| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 985 | Amy Mbacke Thiam |
SEN
|
50.78 Q | 0.315 |
| 2 | 934 | Svetlana Pospelova |
RUS
|
50.84 Q | 0.152 |
| 3 | 403 | Lee McConnell |
GBR
|
51.06 q SB | 0.240 |
| 4 | 1155 | Sanya Richards-Ross |
USA
|
51.32 | 0.229 |
| 5 | 777 | Olabisi Afolabi |
NGR
|
51.38 | 0.182 |
| 6 | 609 | Ronetta Smith |
JAM
|
51.39 | 0.132 |
| 7 | 895 | Heide Seyerling |
RSA
|
51.89 | 0.185 |
| 8 | 500 | Hazel Regis-Buckels |
GRN
|
51.95 | 0.192 |
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | Tonique Williams-Darling |
BAH
|
50.43 Q | 0.161 |
| 2 | 593 | Lorraine Fenton |
JAM
|
50.45 Q | 0.176 |
| 3 | 945 | Olesya Zykina |
RUS
|
50.96 q | 0.152 |
| 4 | 1168 | Demetria Washington |
USA
|
51.31 | 0.215 |
| 5 | 1162 | Deedee Trotter |
USA
|
51.68 | 0.155 |
| 6 | 838 | Grazyna Prokopek |
POL
|
51.89 | 0.250 |
| 7 | 332 | Makelesi Batimala |
FIJ
|
52.27 | 0.168 |
| 8 | 1109 | Antonina Yefremova |
UKR
|
53.19 | 0.182 |
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 726 | Ana Guevara |
MEX
|
50.68 Q | 0.194 |
| 2 | 930 | Natalya Nazarova |
RUS
|
50.92 Q | 0.190 |
| 3 | 196 | Mireille Nguimgo |
CMR
|
51.19 | 0.180 |
| 4 | 105 | Sviatlana Usovich |
BLR
|
51.46 | 0.184 |
| 5 | 608 | Sandie Richards |
JAM
|
51.80 SB | 0.223 |
| 6 | 61 | Christine Amertil |
BAH
|
51.85 | 0.160 |
| 7 | 556 | Anna Tkach |
ISR
|
52.25 | 0.214 |
| 8 | 547 | Karen Shinkins |
IRL
|
52.74 | 0.166 |