| Date | 22 – 25 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Participants | 57 from 42 countries |
The two-time defending champion, France’s Marie-José Pérec, was entered but left Sydney in the early days of the Olympics, slinking away to the airport in a mysterious sequence of events. But she was not favored in 2000, at any rate. That fell to the true native Australian Cathy Freeman, who had won the silver medal in 1996 and was World Champion in 1997 and 1999. The Australian Olympic Organizing Committee (ACOG) also chose her to light the Olympic Flame at the opening ceremony. Further, with Australia attempting to make amends for its historically poor treatment of Aboriginals, Freeman was a symbol to her people. She had lost only one race since 1997 and was almost crushed by the expectations of the Australian people and media. But she came through. She trailed in the final through 200 metres, but closed on the final curve to pull almost even with Jamaica’s Lorraine Graham. But Freeman had the lead with 70 metres left, and pulled away to win easily, with four metres between her and Graham.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1836 | Cathy Freeman |  AUS | 51.63 (1 h4) | 50.31 (1 h4) | 50.01 (1 h2) | 49.11 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 2286 | Lorraine Graham |  JAM | 51.65 (3 h6) | 50.66 (1 h3) | 50.28 (1 h1) | 49.58 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 1836 | Katharine Merry |  GBR | 51.61 (1 h5) | 50.50 (1 h2) | 50.32 (2 h1) | 49.72 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 1827 | Donna Fraser | GBR | 52.33 (3 h8) | 50.77 (3 h4) | 50.21 (4 h2) | 49.79 (4) | |||
| 5 | 2572 | Ana Guevara |  MEX | 52.34 (2 h3) | 51.19 (2 h3) | 50.11 (2 h2) | 49.96 (5) | |||
| 6 | 2859 | Heide Seÿerling |  RSA | 51.92 (3 h1) | 50.87 (2 h2) | 51.06 (3 h1) | 50.05 (6) | |||
| 7 | 2649 | Falilat Ogunkoya |  NGR | 51.88 (2 h8) | 50.49 (2 h4) | 50.18 (3 h2) | 50.12 (7) | |||
| 8 | 2948 | Olga Kotlyarova |  RUS | 51.99 (2 h7) | 50.97 (3 h2) | 51.21 (4 h1) | 51.04 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | 1335 | LaDonna Antoine |  CAN | 51.78 (1 h8) | 50.92 (2 h1) | 51.26 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | 2294 | Sandie Richards | JAM | 51.86 (2 h5) | 51.00 (4 h2) | 50.42 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | 2961 | Nataliya Nazarova | RUS | 52.05 (2 h2) | 51.44 (4 h1) | 51.83 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | 1530 | Jitka Burianová |  CZE | 51.59 (1 h6) | 50.85 (1 h1) | 51.15 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | 1420 | Mireille Nguimgo |  CMR | 51.88 (2 h1) | 51.08 (4 h4) | 52.03 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | 3005 | Amy Mbacké Thiam |  SEN | 51.79 (1 h3) | 51.64 (3 h3) | 51.60 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | 1824 | Nova Peris-Kneebone | AUS | 52.51 (3 h5) | 51.28 (3 h1) | 52.49 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | 2107 | K. M. Beenamol |  IND | 51.51 (1 h7) | 51.81 (4 h3) | 52.04 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | 1414 | Claudine Komgang | CMR | 51.74 (3 h4) | 51.57 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | 2653 | Charity Opara | NGR | 51.77 (1 h2) | 51.04 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | 2638 | Bisi Afolabi | NGR | 51.61 (2 h6) | 51.87 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | 3337 | LaTasha Colander-Richardson |  USA | 51.75 (1 h1) | 52.07 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | 3353 | Monique Hennagan | USA | 51.73 (2 h4) | 51.85 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | 2496 | Žana Minina |  LTU | 52.38 (3 h7) | 52.53 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | 2830 | Otilia Ruicu |  ROU | 52.65 (3 h3) | 52.28 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | 3054 | Damayanthi Dharsha |  SRI | 52.13 (3 h2) | 52.35 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | 1359 | Kaltouma Nadjina |  CHA | 52.34 (4 h2) | 52.60 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | 1618 | Norfalia Carabalí |  ESP | 52.36 (4 h4) | 52.63 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r2/4 | 1823 | Allison Curbishley | GBR | 52.20 (4 h6) | 52.50 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r2/4 | 1528 | Hana Benešová | CZE | 52.85 (4 h5) | 52.70 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/4 | 2029 | Aliann Pompey |  GUY | 53.09 (5 h5) | 53.42 (8 h1) | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | 1352 | Foy Williams | CAN | 52.94 (4 h1) | 52.68 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 