| 1 | Theresia Kiesl | AUT | 4:17,59 | Q |
| 2 | Frederique Quentin | FRA | 4:17,90 | Q |
| 3 | Violeta Szekely | ROM | 4:18,05 | Q |
| 4 | Brigitta Tusai | HUN | 4:18,42 | q |
| 5 | Olga Komyagina | RUS | 4:18,60 | |
| 6 | Liljana Culibrk | CRO | 4:35,03 |
| 1 | Luminata Gogirlea | ROM | 4:17,12 | Q |
| 2 | Lidia Chojecka | POL | 4:17,17 | Q |
| 3 | Sylvia Kühnemund | GER | 4:17,27 | Q |
| 4 | Maite Zuniga | ESP | 4:17,56 | q |
| 5 | Freda Davoren | IRL | 4:18,21 | q |
| 6 | Lale Ozturk | TUR | 4:25,21 |