skupina 1 -
1. Ana Guevara (Meks) 50.93 Q
2. Lee Mcconnell (VB) 51.19 Q
3. Grazyna Prokopek (Polj) 51.29 Q
4. Fatou Bintou Fall (Sen) 51.87 q
skupina 2 -
1. Monique Hennagan (SAD) 51.02 Q
2. Mariyana Dimitrova (Bug) 51.29 Q
3. Kaltouma Nadjina (Čad) 51.50 Q
skupina 3 -
1. Natalya Nazarova (Rus) 50.82 Q
2. Donna Fraser (VB) 51.19 Q
3. Hazel-Ann Regis (Grenada) 51.66 Q
4. Estie Wittstock (JAR) 51.89 q
skupina 4 -
1. Natalya Antyukh (Rus) 50.54 Q
2. Deedee Trotter (SAD) 50.56 Q
3. Novlene Williams (Jam) 50.59 Q
4. Aliann Pompey (Gvajana) 51.33 q
5. Egle Uljas (Est) 51.91 q
skupina 5 -
1. Tonique Williams-Darling (Bah) 51.20 Q
2. Svetlana Usovich (Blr) 51.37 Q
3. Antonina Yefremova (Ukr) 51.53 Q
4. Mireille Nguimgo (Kam) 51.90 q
skupina 6 -
1. Sanya Richards (SAD) 50.11 Q
2. Christine Amertil (Bah) 50.23 Q
3. Christine Ohurougu (VB) 50.50 Q
4. Tiandra Ponteen (St Kitts i Nevis) 51.17 q