| Final | | time | | | 1. Svetlana Goncharenko |  Russia | 51.62s | | | 2. Tatyana Alekseyeva | Russia | 51.77s | | | 3. Viviane Dorsile |  France | 51.92s | NR | | 4. Ionela Târlea |  Romania | 53.13s | | | 5. Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania | 53.62s | | | 6. Kathrin Lüthi |  Switzerland | 54.06s | |
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| | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Tatyana Alekseyeva | Russia | 52.14s | Q | | 4. Magdalena Nedelcu | Romania | 53.15s | Q | | 5. Kathrin Lüthi | Switzerland | 53.50s | q | | 8. Naděžda Koštovalová |  Czechia | 53.71s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 2. Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia | 52.19s | Q | | 3. Viviane Dorsile | France | 52.28s | Q | | 6. Ionela Târlea | Romania | 53.62s | q | | 7. Ludmila Formanová | Czechia | 53.67s | | | 9. Regula Zürcher | Switzerland | 54.07s | |
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