| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katja Krol |  GER | 53.49 Q PB | 
| 2 | Fengying Liu |  CHN | 52.11 Q | 
| 3 | Olga Tarantayeva |  RUS | 51.86 Q | 
| 4 | Ileana Brândusoiu-Sorescu |  ROU | 49.86 q | 
| 5 | Mandy Borschowa |  USA | 49.84 q | 
| 6 | Debra Turnbull |  AUS | 49.46 q | 
| 7 | Vera Begic |  CRO | 47.10 q | 
| 8 | Tanya Thomas |  JAM | 45.13 | 
| 9 | Amélie Perrin |  FRA | 43.82 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melina ROBERT-MICHON |  FRA | 53.67 Q | 
| 2 | Lacramioara Ionescu |  ROU | 52.94 Q | 
| 3 | Anaelys Fernández |  CUB | 52.36 Q | 
| 4 | Katrina Steele |  AUS | 51.53 Q | 
| 5 | Krista Keir |  USA | 49.61 q | 
| 6 | Venera Getova |  BUL | 46.71 | 
| 7 | Lauren Keightley |  GBR | 44.62 | 
| 8 | Wioletta Potepa |  POL | 41.24 | 
| 9 | Roselyn Hamero |  PHI | 35.76 |