| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 528 | Melaine Walker |
JAM |
54.86 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 745 | Natalya Antyukh |
RUS |
54.88 Q |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 525 | Kaliese Spencer |
JAM |
54.93 Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 934 | Lashinda Demus |
USA |
54.93 Q |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 893 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk |
UKR |
55.08 Q |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 947 | Queen CLAYE |
USA |
55.11 Q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 294 | Zuzana HEJNOVÁ |
CZE |
55.12 Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 191 | Vania Stambolova |
BUL |
55.29 Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 750 | Elena Churakova |
RUS |
55.39 Q |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 905 | Anna Titimets |
UKR |
55.40 Q |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 139 | Elodie Ouédraogo |
BEL |
55.40 Q PB |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 109 | Lauren BODEN |
AUS |
55.78 Q SB |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | 409 | Perri Shakes-Drayton |
GBR |
55.90 Q |
| 14 | 2 | 4 | 527 | Ristananna Tracey |
JAM |
55.96 Q |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | 909 | Anna RYZHYKOVA |
UKR |
55.99 Q |
| 16 | 4 | 3 | 533 | Nickiesha Wilson |
JAM |
56.08 Q |
| 17 | 3 | 5 | 741 | Wenda NEL |
RSA |
56.13 Q PB |
| 18 | 3 | 4 | 382 | Eilidh Doyle |
GBR |
56.18 Q |
| 19 | 4 | 4 | 678 | Muizat Ajoke Odumosu |
NGR |
56.23 Q SB |
| 20 | 4 | 5 | 926 | Jasmine Chaney |
USA |
56.28 Q |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | 717 | Vera BARBOSA |
POR |
56.31 q |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | 305 | Sara Slott PETERSEN |
DEN |
56.32 q |
| 23 | 6 | 2 | 270 | Nikolina Horvat |
CRO |
56.60 q |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | 545 | Satomi Kubokura |
JPN |
56.66 q |
| 25 | 6 | 5 | 498 | Manuela Gentili |
ITA |
56.71 |
| 26 | 5 | 4 | 860 | Nagihan Karadere |
TUR |
56.76 |
| 27 | 6 | 1 | 810 | Christine Sonali Merrill |
SRI |
57.05 |
| 28 | 5 | 3 | 168 | Jailma de Lima |
BRA |
57.21 |
| 29 | 6 | 3 | 869 | Birsen Engin |
TUR |
57.22 |
| 30 | 7 | 2 | 640 | Hanitrasoa Olga Razanamalala |
MAD |
57.25 PB |
| 31 | 6 | 4 | 691 | Stine Meland Tomb |
NOR |
57.51 |
| 32 | 7 | 5 | 106 | Amaliya Sharoyan |
ARM |
58.54 NR |
| 33 | 7 | 3 | 269 | Sharolyn Scott |
CRC |
58.78 |
| 34 | 7 | 1 | 141 | Bimbo Miel Ayedou |
BEN |
58.80 |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | 914 | Déborah RODRÍGUEZ |
URU |
59.52 |
| 36 | 8 | 5 | 618 | Kyeong-Mi Son |
KOR |
1:00.21 |
| 37 | 8 | 4 | 663 | Jessica Aguilera |
NCA |
1:02.78 NR |
| 38 | 8 | 3 | 1001 | Fatima Sulaiman Dahman |
YEM |
1:11.49 PB |