| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 564 | Claudine Williams |  JAM | 51.30 | 51.58 | 
| 2 | 185 | Mireille Nguimgo |  CMR | 51.89 | 51.89 | 
| 3 | 715 | Charity Opara |  NGR | 49.29 | 50.88 | 
| 4 | 1039 | Suziann Reid |  USA | 50.74 | 50.74 | 
| 5 | 225 | Helena Fuchsová |  CZE | 50.21 | 50.88 | 
| 6 | 375 | Katharine Merry |  GBR | 50.58 | 50.58 | 
| 7 | 132 | Foy Williams |  CAN | 51.66 | 51.66 | 
| 8 | 798 | Otilia Ruicu-Esanu |  ROU | 51.50 | 51.50 | 
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 841 | Olga Kotlyarova |  RUS | 50.38 | 50.91i | 
| 2 | 154 | Yuxiang Chen |  CHN | 51.15 | 51.74 | 
| 3 | 556 | Lorraine Fenton |  JAM | 50.23 | 50.34 | 
| 4 | 1002 | Michelle Collins |  USA | 50.77 | 51.14 | 
| 5 | 415 | Anja Rücker |  GER | 50.64 | 50.64 | 
| 6 | 184 | Claudine Komgang |  CMR | 51.68 | 51.68 | 
| 7 | 517 | Karen Shinkins |  IRL | 51.07 | 51.07 | 
| 8 | 23 | Susan Andrews |  AUS | 51.55 | 51.72 | 
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 536 | Virna De Angeli |  ITA | 51.31 | 52.19 | 
| 2 | 769 | Carmo Tavares |  POR | 51.92 | 51.92 | 
| 3 | 402 | Grit Breuer |  GER | 49.42 | 50.17 | 
| 4 | 706 | Olabisi Afolabi |  NGR | 50.41 | 51.13 | 
| 5 | 671 | Ana Guevara |  MEX | 50.65 | 50.91 | 
| 6 | 26 | Cathy Freeman |  AUS | 48.63 | 49.76 | 
| 7 | 346 | Francine Landre |  FRA | 51.73 | 51.73 | 
| 8 | 150 | Kaltouma Nadjina |  CHA | 51.90 | 51.90 | 
| Order / Lane | Bib | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1999 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 223 | Jitka Burianová |  CZE | 51.72 | 51.72 | 
| 2 | 915 | K.V.Damayanthi Dharsha |  SRI | 51.06 | 52.68 | 
| 3 | 714 | Falilat Ogunkoya |  NGR | 49.10 | 49.62 | 
| 4 | 1029 | Maicel Malone-Wallace |  USA | 50.05 | 50.89 | 
| 5 | 849 | Natalya Nazarova |  RUS | 50.55 | 50.55 | 
| 6 | 890 | Amy Mbacke Thiam |  SEN | 50.95 | 50.95 | 
| 7 | 416 | Uta Rohländer-Fromm |  GER | 50.33 | 51.19 | 
| 8 | 368 | Donna Fraser |  GBR | 50.85 | 51.80 |