| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 322 | Grit Breuer |
GER
|
50.32 Q | 0.147 |
| 2 | 703 | Olesya Zykina |
RUS
|
50.59 Q | 0.152 |
| 3 | 153 | Mireille Nguimgo |
CMR
|
50.71 q SB | 0.170 |
| 4 | 861 | Demetria Washington |
USA
|
51.26 PB | 0.214 |
| 5 | 413 | Karen Shinkins |
IRL
|
51.66 | 0.155 |
| 6 | 744 | K.V.Damayanthi Dharsha |
SRI
|
51.83 SB | 0.170 |
| 7 | 609 | Grazyna Prokopek |
POL
|
52.28 | 0.157 |
| 64 | Natallia Solohub |
BLR
|
DQ | 0.147 |
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 723 | Amy Mbacke Thiam |
SEN
|
50.21 Q NR | 0.185 |
| 2 | 129 | Kaltouma Nadjina |
CHA
|
50.38 Q NR | 0.184 |
| 3 | 579 | Falilat Ogunkoya |
NGR
|
50.50 q SB | 0.178 |
| 4 | 662 | Heide Seyerling |
RSA
|
50.87 | 0.145 |
| 5 | 825 | Monique Hennagan |
USA
|
50.98 SB | 0.187 |
| 6 | 453 | Sandie Richards |
JAM
|
51.40 | 0.185 |
| 7 | 334 | Claudia Marx |
GER
|
51.75 | 0.137 |
| 8 | 401 | K. Mathews Beenamol |
IND
|
52.68 | 0.229 |
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 550 | Ana Guevara |
MEX
|
50.58 Q | 0.181 |
| 2 | 442 | Lorraine Fenton |
JAM
|
50.61 Q SB | 0.183 |
| 3 | 812 | Michelle Collins |
USA
|
51.22 | 0.185 |
| 4 | 326 | Florence Ekpo-Umoh |
GER
|
51.47 | 0.156 |
| 5 | 677 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya |
RUS
|
51.68 | 0.238 |
| 6 | 292 | Donna Fraser |
GBR
|
51.77 SB | 0.194 |
| 7 | 384 | Aliann Pompey |
GUY
|
51.96 PB | 0.172 |
| 8 | 60 | Anna Kozak |
BLR
|
52.13 | 0.168 |