# Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon

The Women's Heptathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Stadium Australia on Wednesday 23 September and Thursday 24 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Denise Lewis (GBR) |
| Silver | Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) |
| Bronze | Natallia Sazanovich (BLR) |
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, 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.
| World Record | 7291 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
| Olympic Record | 7291 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |

## Results
### Overall results

Points table after 7th event:
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Overall points | Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.) | Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.) | Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.) | Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.) | Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.) | Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.) | Overview by event (Points on top, result below. Best performance in each event shown in bold green against a yellow background.) |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Overall points | 100 metres hurdles | High Jump | Shot put | 200m | Long Jump | Javelin Throw | 800m |
| | Denise Lewis | Great Britain | 6584 | 1090 pts 13.23 s | 916 1.75 | 898 15.55 | 948 24.34 | 1001 6.48 | 864 50.19 | 867 2:16.83 |
| | Yelena Prokhorova | Russia | 6531 | 1031 pts 13.63 s | 991 1.81 | 741 13.21 | 1008 23.72 | 1036 6.59 | 764 45.05 | 960 2:10.32 |
| | Natallia Sazanovich | Belarus | 6527 (SB) | 1058 pts 13.45 s | 1029 1.84 | 847 14.79 | 969 24.12 | 1007 6.50 | 744 43.97 | 873 2:16.41 |
| 4 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 6470 (SB) | 1075 pts 13.33 s | 953 1.78 | 824 14.45 | 953 24.29 | 946 6.31 | 786 46.16 | 933 2:12.15 |
| 5 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 6355 | 1052 pts 13.49 s | 991 1.81 | 816 14.33 | 911 24.74 | 918 6.22 | 832 48.56 | 835 2:19.14 |
| 6 | Natalya Roshchupkina | Russia | 6237 | 1021 pts 13.70 s | 1029 1.84 | 796 14.03 | 1026 23.53 | 691 5.47 | 742 43.87 | 932 2:12.24 |
| 7 | Karin Specht-Ertl | Germany | 6209 | 1060 pts 13.43 s | 953 1.78 | 764 13.55 | 920 24.64 | 918 6.22 | 719 42.70 | 875 2:16.25 |
| 8 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | 6173 | 1033 pts 13.62 s | 953 1.78 | 748 13.31 | 887 25.00 | 887 6.12 | 771 45.40 | 894 2:14.90 |
| 9 | Le Shundra Nathan | United States | 6150 | 1015 pts 13.74 s | 953 1.78 | 809 14.22 | 902 24.84 | 868 6.06 | 734 43.48 | 869 2:16.67 |
| 10 | Jane Jamieson | Australia | 6104 | 966 pts 14.09 s | 991 1.81 | 767 13.59 | 862 25.27 | 877 6.09 | 770 45.32 | 871 2:16.57 |
| 11 | Magalys García | Cuba | 6054 (SB) | 1056 pts 13.46 s | 806 1.66 | 747 13.29 | 926 24.58 | 825 5.92 | 866 50.31 | 828 2:19.64 |
| 12 | Austra Skujytė | Lithuania | 6034 | 927 pts 14.37 s | 953 1.78 | 867 15.09 | 855 25.35 | 840 5.97 | 772 45.43 | 820 2:20.25 |
| 13 | Susanna Rajamäki | Finland | 6021 (PB) | 1036 pts 13.60 s | 806 1.66 | 785 13.87 | 978 24.03 | 962 6.36 | 610 37.00 | 844 2:18.47 |
| 14 | Gertrud Bacher | Italy | 5989 | 1004 pts 13.82 s | 916 1.75 | 711 12.75 | 890 24.96 | 801 5.84 | 689 41.14 | 978 2:09.08 |
| 15 | Diana Koritskaya | Russia | 5975 | 995 pts 13.88 s | 879 1.72 | 763 13.53 | 973 24.08 | 717 5.56 | 680 40.67 | 968 2:09.77 |
| 16 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 5898 | 880 pts 14.71 s | 916 1.75 | 725 12.97 | 883 25.04 | 801 5.84 | 735 43.53 | 958 2:10.45 |
| 17 | Yasmina Azzizi | Algeria | 5896 (SB) | 1030 pts 13.64 s | 736 1.60 | 805 14.17 | 925 24.59 | 813 5.88 | 788 46.28 | 799 2:21.82 |
| 18 | Viorica Țigău | Romania | 5893 | 1066 pts 13.39 s | 879 1.72 | 630 11.53 | 905 24.80 | 853 6.01 | 732 43.38 | 828 2:19.65 |
| 19 | Nathalie Teppe | France | 5851 | 976 pts 14.02 s | 879 1.72 | 757 13.44 | 763 26.39 | 831 5.94 | 802 46.98 | 843 2:18.56 |
| 20 | Larisa Teteryuk-Netseporuk | Ukraine | 5762 | 905 pts 14.53 s | 879 1.72 | 765 13.56 | 818 25.76 | 816 5.89 | 755 44.57 | 824 2:19.94 |
| 21 | Irina Naumenko | Kazakhstan | 5634 | 942 pts 14.26 s | 1029 1.84 | 612 11.26 | 869 25.19 | 813 5.88 | 525 32.53 | 844 2:18.49 |
| 22 | Marsha Mark | Trinidad and Tobago | 5627 | 1018 pts 13.72 s | 806 1.66 | 624 11.44 | 855 25.35 | 819 5.90 | 841 48.99 | 664 2:32.36 |
| 23 | Lyudmyla Blonska | Ukraine | 5585 | 826 pts 15.12 s | 879 1.72 | 765 13.57 | 766 26.36 | 720 5.57 | 715 42.50 | 914 2:13.52 |
| 24 | Pramila Ganapathy | India | 5548 | 947 pts 14.22 s | 842 1.69 | 604 11.14 | 915 24.69 | 837 5.96 | 591 36.02 | 812 2:20.86 |
| 25 | Soma Biswas | India | 5481 | 963 pts 14.11 s | 771 1.63 | 641 11.69 | 912 24.73 | 741 5.64 | 659 39.59 | 794 2:22.17 |
| 26 | Shelia Burrell | United States | 5345 | 1080 pts 13.30 s | 0 NM | 749 13.32 | 980 24.01 | 865 6.05 | 739 43.72 | 932 2:12.22 |
| 27 | Sofiya Kabanova | Uzbekistan | 5101 | 856 pts 14.89 s | 879 1.72 | 632 11.56 | 690 27.27 | 620 5.22 | 602 36.61 | 822 2:20.11 |
| | Eunice Barber | France | DNF | 1129 pts 12.97 s | 1029 1.84 | 613 11.27 | 936 24.47 | 828 5.93 | | |
| | Inma Clopés | Spain | DNF | 950 pts 14.20 s | 806 1.66 | 707 12.70 | 775 26.25 | 0 NM | | |
| | Asimina Vanakara | Greece | DNF | 952 pts 14.19 s | 842 1.69 | 578 10.74 | 817 25.78 | 0 NM | | |
| | Astrid Retzke | Germany | DNF | 990 pts 13.92 s | 701 1.57 | | | | | |
| | Rita Ináncsi | Hungary | DNF | 827 pts 15.11 s | 842 1.69 | | | | | |
| | Ghada Shouaa | Syria | DNF | 0 pts DNF | | | | | | |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||||||| |
| DNF = did not finish | DNS = did not start | DQ = disqualification | NM = no mark (i.e. no valid result) | Q = qualification by place in heat | q = qualification by overall place |||||||||| |