| Final | | time | | | 1. Sandra Myers |  Spain | 41.21 | WL | | 2. Olga Bryzgina |  Unified Team | 51.48 | | | 3. Yelena Golesheva | Unified Team | 52.07 | | | 4. Julia Merino | Spain | 52.22 | PB | | 5. Marina Shmonina | Unified Team | 52.26 | | | -. Iolanda Oanta |  Romania | DNS | |
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| | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 3. Marina Shmonina | Unified Team | 52.67s | Q | | 5. Julia Merino | Spain | 52.87s | Q | | 6. Iolanda Oanta | Romania | 52.96s | q |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Olga Bryzgina | Unified Team | 52.29s | Q | | 2. Yelena Golesheva | Unified Team | 52.64s | Q | | 4. Sandra Myers | Spain | 52.85s | q | | 7. Irmgard Trojer |  Italy | 53.27s | |
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