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Host City: Atlanta, United States
Venue(s): Lake Sidney Lanier, Gainesville, Georgia
Date Started: July 31, 1996
Date Finished: July 31, 1996
Format: Top four in each heat and fastest fifth advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Rita Kőbán |
| Silver: | Caroline Brunet |
| Bronze: | Josefa Idem-Guerrini |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrid Haralamow-Raimann | 29 | Switzerland | SUI | 1:57.891 | QU |
| 2 | Aneta Pastuszka-Konieczna | 18 | Poland | POL | 1:58.359 | QU |
| 3 | Delphine Van De Venne | 21 | Belgium | BEL | 1:59.027 | QU |
| 4 | Gao Beibei | 21 | China | CHN | 1:59.095 | QU |
| 5 | Traci Phillips | 33 | United States | USA | 2:00.371 | QC |
| 6 | Erika Duron | 21 | Mexico | MEX | 2:02.847 | |
| 7 | Pavlína Jobánková | 22 | Czech Republic | CZE | 2:12.219 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sayuri Maruyama | 20 | Japan | JPN | 2:04.829 | QU |
| 2 | Andrea Dallaway | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:04.885 | QU |
| 3 | Anne Michaut | 23 | France | FRA | 2:05.477 | QU |
| 4 | Lior Carmi | 20 | Israel | ISR | 2:05.737 | QU |
| 5 | Irina Lyalina | 28 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 2:08.017 | |
| 6 | Raluca Ioniţă | 20 | Romania | ROU | 2:11.941 |