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.
Marion Jones was stripped of her gold medal following her admission of taking banned substances. Medals were reallocated accordingly.
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.
Round 1 Overall Results | Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
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1 | Beverly McDonald | {{flagIOC|JAM|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22.50 | Q | |
2 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | {{flagIOC|SRI|2000 Summer}} | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22.53 | Q | |
3 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22.61 | Q | |
4 | Leonie Mani | {{flagIOC|CMR|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22.68 | Q | |
5 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 7 | 1 | 22.71 | Q | |
6 | Marion Jones | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22.75 | Q | |
7 | Cydonie Mothersill | {{flagIOC|CAY|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22.78 | Q | |
8 | Louise Ayetotche | {{flagIOC|CIV|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22.85 | Q | NR |
9 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | {{flagIOC|NGR|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22.90 | Q | |
10 | Muriel Hurtis | {{flagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 6 | 2 | 23.04 | Q | |
11 | Lauren Hewitt | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 3 | 1 | 23.07 | Q | |
12 | Felipa Palacios | {{flagIOC|COL|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23.08 | Q | SB |
13 | Chandra Sturrup | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23.09 | Q | |
14 | Cathy Freeman | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23.11 | Q | |
15 | Zhanna Pintusevych | {{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer}} | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23.13 | Q | |
16 | Mercy Nku | {{flagIOC|NGR|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23.14 | Q | |
17 | Oxana Ekk | {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | 4 | 23.17 | Q | |
18 | Juliet Campbell | {{flagIOC|JAM|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | 4 | 23.18 | Q | |
Nanceen Perry | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23.18 | Q | |
20 | Debbie Ferguson | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23.19 | Q | |
21 | Irina Khabarova | {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23.21 | Q | |
Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju | {{flagIOC|NGR|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23.21 | q | |
23 | Alenka Bikar | {{flagIOC|SLO|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23.26 | q | |
24 | Torri Edwards | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23.29 | Q | |
25 | Sabrina Mulrain | {{flagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23.31 | Q | |
Marina Trandenkova | {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}} | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23.31 | Q | |
27 | Astia Walker | {{flagIOC|JAM|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23.33 | Q | |
28 | Samantha Davies | {{flagIOC|GBR|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23.36 | q | |
Joice Maduaka | {{flagIOC|GBR|2000 Summer}} | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23.36 | q | |
30 | Valma Bass | {{flagIOC|SKN|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23.37 | Q | |
31 | Johanna Manninen | {{flagIOC|FIN|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 8 | 4 | 23.40 | Q | |
32 | Sarah Reilly | {{flagIOC|IRL|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23.43 | | |
33 | Mireille Donders | {{flagIOC|SUI|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23.44 | | |
34 | Aïda Diop | {{flagIOC|SEN|2000 Summer}} | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23.46 | | |
35 | Monica Afia Twum | {{flagIOC|GHA|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23.51 | | |
36 | Ekaterini Koffa | {{flagIOC|GRE|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23.53 | | |
37 | Liu Xiaomei | {{flagIOC|CHN|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23.56 | | |
38 | Zuzanna Radecka | {{flagIOC|POL|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23.57 | | |
39 | Olena Pastushenko | {{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23.64 | Q | |
Hellena Wrappah | {{flagIOC|GHA|2000 Summer}} | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23.64 | | |
41 | Nadjina Kaltouma | {{flagIOC|CHA|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23.81 | | |
42 | Lyubov Perepelova | {{flagIOC|UZB|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23.83 | | |
43 | Joanne Durant | {{flagIOC|BAR|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23.90 | | |
Karin Mayr | {{flagIOC|AUT|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23.90 | | |
45 | Qin Wangping | {{flagIOC|CHN|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24.10 | | |
46 | Mila Savic | {{flagIOC|YUG|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24.12 | | |
47 | Monika Gachevska | {{flagIOC|BUL|2000 Summer}} | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24.16 | | |
48 | Heather Samuel | {{flagIOC|ANT|2000 Summer}} | 5 | 2 | 8 | 24.44 | | |
49 | Akonga Nsimbo | {{flagIOC|COD|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25.35 | | NR |
50 | Dineo Shoal | {{flagIOC|LES|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25.57 | | |
