| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* | WIND | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2521 | Elaine THOMPSON-HERAH | 
 JAM                 | 
                21.66 Q =PB | +0.3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2976 | Christine MBOMA | 
 NAM                 | 
                21.97 Q WU20R | +0.3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 3893 | Gabrielle THOMAS | 
 USA                 | 
                22.01 q | +0.3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1522 | Marie-Josée TA LOU-SMITH | 
 CIV                 | 
                22.11 Q SB | +0.1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2480 | Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE | 
 JAM                 | 
                22.13 Q | +0.3 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1131 | Shaunae MILLER-UIBO | 
 BAH                 | 
                22.14 Q | +0.1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 3506 | Mujinga KAMBUNDJI | 
 SUI                 | 
                22.26 q =NR | +0.1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 2975 | Beatrice MASILINGI | 
 NAM                 | 
                22.40 Q PB | +0.3 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 3048 | Nzubechi Grace NWOKOCHA | 
 NGR                 | 
                22.47 =PB | +0.1 | |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 3071 | Aminatou SEYNI | 
 NIG                 | 
                22.54 NR | +0.1 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 1134 | Anthonique STRACHAN | 
 BAH                 | 
                22.56 SB | .551 | +0.3 | 
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1053 | Riley DAY | 
 AUS                 | 
                22.56 PB | .557 | +0.3 | 
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 3882 | Jenna PRANDINI | 
 USA                 | 
                22.57 | +0.3 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | 1993 | Gina Mariam BASS BITTAYE | 
 GAM                 | 
                22.67 | +0.3 | |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 2004 | Beth DOBBIN | 
 GBR                 | 
                22.85 | +0.3 | |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | 3827 | Anavia BATTLE | 
 USA                 | 
                23.02 | +0.1 | |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 3001 | Dafne SCHIPPERS | 
 NED                 | 
                23.03 | +0.3 | |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 1393 | Crystal EMMANUEL-AHYE | 
 CAN                 | 
                23.05 | +0.3 | |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 1926 | Gémima JOSEPH | 
 FRA                 | 
                23.19 | +0.3 | |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | 3224 | Lorène Dorcas BAZOLO | 
 POR                 | 
                23.20 | +0.3 | |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | 2396 | Gloria HOOPER | 
 ITA                 | 
                23.28 | +0.3 | |
| 22 | 7 | 3 | 1185 | Imke VERVAET | 
 BEL                 | 
                23.31 | +0.1 | |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | 2216 | Rafailia SPANOUDAKI-CHATZIRIGA | 
 GRE                 | 
                23.38 | +0.3 | |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 2397 | Dalia KADDARI | 
 ITA                 | 
                23.41 | +0.1 | |
| 25 | 8 | 1 | 2116 | Lisa Marie KWAYIE | 
 GER                 | 
                23.42 | +0.3 | 
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second