Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
| Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
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Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas
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Susanthika Jayasinghe Sri Lanka
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Beverly McDonald Jamaica
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The Women's 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme was held at Stadium Australia on Wednesday 27 September, and Thursday 28 September 2000.
The top four runners in each of the initial seven heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next four fastest runners from across the heats also qualified for the second round. The top four runners in each of the four second round heats automatically qualified for the semi-final.
The top four runners in each semi-final automatically qualified for the final.
There were a total number of 54 participating athletes.
In December 2009 the IOC redistributed the medals as a result of the Marion Jones steroid scandal.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
All times shown are in seconds.
Overall Results Round 1
Overall Results Round 2
Overall Results Semi-Finals
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