The 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, Saturday 23 September, Sunday 24 September, and Monday 25 September 2000. The top three runners in each of the initial nine heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next five fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top fo...
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The 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Friday 22 September, Saturday 23 September, Sunday 24 September, and Monday 25 September 2000. The top three runners in each of the initial nine heats automatically qualified for the second round. The next five fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 32 runners competed in 4 heats in the second round, with the top fours runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top four from each heat advanced to the final.
All times shown are in seconds.
Overall Results Round 1
Overall Results Round 2
Overall Results Semi-Finals
Source: Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics available at
http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm
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