| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Holmes |
GBR
|
1:57.98 Q SB |
| 2 | Tatyana Andrianova |
RUS
|
1:58.41 Q |
| 3 | Jearl Miles Clark |
USA
|
1:58.71 q |
| 4 | Zulia Calatayud |
CUB
|
1:59.21 q SB |
| 5 | Agnes Samaria |
NAM
|
1:59.37 SB |
| 6 | Élisabeth Grousselle |
FRA
|
2:00.21 |
| 7 | Mina Aït Hammou |
MAR
|
2:00.66 |
| 8 | Michelle Ballentine |
JAM
|
2:00.94 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hasna Benhassi |
MAR
|
1:58.59 Q SB |
| 2 | Jolanda Batagelj |
SLO
|
1:58.80 Q |
| 3 | Tetiana Petlyuk |
UKR
|
1:59.48 PB |
| 4 | Nicole Teter |
USA
|
1:59.50 |
| 5 | Natalya Khrushcheleva |
RUS
|
2:00.68 |
| 6 | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová |
SVK
|
2:00.79 SB |
| 7 | Marian Burnett |
GUY
|
2:02.21 |
| 8 | Mayte MartÃnez |
ESP
|
2:03.30 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola |
MOZ
|
1:59.30 Q |
| 2 | Maria Cioncan |
ROU
|
1:59.44 Q PB |
| 3 | Svetlana Cherkasova |
RUS
|
1:59.80 |
| 4 | Diane Cummins |
CAN
|
2:00.30 |
| 5 | Joanne Fenn |
GBR
|
2:00.60 |
| 6 | Seltana Aït Hammou |
MAR
|
2:00.64 |
| 7 | Luciana Mendes |
BRA
|
2:02.00 |
| 8 | Letitia Vriesde |
SUR
|
2:06.95 |