Basheer Al-Khewani was 18 years old at the time of the Sydney Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[8][9] On 22 September he took part in the first round of the men's 400 meters, and was drawn into heat eight. He finished his race in a time of 49.72 seconds, eighth and last in his heat, and was therefore eliminated.[10] The gold medal was won by Michael Johnson of the United States in 43.84 seconds, the silver was taken by fellow American Alvin Harrison, and the bronze medal was earned by Greg Haughton of Jamaica.[11][12]
Hana Ali Saleh was 32 years old at the time, and also making her only appearance at an Olympic Games.[13][14] She was the first woman to represent Yemen at the Olympics.[15] On 27 September she took part in the first round of the women's 200 meters, and was drawn into heat two. She finished the race in 30.36 seconds, eighth and last in her heat. Her time was over six seconds behind seventh place; therefore she was eliminated at this stage.[16] Original gold medalist Marion Jones of the United States was stripped of her medal in December 2007 after admitting to doping violations.[17][18] Original silver medalist Pauline Davis-Thompson of the Bahamas received the gold medal in June 2010.[19]