| 1 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 2:00,65 | Q |
| 2 | Ella Kovacs | ROM | 2:00,79 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Afanasyeva | RUS | 2:01,20 | q |
| 4 | Yelena Storchevaya | UKR | 2:01,57 | q |
| 5 | Dalia Matusevichiene | LTU | 2:02,17 | |
| 6 | Amaya Andres | ESP | 2:05,13 |
| 1 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 2:03,13 | Q |
| 2 | Joetta Clark | USA | 2:03,25 | Q |
| 3 | Inna Yevseyeva | UKR | 2:03,97 | |
| 4 | Rita Paulaviciene | LTU | 2:03,98 | |
| 5 | Mitica Constantin | ROM | 2:05,67 | |
| 6 | Elsa Amaral | POR | 2:09,52 |