| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 643 | Genzebe DIBABA |
ETH |
4:03.06 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1032 | Sifan HASSAN |
NED |
4:03.62 Q |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 950 | Faith KIPYEGON |
KEN |
4:03.95 Q |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 710 | Laura MUIR |
GBR |
4:04.16 Q |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 648 | Dawit SEYAUM |
ETH |
4:04.23 Q |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1370 | Shannon ROWBURY |
USA |
4:04.46 Q SB |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1372 | Jenny SIMPSON |
USA |
4:05.07 Q |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 647 | Besu SADO |
ETH |
4:05.19 Q |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 728 | Laura WEIGHTMAN |
GBR |
4:05.28 Q |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 1095 | Sofia ENNAOUI |
POL |
4:05.29 q |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 993 | Rababe ARAFI |
MAR |
4:05.60 q |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 324 | Linden HALL |
AUS |
4:05.81 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 1222 | Meraf BAHTA |
SWE |
4:06.41 Q |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | 951 | Violah CHEPTOO |
KEN |
4:06.83 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | 322 | Zoe Buckman |
AUS |
4:06.95 |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | 757 | Konstanze KLOSTERHALFEN |
GER |
4:07.26 |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | 844 | Ciara MAGEEAN |
IRL |
4:08.07 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | 491 | Nicole Sifuentes |
CAN |
4:08.53 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | 992 | Malika Akkaoui |
MAR |
4:08.55 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | 783 | Diana Sujew |
GER |
4:10.15 |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | 1355 | Brenda MARTINEZ |
USA |
4:10.41 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | 1119 | Danuta Urbanik |
POL |
4:11.34 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | 318 | Jenny BLUNDELL |
AUS |
4:13.25 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | 1093 | Angelika CICHOCKA |
POL |
4:17.83 |