51 | Hana Ali Salah | {{flagIOC|YEM|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 4 | 8 | 30.36 | | |
| Ameerah Bello | {{flagIOC|ISV|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | | DNS | | |
| Manuela Levorato | {{flagIOC|ITA|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | | DNS | | |
| Andrea Philipp | {{flagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 5 | | DNS | | |
Round 2 Overall Results | Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
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1 | Beverly McDonald | {{flagIOC|JAM|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22.44 | Q | |
2 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22.49 | Q | |
3 | Marion Jones | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22.50 | Q | |
4 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | {{flagIOC|SRI|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22.54 | Q | |
5 | Zhanna Pintusevych | {{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22.70 | Q | SB |
6 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22.72 | Q | |
Debbie Ferguson | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22.72 | Q | |
8 | Cathy Freeman | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22.75 | Q | |
9 | Louise Ayetotche | {{flagIOC|CIV|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22.86 | Q | |
10 | Leonie Mani | {{flagIOC|CMR|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 6 | 2 | 22.86 | Q | |
11 | Mercy Nku | {{flagIOC|NGR|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22.95 | Q | PB |
Nanceen Perry | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 6 | 4 | 22.95 | Q | |
13 | Torri Edwards | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22.98 | Q | |
Muriel Hurtis | {{flagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22.98 | Q | |
15 | Alenka Bikar | {{flagIOC|SLO|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 8 | 5 | 23.01 | | |
16 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | {{flagIOC|NGR|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23.03 | | |
17 | Marina Trandenkova | {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 2 | 5 | 23.10 | | |
18 | Lauren Hewitt | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23.12 | Q | |
19 | Oxana Ekk | {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23.17 | | |
20 | Felipa Palacios | {{flagIOC|COL|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23.19 | Q | |
21 | Samantha Davies | {{flagIOC|GBR|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23.20 | | |
22 | Chandra Sturrup | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 7 | 5 | 23.21 | | |
Fatima Yusuf-Olukoju | {{flagIOC|NGR|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23.21 | | |
24 | Sabrina Mulrain | {{flagIOC|GER|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23.24 | | |
25 | Irina Khabarova | {{flagIOC|RUS|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23.27 | | |
26 | Juliet Campbell | {{flagIOC|JAM|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 1 | 7 | 23.34 | | |
27 | Johanna Manninen | {{flagIOC|FIN|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23.41 | | |
28 | Valma Bass | {{flagIOC|SKN|2000 Summer}} | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23.57 | | |
Joice Maduaka | {{flagIOC|GBR|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 8 | 7 | 23.57 | | |
30 | Olena Pastushenko | {{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 1 | 7 | 23.63 | | |
| Astia Walker | {{flagIOC|JAM|2000 Summer}} | 3 | 8 | | DNF | | |
| Cydonie Mothersill | {{flagIOC|CAY|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 4 | | DNS | | |
Semi-Finals Overall Results | Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Lane | Place | Time | Qual. | Record |
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1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 5 | 1 | 22.38 | Q | PB |
2 | Marion Jones | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22.40 | Q | |
3 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | {{flagIOC|SRI|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22.45 | Q | |
4 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22.62 | Q | |
5 | Debbie Ferguson | {{flagIOC|BAH|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 4 | 2 | 22.62 | Q | |
6 | Beverly McDonald | {{flagIOC|JAM|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22.70 | Q | |
7 | Cathy Freeman | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22.71 | Q | |
8 | Zhanna Pintusevych | {{flagIOC|UKR|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22.74 | Q | |
9 | Louise Ayetotche | {{flagIOC|CIV|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22.76 | | |
10 | Torri Edwards | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23.06 | | |
11 | Felipa Palacios | {{flagIOC|COL|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23.11 | | |
12 | Muriel Hurtis | {{flagIOC|FRA|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23.13 | | |
13 | Nanceen Perry | {{flagIOC|USA|2000 Summer}} | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23.16 | | |
14 | Mercy Nku | {{flagIOC|NGR|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 8 | 6 | 23.40 | | |
15 | Lauren Hewitt | {{flagIOC|AUS|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23.44 | | |
16 | Leonie Mani | {{flagIOC|CMR|2000 Summer}} | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23.47 | | |
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