| Final 18:27 | time |   | L | React. | Birth |  | 1. Moa Hjelmer |  SWE | 51.13s | NR | 6 | 0.--- | 19 Jun 1990 |  | 2. Kseniya Zadorina |  RUS | 51.26s | SB | 4 | 0.--- | 2 Mar 1987 |  | 3. Ilona Usovich |  BLR | 51.94s |   | 7 | 0.--- | 14 Nov 1982 |  | 4. Olha Zemlyak |  UKR | 52.01s |   | 5 | 0.--- | 16 Jan 1990 |  | 5. Lee McConnell |  GBR | 52.20s |   | 8 | 0.--- | 9 Oct 1978 |  | 6. Libania Grenot |  ITA | 52.57s |   | 3 | 0.--- | 12 Jul 1983 |  | 7. Darya Prystupa |  UKR | 53.03s |   | 1 | 0.--- | 26 Nov 1987 |  | 8. Muriel Hurtis |  FRA | 54.50s |   | 2 | 0.--- | 25 Mar 1979 |   
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| World and European Record: Marita Koch (GDR), Canberra (AUS), 6 Oct 1985 | 47.60s  |  | Championship Record: Marita Koch (GDR), Athína (GRE), 8 Sep 1982 | 48.16s  |   
| Round | H | Ath | date/time |  | Final |   | 8 | 29.06 18:27 |  | Semi-Finals | 2 | 16 | 28.06 17:15 |  | Heats | 4 | 30 | 27.06 17:50 |   
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  Semi-Finals. Thursday 28.06 17:15.  |  | First 3 and Best 2 progress to Final. | Temperature: 16 °C Humidity: 68 % Conditions: Cloudy | IAAF Rule 162.7 - false start |   
| Semi 1 17:15 | time |   | L | React. | Birth | Rk. |  | 1. Kseniya Zadorina |  RUS | 51.35s | SB | 4 | 0.183 | 2 Mar 1987 | 1. |  | 2. Moa Hjelmer |  SWE | 51.40s | NR | 3 | 0.181 | 19 Jun 1990 | 2. |  | 3. Lee McConnell |  GBR | 51.98s | SB | 6 | 0.224 | 9 Oct 1978 | 3. |  | 4. Darya Prystupa |  UKR | 52.15s |   | 8 | 0.243 | 26 Nov 1987 | 8. |  | 5. Marie Gayot |  FRA | 52.17s |   | 5 | 0.186 | 18 Dec 1989 | 9. |  | 6. Aauri Lorena Bokesa |  ESP | 52.47s | PB | 1 | 0.195 | 14 Dec 1988 | 10. |  | 7. Pinar Saka |  TUR | 52.84s |   | 7 | 0.163 | 5 Nov 1985 | 13. |  | 8. Maria Enrica Spacca |  ITA | 53.02s |   | 2 | 0.204 | 20 Mar 1986 | 14.  |   
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| Semi 2 17:23 | time |   | L | React. | Birth | Rk. |  | 1. Libania Grenot |  ITA | 52.02s |   | 2 | 0.169 | 12 Jul 1983 | 4. |  | 2. Olha Zemlyak |  UKR | 52.10s |   | 5 | 0.214 | 16 Jan 1990 | 5. |  | 3. Ilona Usovich |  BLR | 52.10s |   | 4 | 0.179 | 14 Nov 1982 | 6. |  | 4. Muriel Hurtis |  FRA | 52.13s |   | 3 | 0.174 | 25 Mar 1979 | 7. |  | 5. Esther Cremer |  GER | 52.77s |   | 6 | 0.158 | 29 Mar 1988 | 11. |  | 6. Jitka Bartonickova |  CZE | 52.78s |   | 7 | 0.212 | 22 Dec 1985 | 12. |  | 7. Agne Šerksniene |  LTU | 53.07s |   | 8 | 0.212 | 18 Feb 1988 | 15. |  | -. Agata Bednarek |  POL | DQ R 162.7 | 1 | F1 | 28 Jun 1988 |   |   
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  Heats. Wednesday 27.06 17:50. |  | First 3 and Best 4 progress to Semi-Finals. | Temperature: 17 °C Humidity: 78 % Conditions: Cloudy | IAAF Rule 163.3a - lane infringement |   
