| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theresia Kiesl | 
                             
                            AUT
                         | 
                            4:06.89 | 4:12.18 | 
| 2 | Blandine Bitzner-Ducret | 
                             
                            FRA
                         | 
                            4:04.72 | 4:10.39 | 
| 3 | Carla Sacramento | 
                             
                            POR
                         | 
                            4:04.10 | 4:12.12 | 
| 4 | Margarita Marusova | 
                             
                            RUS
                         | 
                            4:04.51 | 4:04.51 | 
| 5 | Anna Brzezinska | 
                             
                            POL
                         | 
                            4:03.75 | 4:03.75 | 
| 6 | Sarah Thorsett | 
                             
                            USA
                         | 
                            4:07.28 | 4:07.28 | 
| 7 | Marta DomÃnguez | 
                             
                            ESP
                         | 
                            4:09.75 | 4:09.75 | 
| 8 | Hassiba Boulmerka | 
                             
                            ALG
                         | 
                            3:55.30 | 4:11.34 | 
| 9 | Leah Pells | 
                             
                            CAN
                         | 
                            4:08.97 | 4:14.69 | 
| 10 | Kelly Holmes | 
                             
                            GBR
                         | 
                            4:01.41 | 4:04.20 | 
| 11 | Petya Strashilova | 
                             
                            BUL
                         | 
                            4:13.27 | 4:13.27 | 
| 12 | Maria Akraka | 
                             
                            SWE
                         | 
                            4:07.74i | 4:13.38 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruth Wysocki | 
                             
                            USA
                         | 
                            4:00.18 | 4:13.93 | 
| 2 | Yelena Bychkovskaya | 
                             
                            BLR
                         | 
                            4:18.97 | 4:18.97 | 
| 3 | Lyudmila Borisova | 
                             
                            RUS
                         | 
                            4:07.00 | 4:12.07 | 
| 4 | Julia Sakara | 
                             
                            ZIM
                         | 
                            4:11.36 | 4:15.02 | 
| 5 | Lyudmila Rogachova | 
                             
                            RUS
                         | 
                            3:56.91 | 4:05.16 | 
| 6 | Malgorzata Rydz | 
                             
                            POL
                         | 
                            4:01.91 | 4:15.64 | 
| 7 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | 
                             
                            USA
                         | 
                            4:05.14 | 4:05.14 | 
| 8 | Yvonne Mai-Graham | 
                             
                            JAM
                         | 
                            4:01.84 | 4:01.84 | 
| 9 | Kutre Dulecha | 
                             
                            ETH
                         | 
                            4:08.70 | 4:08.70 | 
| 10 | Angela Chalmers | 
                             
                            CAN
                         | 
                            4:01.61 | 4:06.82 | 
| 11 | Frédérique Quentin | 
                             
                            FRA
                         | 
                            4:09.51 | 4:09.51 | 
| 12 | Maite Zúñiga | 
                             
                            ESP
                         | 
                            4:00.59 | 4:12.30 |