| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | Jana Pittman |
AUS
|
53.77 Q | 0.189 |
| 2 | 1132 | Sandra Glover |
USA
|
53.90 Q SB | 0.218 |
| 3 | 1102 | Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova |
UKR
|
54.26 Q SB | 0.225 |
| 4 | 450 | Heike Meissner |
GER
|
55.00 Q SB | 0.209 |
| 5 | 640 | Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova |
KAZ
|
55.24 SB | 0.206 |
| 6 | 1134 | Joanna Hayes |
USA
|
55.35 | 0.290 |
| 7 | 389 | Tasha Danvers |
GBR
|
55.48 | 0.138 |
| 8 | 301 | Cora Olivero |
ESP
|
55.82 | 0.174 |
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 933 | Yuliya Pechonkina |
RUS
|
53.57 Q | 0.131 |
| 2 | 887 | Ionela Târlea |
ROU
|
54.84 Q | 0.173 |
| 3 | 893 | Surita Febbraio |
RSA
|
55.18 Q | 0.187 |
| 4 | 75 | Andrea Blackett |
BAR
|
55.33 Q | 0.155 |
| 5 | 442 | Stephanie Kampf |
GER
|
55.35 PB | 0.167 |
| 6 | 589 | Allison Beckford |
JAM
|
55.76 | 0.181 |
| 7 | 839 | Malgorzata Pskit |
POL
|
56.21 | 0.252 |
| 1145 | Raasin McIntosh |
USA
|
DNF | 0.168 |