| Heat 1 17:50 | time |   | L | React. | Birth | Rk. |  | 1. Kseniya Zadorina |  RUS | 52.18s |   | 4 | 0.173 | 2 Mar 1987 | 3. |  | 2. Moa Hjelmer |  SWE | 52.33s |   | 2 | 0.179 | 19 Jun 1990 | 4. |  | 3. Darya Prystupa |  UKR | 53.16s |   | 8 | 0.195 | 26 Nov 1987 | 13. |  | 4. Aauri Lorena Bokesa |  ESP | 53.23s |   | 1 | 0.193 | 14 Dec 1988 | 15. |  | 5. Magdalena Gorzkowska |  POL | 53.74s |   | 7 | 0.165 | 30 Apr 1992 | 20. |  | 6. Kelly Massey |  GBR | 54.44s |   | 3 | 0.152 | 11 Jan 1985 | 24. |  | 7. Anita Banovic |  CRO | 55.50s |   | 5 | 0.220 | 4 Jun 1984 | 27. |  | 8. Birsen Engin |  TUR | 55.82s |   | 6 | 0.156 | 18 Oct 1980 | 28. |   
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| Heat 2 17:58 | time |   | L | React. | Birth | Rk. |  | 1. Olha Zemlyak |  UKR | 52.48s |   | 6 | 0.184 | 16 Jan 1990 | 6. |  | 2. Esther Cremer |  GER | 52.76s |   | 8 | 0.174 | 29 Mar 1988 | 8. |  | 3. Agne Šerksniene |  LTU | 52.89s |   | 2 | 0.175 | 18 Feb 1988 | 9. |  | 4. Libania Grenot |  ITA | 53.09s |   | 5 | 0.188 | 12 Jul 1983 | 10. |  | 5. Agata Bednarek |  POL | 53.22s |   | 3 | 0.153 | 28 Jun 1988 | 14. |  | 6. Sanda Belgyan |  ROU | 53.32s |   | 7 | 0.239 | 17 Dac 1992 | 17. |  | 7. Meliz Redif |  TUR | 53.99s |   | 4 | 0.230 | 26 Mar 1989 | 22. |   
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| Heat 3 18:06 | time |   | L | React. | Birth | Rk. |  | 1. Marie Gayot |  FRA | 52.46s |   | 2 | 0.170 | 18 Dec 1989 | 5. |  | 2. Lee McConnell |  GBR | 52.58s |   | 8 | 0.249 | 9 Oct 1978 | 7. |  | 3. Pinar Saka |  TUR | 53.13s |   | 3 | 0.179 | 5 Nov 1985 | 11. |  | 4. Maria Enrica Spacca |  ITA | 53.26s |   | 4 | 0.182 | 20 Mar 1986 | 16. |  | 5. Olesea Cojuhari |  MDA | 53.52s |   | 1 | 0.178 | 29 Mar 1990 | 18. |  | 6. Justyna Swiety |  POL | 53.68s |   | 5 | 0.188 | 3 Dec 1992 | 19. |  | 7. Adelina Pastor |  ROU | 54.35s |   | 6 | 0.190 | 5 May 1993 | 23. |  | -. Maris Magi |  EST | DQ R 163.3a | 7 | 0.182 | 11 Aug 1987 |   |   
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| Heat 4 18:14 | time |   | L | React. | Birth | Rk. |  | 1. Ilona Usovich |  BLR | 51.98s |   | 3 | 0.172 | 14 Nov 1982 | 1. |  | 2. Muriel Hurtis |  FRA | 52.11s | SB | 4 | 0.151 | 25 Mar 1979 | 2. |  | 3. Jitka Bartonickova |  CZE | 53.15s |   | 7 | 0.229 | 22 Dec 1985 | 12. |  | 4. Chiara Bazzoni |  ITA | 53.92s |   | 6 | 0.162 | 5 Jul 1984 | 21. |  | 5. Ella Rasanen |  FIN | 54.52s | SB | 8 | 0.188 | 27 Jan 1994 | 25. |  | 6. Josefin Magnusson |  SWE | 55.01s |   | 2 | 0.191 | 22 Sep 1989 | 26. |  | -. Joanne Cuddihy |  IRL | DQ R 163.3a | 5 | 0.218 | 11 May 1984 |   |   
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