| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jearl Miles Clark |
USA
|
52.48 | |
| 2 | Tatyana Chebykina |
RUS
|
52.84 | |
| 3 | Yolanda Reyes |
ESP
|
53.56 PB | |
| 4 | Hengyun Zhang |
CHN
|
54.27 | |
| Marie-Louise Bévis |
FRA
|
DQ |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdalena Nedelcu |
ROU
|
53.10 | |
| 2 | Sandie Richards |
JAM
|
53.14 | |
| 3 | Sandra Myers |
ESP
|
53.22 | |
| 4 | Melanie Neef |
GBR
|
53.34 | |
| 5 | Chunying Cao |
CHN
|
55.32 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Privalova |
RUS
|
52.78 | |
| 2 | Kim Graham |
USA
|
53.23 | |
| 3 | Naděžda Koštovalová |
CZE
|
53.33 | |
| 4 | Linda Kisabaka |
GER
|
53.68 | |
| 5 | Susan Earnshaw |
GBR
|
53.85 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniela Georgieva |
BUL
|
52.67 | |
| 2 | Deon Hemmings |
JAM
|
52.91 | |
| 3 | Helena Fuchsová |
CZE
|
53.05 | |
| 4 | Dora Kyriakou |
CYP
|
53.46 | |
| 5 | Myadagmaa Otgontuya |
MGL
|
DNS |