| Final | Team | time | L | | 1. Debbie Dunn | USA | 51.04s | 5 | | 2. Tatyana Firova | RUS | 51.13s | 6 | | 3. Vania Stambolova | BUL | 51.50s | 4 | | 4. Amantle Montsho | BOT | 52.53s | 2 | | 5. Aliann Pompey | GUY | 52.75s | 1 | | -. Novlene Williams-Mills | JAM | DNF | 3 |
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| Semi 1 19:.. | Team | time | L | | 1. Tatyana Firova | RUS | 51.36s | 5 | | 2. Novlene Williams-Mills | JAM | 51.77s | 3 | | 3. Aliann Pompey | GUY | 52.29s | 1 | | 4. Christine Amertil | BAH | 52.36s | 4 | | 5. Deedee Trotter | USA | 52.55s | 6 | | 6. Maris Mägi | EST | 53.30s | 2 |
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| Semi 2 19:12 | Team | time | L | | 1. Debbie Dunn | USA | 52.08s | 6 | | 2. Vania Stambolova | BUL | 52.30s | 3 | | 3. Amantle Montsho | BOT | 52.34s | 2 | | 4. Natalya Nazarova | RUS | 52.47s | 4 | | 5. Bobby-Gaye Wilkins | JAM | 52.59s | 1 | | 6. Denisa Rosolová | CZE | 52.92s | 5 |
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| Heat 1 9:00 | Team | time | L | | 1. Debbie Dunn | USA | 52.24s | 6 | | 2. Christine Amertil | BAH | 52.50s | 5 | | 3. Amantle Montsho | BOT | 52.72s | 4 | | 4. Kou Luogon | LBR | 53.69s | 3 | | 5. Munira Saleh | SYR | 54.53s | 2 |
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| Heat 2 9:07 | Team | time | L | | 1. Denisa Rosolová | CZE | 52.75s | 4 | | 1. Deedee Trotter | USA | 52.75s | 5 | | 3. Aliann Pompey | GUY | 52.76s | 6 | | 4. Bobby-Gaye Wilkins | JAM | 52.86s | 3 | | -. Klodiana Shala | ALB | DNS | 2 | | -. Racheal Nachula | ZAM | DNS | 1 |
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| Heat 3 9:14 | Team | time | L | | 1. Natalya Nazarova | RUS | 53.50s | 5 | | 2. Vania Stambolova | BUL | 53.57s | 6 | | 3. Virginie Michanol | FRA | 53.70s | 3 | | 4. Antonina Yefremova | UKR | 53.97s | 4 | | 5. Tjipekapora Herunga | NAM | 55.40s | 2 | | 6. Kay Khine Lwin | MYA | 1:00.78 | 1 |
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| Heat 4 9:21 | Team | time | L | | 1. Tatyana Firova | RUS | 52.67s | 6 | | 2. Novlene Williams-Mills | JAM | 52.73s | 5 | | 3. Maris Mägi | EST | 53.21s | 4 | | 4. Zuzana Hejnová | CZE | 53.56s | 3 | | 5. Tiandra Ponteen | SKN | 53.89s | 2 |
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