| 1 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 1:59,99 | Q |
| 2 | Jolanda Ceplak | SLO | 2:00,14 | Q |
| 3 | Yekaterina Pusanova | RUS | 2:00,73 | Q |
| 4 | Diane Cummins | CAN | 2:00,94 | |
| 5 | Lwiza Msyani John | TAN | 2:03,76 | |
| 6 | Miho Sugimori | JPN | 2:05,66 |
| 1 | Stephanie Graf | AUT | 1:59,75 | Q | |
| 2 | Mayte Martinez | ESP | 1:59,82 | Q | NR |
| 3 | Joanne Fenn | GBR | 1:59,83 | Q | |
| 4 | Agnes Samaria | NAM | 2:01,29 | ||
| 5 | Mina Aït Hammou | MAR | 2:04,16 | ||
| 6 | Brigita Langerholc | SLO | 2:04,75 |