| 1 | Rossitza Stamenova | BUL | 53,62 | Q |
| 2 | Erica Rossi | ITA | 53,85 | Q |
| 3 | Astrid Brun | NOR | 54,44 | q |
| 4 | Esther Lahoz | ESP | 56,14 |
| 1 | Tatyana Kocembová | TCH | 53,01 | Q |
| 2 | Regine Berg | BEL | 53,23 | Q |
| 3 | Elzbieta Kapusta | POL | 54,15 | q |
| 1 | Malgorzata Dunecka | POL | 54,91 | Q |
| 2 | Katya Ilyeva | BUL | 55,80 | Q |
| Cosetta Campana | ITA | DQ |