| 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 |