| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova |
KAZ
|
54.53 | 56.23 |
| 2 | Monika Warnicka |
POL
|
56.88 | 56.88 |
| 3 | Heike Meissner |
GER
|
54.64 | 55.35 |
| 4 | Tonja Buford-Bailey |
USA
|
53.63 | 53.63 |
| 5 | Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova |
UKR
|
54.96 | 55.82 |
| 6 | Trevaia Williams-Davis |
USA
|
55.61 | 55.61 |
| 7 | Karen van der Veen |
RSA
|
56.32 | 56.32 |
| 8 | Olga M. Nazarova |
RUS
|
54.82 | 55.55 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Lenskiy |
UKR
|
56.47 | 56.47 |
| 2 | Tatyana Ledovskaya |
BLR
|
53.11 | 56.03 |
| 3 | Silvia Rieger |
GER
|
54.90 | 55.16 |
| 4 | Deon Hemmings |
JAM
|
53.62 | 53.62 |
| 5 | Kim Batten |
USA
|
53.72 | 53.85 |
| 6 | Ionela Târlea |
ROU
|
55.26 | 55.26 |
| 7 | Omolade Akinremi |
NGR
|
56.46 | 56.46 |
| 8 | Gudrún Arnardóttir |
ISL
|
58.57 | 58.57 |