The
Women's Heptathlon at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
as part of the
athletics program was held at the
Stadium Australia
Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the suburb of Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium, which is sometimes referred to as Sydney Ol ...
on Wednesday 23 September and Thursday 24 September.
Medalists
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
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, 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.
Results
Overall results
Points table after 7th event:
References
External links
* IAAF results day one
100 m hurdles
an
Retrieved 17 February 2007.
* IAAF results day two
an
Retrieved 17 February 2007.
*IAAF results
Retrieved 17 February 2007.
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Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek ἑπτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hep ...
2000
2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year.
Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
2000 in women's athletics
Women's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics