| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludmila Formanová |  CZE | 1:59.52 Q | 
| 2 | Natalya Tsyganova |  RUS | 1:59.96 Q | 
| 3 | Hasna Benhassi |  MAR | 2:00.30 q | 
| 4 | Meredith Rainey-Valmon |  USA | 2:00.75 q | 
| 5 | Malin Ewerlöf |  SWE | 2:01.93 SB | 
| 6 | Tamsyn Manou |  AUS | 2:02.42 NR | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola |  MOZ | 2:02.18 Q | 
| 2 | Stephanie Graf |  AUT | 2:02.51 Q | 
| 3 | Natalya Dukhnova |  BLR | 2:03.05 | 
| 4 | Nouria Mérah-Benida |  ALG | 2:03.10 | 
| 5 | Letitia Vriesde |  SUR | 2:03.50 | 
| 6 | Michelle Di Muro-Ave |  USA | 2:04.77 | 
| Split | Mark | Athlete | COUNTRY | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | 27.98 |  Maria de Lurdes MUTOLA |  MOZ | 
| 400 m | 59.15 |  Maria de Lurdes MUTOLA |  MOZ | 
| 600 m | 1:31.25 |  Maria de Lurdes MUTOLA |  MOZ |