| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adri Schoeman |
RSA
|
51.70 | 51.70 |
| 2 | Anja Rücker |
GER
|
51.11 | 51.84 |
| 3 | Maicel Malone-Wallace |
USA
|
50.05 | 50.74 |
| 4 | Helena Fuchsová |
CZE
|
51.05 | 51.05 |
| 5 | Sandie Richards |
JAM
|
50.19 | 50.68 |
| 6 | Olga Kotlyarova |
RUS
|
51.17 | 51.40 |
| 7 | Pauline Davis-Thompson |
BAH
|
49.28 | 51.61 |
| 8 | Allison Curbishley |
GBR
|
51.97 | 51.97 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaDonna Antoine-Watkins |
CAN
|
51.99 | 52.44 |
| 2 | K.V.Damayanthi Dharsha |
SRI
|
51.99 | 51.99 |
| 3 | Kim Graham |
USA
|
50.96 | 51.89 |
| 4 | Tatyana Alekseyeva |
RUS
|
49.98 | 49.98 |
| 5 | Grit Breuer |
GER
|
49.42 | 51.43 |
| 6 | Falilat Ogunkoya |
NGR
|
49.10 | 50.19 |
| 7 | Tonique Williams-Darling |
BAH
|
52.15 | 52.15 |
| 8 | Naděžda Koštovalová |
CZE
|
52.15 | 52.15 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olabisi Afolabi |
NGR
|
50.41 | 50.41 |
| 2 | Norfalia Carabali |
COL
|
51.17 | 52.18 |
| 3 | Donna Fraser |
GBR
|
50.87 | 50.87 |
| 4 | Cathy Freeman |
AUS
|
48.63 | 49.39 |
| 5 | Jearl Miles Clark |
USA
|
49.40 | 49.40 |
| 6 | Lorraine Fenton |
JAM
|
50.69 | 50.69 |
| 7 | Patrizia Spuri |
ITA
|
52.45 | 52.54 |
| 8 | Tatyana Chebykina |
RUS
|
51.01 | 51.36 |