| 1 | Melinda Gainesford | AUS | 22,83 | AR | Q |
| 2 | Natalya Voronova | RUS | 23,00 | Q | |
| 3 | Wendy Vereen | USA | 23,07 | q | |
| 4 | Sanna Hernesniemi | FIN | 23,56 | q | |
| 5 | Wang Huei-Chen | TPE | 24,43 | ||
| 6 | Marika Johansson | SWE | 24,58 |
| 1 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 22,58 | Q |
| 2 | Dyan Webber | USA | 23,54 | Q |
| 3 | Lucrécia Jardim | POR | 23,63 | |
| 4 | Jacqueline Poelman | NED | 23,70 | |
| 5 | Merlene Frazer | JAM | 23,83 | |
| 6 | Sisko Hanhijoki | FIN | 23,84 |