8 h3 r2/4 | 1125 | Lee Naylor | AUS | 53.10 (5 h2) | 53.83 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 8 h4 r2/4 | 2076 | Barbara Petráhn |  HUN | 52.86 (5 h6) | 52.72 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | 2159 | Karen Shinkins |  IRL | 53.27 (4 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h7 r1/4 | 3338 | Michelle Collins | USA | 53.66 (4 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | 2965 | Yelena Piskunova |  UZB | 55.40 (4 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | 1172 | Christine Amertil |  BAH | 53.12 (5 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/4 | 1430 | Norma González |  COL | 53.34 (5 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r1/4 | 3241 | Olena Rurak |  UKR | 53.45 (5 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h7 r1/4 | 1193 | Tanya Oxley |  BAR | 54.22 (5 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | 3407 | Ann Mooney |  PNG | 55.55 (5 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | 2413 | Oksana Luneva |  KGZ | 54.98 (6 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | 2352 | Svetlana Bodritskaya |  KAZ | 53.91 (6 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/4 | 3045 | Safia Abukar Hussein |  SOM | 1:13.25 (6 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | 1461 | Kristina Perica |  CRO | 53.72 (6 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | 2479 | Vernetta Lesforis |  LCA | 54.67 (6 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h6 r1/4 | 1181 | Tonique Williams | BAH | 53.43 (6 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h7 r1/4 | 1293 | Daniela Georgieva |  BUL | 54.46 (6 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/4 | 2014 | Hazel-Ann Regis |  GRN | 55.11 (7 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/4 | 3453 | Lilian Bwalya |  ZAM | 54.77 (7 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h4 r1/4 | 3177 | Awatef Ben Hassine |  TUN | 54.50 (7 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h5 r1/4 | 1004 | Klodiana Shala |  ALB | 56.41 (7 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h6 r1/4 | 1548 | Marcia Daniel |  DMA | 58.20 (7 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 7 h7 r1/4 | 1218 | Dijana Kojić |  BIH | 55.61 (7 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 8 h2 r1/4 | 2610 | Maritza Figueroa |  NCA | 58.82 (8 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 8 h6 r1/4 | 2656 | Haissa Ali Garba |  NIG | 1:07.49 (8 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 8 h7 r1/4 | 3063 | Awmima Mohamed |  SUD | 1:02.94 (8 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 2703 | Svetlana Pospelova | RUS | [53.34] (DQ h8) | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 1761 | Marie-José Pérec |  FRA | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| 3036 | Brigita Langerholc |  SLO | – (DNS h8) | – | – | – |
| Date | 22 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 3 in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Time | 19:24 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | LaTasha Colander-Richardson | USA | 51.75 | 0.212 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Mireille Nguimgo | CMR | 51.88 | 0.242 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Heide Seÿerling | RSA | 51.92 | 0.428 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Foy Williams | CAN | 52.94 | 0.343 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Christine Amertil | BAH | 53.12 | 0.254 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Oksana Luneva | KGZ | 54.98 | 0.403 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Hazel-Ann Regis | GRN | 55.11 | – |
| Time | 19:30 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Charity Opara | NGR | 51.77 | 0.204 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Nataliya Nazarova | RUS | 52.05 | 0.207 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Damayanthi Dharsha | SRI | 52.13 | 0.242 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Kaltouma Nadjina | CHA | 52.34 | 0.202 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lee Naylor | AUS | 53.10 | – | ||
| 6 | 5 | Svetlana Bodritskaya | KAZ | 53.91 | 0.199 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Lilian Bwalya | ZAM | 54.77 | 0.403 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Maritza Figueroa | NCA | 58.82 | – |
| Time | 19:36 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | SEN | 51.79 | 0.217 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 52.34 | 0.315 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Otilia Ruicu | ROU | 52.65 | – | ||
