| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorraine Fenton |
JAM
|
50.28 Q | |
| 2 | Katharine Merry |
GBR
|
50.32 Q | |
| 3 | Heide Seyerling |
RSA
|
51.06 Q | |
| 4 | Olga Kotlyarova |
RUS
|
51.21 Q | |
| 5 | LaDonna Antoine-Watkins |
CAN
|
51.26 | |
| 6 | Natalya Nazarova |
RUS
|
51.83 | |
| 7 | Mireille Nguimgo |
CMR
|
52.03 | |
| 8 | Nova Peris |
AUS
|
52.49 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Freeman |
AUS
|
50.01 Q | |
| 2 | Ana Guevara |
MEX
|
50.11 Q | |
| 3 | Falilat Ogunkoya |
NGR
|
50.18 Q | |
| 4 | Donna Fraser |
GBR
|
50.21 Q PB | |
| 5 | Sandie Richards |
JAM
|
50.42 SB | |
| 6 | Jitka Burianová |
CZE
|
51.15 | |
| 7 | Amy Mbacke Thiam |
SEN
|
51.60 | |
| 8 | K. Mathews Beenamol |
IND
|
52.04 |