| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merlene Ottey |  JAM | 10.87 Q CR | |
| 2 | Gwen Torrence |  USA | 10.87 Q | |
| 3 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova |  RUS | 11.17 Q | |
| 4 | Liliana Allen |  CUB | 11.19 Q | |
| 5 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |  BAH | 11.21 | |
| 6 | Elinda Vorster |  RSA | 11.22 | |
| 7 | Michelle Finn-Burrell |  USA | 11.25 | |
| 8 | Zhanna Block |  UKR | 11.36 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gail Devers |  USA | 11.03 Q | |
| 2 | Irina Privalova |  RUS | 11.06 Q | |
| 3 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |  NGR | 11.06 Q | |
| 4 | Nicole Mitchell |  JAM | 11.26 Q | |
| 5 | Melanie Paschke |  GER | 11.28 | |
| 6 | Sabine Tröger |  AUT | 11.37 | |
| 7 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor |  AUS | 11.53 | |
| Beverly McDonald |  JAM | DNF |