| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 113 | Zoe Buckman |
AUS |
4:04.82 Q PB |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 566 | Faith KIPYEGON |
KEN |
4:04.83 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 894 | Mary Cain |
USA |
4:05.21 Q |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 330 | Genzebe DIBABA |
ETH |
4:05.23 Q |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 567 | Nancy Jebet Langat |
KEN |
4:05.30 q |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 601 | Siham HILALI |
MAR |
4:05.32 q |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 811 | Abeba Aregawi |
SWE |
4:05.66 Q |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 570 | Hellen OBIRI |
KEN |
4:05.76 Q |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 945 | Jenny SIMPSON |
USA |
4:05.79 Q |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | 216 | Nicole Sifuentes |
CAN |
4:06.30 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 376 | Hannah England |
GBR |
4:06.80 Q |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 217 | Kate VAN BUSKIRK |
CAN |
4:07.36 PB |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 659 | Renata PLIÅš |
POL |
4:08.02 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 620 | Maureen KOSTER |
NED |
4:08.15 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | 780 | Sonja Roman |
SLO |
4:08.63 |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | 100 | Luiza GEGA |
ALB |
4:08.79 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | 316 | Natalia RodrÃguez |
ESP |
4:09.18 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | 598 | Rababe ARAFI |
MAR |
4:09.86 |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | 891 | Sarah Brown |
USA |
4:12.16 |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | 187 | Mimi BELETE |
BRN |
4:14.22 |
| 1 | 733 | Yelena KOROBKINA |
RUS |
DQ | ||
| 1 | 744 | Svetlana Karamasheva |
RUS |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 763 | Ekaterina Sharmina |
RUS |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 603 | Btissam Lakhouad |
MAR |
DNF |