| 1 | USA | Sanya Richards | USA | 48,70 | AR |
| 2 | EUR | Vania Stambolova | BUL | 50,09 | |
| 3 | AME | Novlene Williams | JAM | 50,24 | |
| 4 | RUS | Tatyana Veshkurova | RUS | 50,50 | |
| 5 | GRE | Faní Halkiá | GRE | 50,94 | |
| 6 | AFR | Amy Mbacke Thiam | SEN | 51,39 | |
| 7 | ASI | Olga Tereshkova | KAZ | 52,57 | |
| 8 | POL | Grazyna Prokopek | POL | 53,29 | |
| 9 | OCE | Rosemary Hayward | AUS | 54,01 |