| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 1170 | Caster SEMENYA |
RSA |
1:58.15 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 724 | Lynsey SHARP |
GBR |
1:58.65 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1345 | Kate GRACE |
USA |
1:58.79 q PB |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 386 | Marina Arzamasova |
BLR |
1:58.87 q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1102 | Joanna JÓŹWIK |
POL |
1:58.93 Q SB |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 468 | Melissa BISHOP-NRIAGU |
CAN |
1:59.05 Q |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 959 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui |
KEN |
1:59.21 Q |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 1202 | Selina RUTZ-BÜCHEL |
SUI |
1:59.35 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 1228 | Lovisa LINDH |
SWE |
1:59.41 PB |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 716 | Shelayna OSKAN-CLARKE |
GBR |
1:59.45 SB |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 370 | Francine NIYONSABA |
BDI |
1:59.59 Q |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 1381 | Ajee WILSON |
USA |
1:59.75 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 382 | Noélie YARIGO |
BEN |
1:59.78 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 1302 | NatalÑ–ia KROL |
UKR |
1:59.95 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | 637 | Habitam ALEMU |
ETH |
2:00.07 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 377 | Renée EYKENS |
BEL |
2:00.45 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 1272 | Halimah NAKAAYI |
UGA |
2:00.63 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 872 | Yusneysi Santiusti |
ITA |
2:00.80 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 957 | Eunice Jepkoech SUM |
KEN |
2:00.88 |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | 1093 | Angelika CICHOCKA |
POL |
2:01.29 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | 942 | Winny CHEBET |
KEN |
2:01.90 |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | 1195 | Amela Terzic |
SRB |
2:03.81 |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | 529 | Chunyu WANG |
CHN |
2:04.05 |
| 2 | 1292 | Nataliia Lupu |
UKR |
DQ |