| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1070 | Tiandra Ponteen |  SKN | 55.45 | 55.45 | 
| 2 | 1005 | Magdalena Uzarska |  POL | 55.96 | 55.96 | 
| 3 | 749 | Libania Grenot |  CUB | 55.42 | 55.42 | 
| 4 | 957 | Helen Okpanachi |  NGR | 53.24 | 53.24 | 
| 5 | 670 | Jana Pittman |  AUS | 55.02 | 55.02 | 
| 6 | 1057 | Yulia Zhelnova |  RUS | 55.49 | 55.49 | 
| 7 | 1033 | Michelle Louw |  RSA | 56.16 | 56.16 | 
| 8 | 1025 | Maria Rus |  ROU | 55.31 | 55.31 | 
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 713 | Janice Zawaski |  CAN | 55.90 | 55.90 | 
| 2 | 731 | Wu Jie Ya |  CHN | 55.43 | 55.43 | 
| 3 | 738 | Norma González |  COL | 54.11 | 54.11 | 
| 4 | 958 | Ajarat Yussuf |  NGR | 55.26 | 55.26 | 
| 5 | 1142 | Monique Henderson |  USA | 51.96 | 51.96 | 
| 6 | 1058 | Yana Vetcherkevitch |  RUS | 53.91 | 53.91 | 
| 7 | 921 | Dong-hyun Kim |  KOR | 55.72 | 55.72 | 
| 8 | 994 | Zaneta Tomczyk |  POL | 55.10 | 55.10 |