| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 440 | Juliet Campbell |  JAM | 22.68 Q | 0.174 | 
| 2 | 744 | K.V.Damayanthi Dharsha |  SRI | 22.88 SB | 0.155 | 
| 3 | 331 | Birgit Rockmeier |  GER | 22.97 | 0.121 | 
| 4 | 251 | Johanna Manninen |  FIN | 23.11 | 0.141 | 
| 5 | 431 | Manuela Levorato |  ITA | 23.13 | 0.155 | 
| 6 | 263 | Fabe Dia |  FRA | 23.14 | 0.171 | 
| 7 | 51 | Kim Gevaert |  BEL | 23.29 | 0.157 | 
| 830 | Marion Jones |  USA | DQ | 0.168 | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 152 | Myriam Léonie Mani |  CMR | 22.59 Q SB | 0.131 | 
| 2 | 828 | LaTasha Jenkins |  USA | 22.63 Q | 0.159 | 
| 3 | 128 | Cydonie Mothersille |  CAY | 22.63 q | 0.181 | 
| 4 | 734 | Alenka Bikar |  SLO | 22.76 q NR | 0.158 | 
| 5 | 721 | Aïda Diop |  SEN | 22.94 | 0.193 | 
| 6 | 61 | Natallia Safronnikava |  BLR | 23.02 | 0.144 | 
| 7 | 24 | Lauren Hewitt |  AUS | 23.05 | 0.133 | 
| 8 | 143 | Louise Ayétotché |  CIV | 23.47 | 0.175 | 
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie |  BAH | 22.39 Q SB | 0.165 | 
| 2 | 576 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi |  NGR | 22.80 SB | 0.160 | 
| 3 | 836 | Inger Miller |  USA | 22.82 SB | 0.142 | 
| 4 | 451 | Beverly McDonald |  JAM | 22.84 | 0.145 | 
| 5 | 412 | Sarah Reilly |  IRL | 23.24 | 0.168 | 
| 6 | 678 | Irina Khabarova |  RUS | 23.43 | 0.183 | 
| 855 | Kelli White |  USA | DQ | 0.162 | |
| 329 | Gabi Rockmeier |  GER | DNF | 0.155 |