Nathan  United States 6150 1015 pts
13.74 s
953
1.78
809
14.22
902
24.84
868
6.06
734
43.48
869
2:16.67
10Jane Jamieson  Australia 6104 966 pts
14.09 s
991
1.81
767
13.59
862
25.27
877
6.09
770
45.32
871
2:16.57
11Magalys García  Cuba 6054 (SB) 1056 pts
13.46 s
806
1.66
747
13.29
926
24.58
825
5.92
866
50.31
828
2:19.64
12Austra Skujytė  Lithuania 6034 927 pts
14.37 s
953
1.78
867
15.09[2]
855
25.35
840
5.97
772
45.43
820
2:20.25
13Susanna Rajamäki  Finland 6021 (PB) 1036 pts
13.60 s
806
1.66
785
13.87
978
24.03
962
6.36
610
37.00
844
2:18.47
14Gertrud Bacher  Italy 5989 1004 pts
13.82 s
916
1.75
711
12.75
890
24.96
801
5.84
689
41.14
978
2:09.08
15Diana Koritskaya  Russia 5975 995 pts
13.88 s
879
1.72
763
13.53
973
24.08
717
5.56
680
40.67
968
2:09.77
16Svetlana Kazanina  Kazakhstan 5898 880 pts
14.71 s
916
1.75
725
12.97
883
25.04
801
5.84
735
43.53
958
2:10.45
17Yasmina Azzizi  Algeria 5896 (SB) 1030 pts
13.64 s
736
1.60
805
14.17
925
24.59
813
5.88
788
46.28[2]
799
2:21.82
18Viorica Tigau  Romania 5893 1066 pts
13.39 s
879
1.72
630
11.53
905
24.80
853
6.01
732
43.38[2]
828
2:19.65[2]
19Nathalie Teppe  France 5851 976 pts
14.02 s
879
1.72
757
13.44
763
26.39
831
5.94
802
46.98
843
2:18.56
20Larisa Teteryuk-Netseporuk  Ukraine 5762 905 pts
14.53 s
879
1.72
765
13.56
818
25.76
816
5.89
755
44.57
824
2:19.94
21Irina Naumenko  Kazakhstan 5634 942 pts
14.26 s
1029
1.84
612
11.26
869
25.19
813
5.88
525
32.53
844
2:18.49
22Marsha Mark  Trinidad and Tobago 5627 1018 pts
13.72 s[2]
806
1.66
624
11.44[2]
855
25.35
819
5.90
841
48.99[2]
664
2:32.36
23Lyudmyla Blonska  Ukraine 5585 826 pts
15.12 s
879
1.72
765
13.57
766
26.36
720
5.57
715
42.50
914
2:13.52
24Pramila Ganapathy  India 5548 947 pts
14.22 s
842
1.69
604
11.14
915
24.69
837
5.96
591
36.02
812
2:20.86
25Soma Biswas  India 5481 963 pts
14.11 s
771
1.63
641
11.69
912
24.73
741
5.64
659
39.59
794
2:22.17
26Shelia Burrell  United States 5345 1080 pts
13.30 s
0
NM
749
13.32
980
24.01
865
6.05
739
43.72
932
2:12.22[2]
27Sofiya Kabanova  Uzbekistan 5101 856 pts
14.89 s
879
1.72
632
11.56
690
27.27
620
5.22
602
36.61
822
2:20.11
 Eunice Barber  France DNF 1129 pts
12.97 s
1029
1.84
613
11.27
936
24.47
828
5.93
 
 
 
 
 Inma Clopés  Spain DNF 950 pts
14.20 s
806
1.66
707
12.70
775
26.25
0
NM
 
 
 
 
 Asimina Vanakara  Greece DNF 952 pts
14.19 s
842
1.69
578
10.74
817
25.78
0
NM
 
 
 
 
 Astrid Retzke  Germany DNF 990 pts
13.92 s
701
1.57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rita Ináncsi  Hungary DNF 827 pts
15.11 s
842
1.69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ghada Shouaa  Syria DNF 0 pts
DNF
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place

References

  1. "Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. Personal best (PB).
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