| 1 | Ludmila Formanova | CZE | 1:59,52 | Q |
| 2 | Natalya Zyganova | RUS | 1:59,96 | Q |
| 3 | Hasna Benhassi | MAR | 2:00,30 | q |
| 4 | Meredith Valmon | USA | 2:00,75 | q |
| 5 | Malin Ewerlöf | SWE | 2:01,93 | |
| 6 | Tamsyn Lewis | AUS | 2:02,42 |
| 1 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 2:02,18 | Q |
| 2 | Stephanie Graf | AUT | 2:02,51 | Q |
| 3 | Natalya Duchnova | BLR | 2:03,05 | |
| 4 | Nouria Merah-Benida | ALG | 2:03,10 | |
| 5 | Letitia Vriesde | SUR | 2:03,50 | |
| 6 | Michelle Di Muro-Ave | USA | 2:04,77 |