| 1 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 7,16 | Q |
| 2 | Gwen Torrance | USA | 7,21 | Q |
| 3 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 7,30 | Q |
| 4 | Cristina Castro | ESP | 7,50 | |
| 5 | Monika Spickova | TCH | 7,50 | |
| 6 | Ziga Patricia Foufoue | CIV | 7,54 | |
| 7 | Faye Roberts | CAN | 7,65 |
| 1 | Irina Sergeyeva | URS | 7,19 | Q |
| 2 | Pauline Davis | BAH | 7,20 | Q |
| 3 | Juliet Cuthbert | JAM | 7,27 | Q |
| 4 | Lalao Ravaonirina | MAD | 7,35 | q |
| 5 | Renata Kubalova | TCH | 7,43 | |
| 6 | Trine Tugsveen | NOR | 7,64 | |
| 7 | Ana Maria Luzio | BOL | 7,88 |
| 1 | Liliana Allen | CUB | 7,21 | Q |
| 2 | Nelli Fiere-Cooman | NED | 7,26 | Q |
| 3 | Stephanie Douglas | GBR | 7,31 | Q |
| 4 | Andrea Philipp | GER | 7,38 | q |
| 5 | Tian Yumai | CHN | 7,43 | |
| 6 | Karen Clarke | CAN | 7,61 | |
| 7 | Mari Carmen Garcia-Campero | ESP | 7,62 | |
| 8 | Juana Mejia | DOM | 8,12 |
| 1 | Sisko Hanhijoki | FIN | 7,23 | Q |
| 2 | Katrin Krabbe | GER | 7,25 | Q |
| 3 | Michelle Finn | USA | 7,27 | Q |
| 4 | Beverly Kinch | GBR | 7,28 | q |
| 5 | Huei Chen Wang | TPE | 7,40 | q |
| 6 | Ndeye Dia | SEN | 7,44 | |
| 7 | Sölvi Olsen | NOR | 7,48 |