Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres
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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.[1]
Women's 200 metres at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stadium Australia | |||||||||
Date | 27 September 2000 (heats and quarter-finals) 28 September 2000 (semi-finals and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 52 from 38 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 22.27 | |||||||||
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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, and 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.
U.S. sprinter Marion Jones was stripped of her gold medal following her 2007 admission of taking performance-enhancing steroids. Medals were reallocated accordingly.