| 4 | 2 | Karen Shinkins | IRL | 53.27 | 0.258 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Norma González | COL | 53.34 | 0.220 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Safia Abukar Hussein | SOM | 1:13.25 | – |
| Time | 19:42 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 51.63 | 0.258 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Monique Hennagan | USA | 51.73 | 0.320 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Claudine Komgang | CMR | 51.74 | 0.551 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Norfalia Carabalí | ESP | 52.36 | – | ||
| 5 | 2 | Olena Rurak | UKR | 53.45 | 0.202 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Kristina Perica | CRO | 53.72 | 0.523 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Awatef Ben Hassine | TUN | 54.50 | 0.308 |
| Time | 19:48 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 51.61 | 0.336 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Sandie Richards | JAM | 51.86 | 0.294 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Nova Peris-Kneebone | AUS | 52.51 | 0.191 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Hana Benešová | CZE | 52.85 | – | ||
| 5 | 2 | Aliann Pompey | GUY | 53.09 | 0.226 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Vernetta Lesforis | LCA | 54.67 | 0.520 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Klodiana Shala | ALB | 56.41 | – | ||
| 3 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | – | – |
| Time | 19:54 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jitka Burianová | CZE | 51.59 | 0.302 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Bisi Afolabi | NGR | 51.61 | 0.221 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Lorraine Graham | JAM | 51.65 | – | ||
| 4 | 6 | Allison Curbishley | GBR | 52.20 | 0.209 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Barbara Petráhn | HUN | 52.86 | 0.189 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Tonique Williams | BAH | 53.43 | 0.174 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Marcia Daniel | DMA | 58.20 | 0.222 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Haissa Ali Garba | NIG | 1:07.49 | – |
| Time | 20:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | K. M. Beenamol | IND | 51.51 | – | ||
| 2 | 6 | Olga Kotlyarova | RUS | 51.99 | 0.190 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Žana Minina | LTU | 52.38 | 0.201 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Michelle Collins | USA | 53.66 | 0.295 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Tanya Oxley | BAR | 54.22 | – | ||
| 6 | 1 | Daniela Georgieva | BUL | 54.46 | – | ||
| 7 | 2 | Dijana Kojić | BIH | 55.61 | – | ||
| 8 | 5 | Awmima Mohamed | SUD | 1:02.94 | – |
| Time | 20:06 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | LaDonna Antoine | CAN | 51.78 | – | ||
| 2 | 6 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 51.88 | 0.187 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Donna Fraser | GBR | 52.33 | 0.209 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Yelena Piskunova | UZB | 55.40 | 0.285 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Ann Mooney | PNG | 55.55 | 0.378 | ||
| 3 | Svetlana Pospelova | RUS | [53.34] | – | 3 | ||
| 7 | Brigita Langerholc | SLO | – | – |
| Date | 23 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Time | 19:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jitka Burianová | CZE | 50.85 | 0.274 | ||
| 2 | 5 | LaDonna Antoine | CAN | 50.92 | 0.179 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Nova Peris-Kneebone | AUS | 51.28 | 0.196 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Nataliya Nazarova | RUS | 51.44 | 0.198 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Claudine Komgang | CMR | 51.57 | – | ||
| 6 | 4 | Monique Hennagan | USA | 51.85 | 0.478 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Kaltouma Nadjina | CHA | 52.60 | 0.215 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Aliann Pompey | GUY | 53.42 | 0.212 |
| Time | 19:37 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 50.50 | 0.270 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Heide Seÿerling | RSA | 50.87 | 0.163 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Olga Kotlyarova | RUS | 50.97 | 0.182 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Sandie Richards | JAM | 51.00 | 0.209 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Charity Opara | NGR | 51.04 | 0.206 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Žana Minina | LTU | 52.53 | 0.300 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Norfalia Carabalí | ESP | 52.63 | – | ||
