| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwen Torrence |
USA
|
22.20 Q | |
| 2 | Irina Privalova |
RUS
|
22.20 Q | |
| 3 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova |
RUS
|
22.35 Q | |
| 4 | Marie-José Pérec |
FRA
|
22.49 Q | |
| 5 | Cathy Freeman |
AUS
|
22.58 | |
| 6 | Elinda Vorster |
RSA
|
22.83 | |
| 7 | Dahlia Duhaney |
JAM
|
22.97 | |
| 8 | Petya Pendareva |
BUL
|
23.06 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merlene Ottey |
JAM
|
22.12 Q | |
| 2 | Galina Malchugina |
RUS
|
22.22 Q | |
| 3 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |
NGR
|
22.35 Q | |
| 4 | Dannette Young-Stone |
USA
|
22.51 Q | |
| 5 | Evette de Klerk |
RSA
|
22.76 | |
| 6 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
BAH
|
22.94 | |
| 7 | Silke-Beate Knoll |
GER
|
23.07 | |
| 8 | Michelle Finn-Burrell |
USA
|
23.26 |