| 1 | Natalja Nasarova | RUS | 51,79 | Q |
| 2 | Helena Fuchsova | CZE | 52,45 | Q |
| 3 | Claudia Marx | GER | 52,65 | Q |
| 4 | Irina Rosichina | RUS | 53,05 | |
| 5 | Virna De Angeli | ITA | 53,37 | |
| 6 | Otilia Ruicu | ROM | 53,44 |
| 1 | Svetlana Pospelova | RUS | 52,24 | Q |
| 2 | Daniela Georgieva | BUL | 52,32 | Q |
| 3 | Karen Shinkins | IRL | 52,80 | Q |
| 4 | Jitka Burianova | CZE | 52,96 | |
| 5 | Gudrun Arnardottir | ISL | 53,14 | |
| Anja Rücker | GER | DNF |