| 8 | 2 | Foy Williams | CAN | 52.68 | 0.337 |
| Time | 19:44 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Lorraine Graham | JAM | 50.66 | 0.216 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 51.19 | – | ||
| 3 | 6 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | SEN | 51.64 | 0.217 | ||
| 4 | 4 | K. M. Beenamol | IND | 51.81 | – | ||
| 5 | 3 | Bisi Afolabi | NGR | 51.87 | 0.263 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Otilia Ruicu | ROU | 52.28 | – | ||
| 7 | 2 | Allison Curbishley | GBR | 52.50 | 0.193 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Lee Naylor | AUS | 53.83 | – |
| Time | 19:51 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 50.31 | 0.464 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 50.49 | 0.196 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Donna Fraser | GBR | 50.77 | 0.194 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Mireille Nguimgo | CMR | 51.08 | 0.200 | ||
| 5 | 3 | LaTasha Colander-Richardson | USA | 52.07 | 0.311 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Damayanthi Dharsha | SRI | 52.35 | 0.234 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Hana Benešová | CZE | 52.70 | 0.209 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Barbara Petráhn | HUN | 52.72 | 0.224 |
| Date | 24 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1836 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 50.01 | 0.261 | ||
| 2 | 2572 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 50.11 | 0.370 | ||
| 3 | 2649 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 50.18 | 0.516 | ||
| 4 | 1827 | Donna Fraser | GBR | 50.21 | 0.188 | ||
| 5 | 2286 | Lorraine Graham | JAM | 50.28 | 0.444 | ||
| 6 | 1836 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 50.32 | 0.301 | ||
| 7 | 2294 | Sandie Richards | JAM | 50.42 | 0.253 | ||
| 8 | 2859 | Heide Seÿerling | RSA | 51.06 | – | ||
| 9 | 1530 | Jitka Burianová | CZE | 51.15 | 0.255 | ||
| 10 | 2948 | Olga Kotlyarova | RUS | 51.21 | 0.243 | ||
| 11 | 1335 | LaDonna Antoine | CAN | 51.26 | 0.273 | ||
| 12 | 3005 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | SEN | 51.60 | 0.238 | ||
| 13 | 2961 | Nataliya Nazarova | RUS | 51.83 | 0.191 | ||
| 14 | 1420 | Mireille Nguimgo | CMR | 52.03 | 0.213 | ||
| 15 | 2107 | K. M. Beenamol | IND | 52.04 | – | ||
| 16 | 1824 | Nova Peris-Kneebone | AUS | 52.49 | 0.263 |
| Time | 20:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lorraine Graham | JAM | 50.28 | 0.444 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 50.32 | 0.301 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Heide Seÿerling | RSA | 51.06 | – | ||
| 4 | 7 | Olga Kotlyarova | RUS | 51.21 | 0.243 | ||
| 5 | 6 | LaDonna Antoine | CAN | 51.26 | 0.273 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Nataliya Nazarova | RUS | 51.83 | 0.191 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Mireille Nguimgo | CMR | 52.03 | 0.213 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Nova Peris-Kneebone | AUS | 52.49 | 0.263 |
| Time | 20:07 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 50.01 | 0.261 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 50.11 | 0.370 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 50.18 | 0.516 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Donna Fraser | GBR | 50.21 | 0.188 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Sandie Richards | JAM | 50.42 | 0.253 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Jitka Burianová | CZE | 51.15 | 0.255 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | SEN | 51.60 | 0.238 | ||
| 8 | 8 | K. M. Beenamol | IND | 52.04 | – |
| Date | 25 September 2000 — 20:10 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | Reaction Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Cathy Freeman | AUS | 49.11 | 0.227 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Lorraine Graham | JAM | 49.58 | 0.452 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Katharine Merry | GBR | 49.72 | 0.270 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Donna Fraser | GBR | 49.79 | 0.174 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Ana Guevara | MEX | 49.96 | 0.261 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Heide Seÿerling | RSA | 50.05 | 0.175 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Falilat Ogunkoya | NGR | 50.12 | 0.254 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Olga Kotlyarova | RUS | 51.04 | 0.188 |
