| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mireille Nguimgo |
CMR
|
50.69 | 50.69 |
| 2 | Natalya Nazarova |
RUS
|
50.10 | 50.10 |
| 3 | Katharine Merry |
GBR
|
50.05 | 50.05 |
| 4 | Lorraine Fenton |
JAM
|
49.92 | 50.07 |
| 5 | Heide Seyerling |
RSA
|
50.87 | 50.87 |
| 6 | LaDonna Antoine-Watkins |
CAN
|
50.92 | 50.92 |
| 7 | Olga Kotlyarova |
RUS
|
49.95 | 49.95 |
| 8 | Nova Peris |
AUS
|
51.28 | 51.28 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Mbacke Thiam |
SEN
|
50.77 | 50.88 |
| 2 | Sandie Richards |
JAM
|
49.79 | 50.97 |
| 3 | Cathy Freeman |
AUS
|
48.63 | 49.48 |
| 4 | Falilat Ogunkoya |
NGR
|
49.10 | 50.04 |
| 5 | Ana Guevara |
MEX
|
49.70 | 49.70 |
| 6 | Jitka Burianová |
CZE
|
50.85 | 50.85 |
| 7 | Donna Fraser |
GBR
|
50.77 | 50.77 |
| 8 | K. Mathews Beenamol |
IND
|
51.21 | 51.21 |