| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 170 | Amantle MONTSHO | 
 BOT                 | 
                49.56 Q | 
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 379 | Christine Ohuruogu | 
 GBR                 | 
                49.75 Q SB | 
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 930 | Francena McCorory | 
 USA                 | 
                49.86 Q PB | 
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 916 | Natasha Hastings | 
 USA                 | 
                49.94 Q SB | 
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 518 | Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON | 
 JAM                 | 
                49.99 q | 
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 514 | Novlene Williams-Mills | 
 JAM                 | 
                50.34 q | 
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 482 | Libania Grenot | 
 ITA                 | 
                50.47 SB | 
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 751 | Kseniya Ryzhova | 
 RUS                 | 
                50.48 Q | 
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 629 | Regina George | 
 NGR                 | 
                50.84 PB | 
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 864 | Nataliia Pygyda | 
 UKR                 | 
                51.02 PB | 
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 360 | Floria GUEI | 
 FRA                 | 
                51.42 PB | 
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 693 | Bianca Razor | 
 ROU                 | 
                51.49 PB | 
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 361 | Marie Gayot | 
 FRA                 | 
                51.54 PB | 
| 14 | 6 | 2 | 967 | Kineke Alexander | 
 VIN                 | 
                51.64 | 
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 947 | Ashley SPENCER | 
 USA                 | 
                51.80 | 
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 310 | Aauri Lorena BOKESA | 
 ESP                 | 
                51.94 | 
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 476 | Chiara Bazzoni | 
 ITA                 | 
                52.11 | 
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 616 | Tjipekapora Herunga | 
 NAM                 | 
                52.28 | 
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 775 | Amy Mbacke Thiam | 
 SEN                 | 
                52.37 | 
| 20 | 6 | 3 | 632 | Omolara OGUNMAKINJU | 
 NGR                 | 
                52.38 | 
| 21 | 7 | 3 | 407 | Esther Cremer | 
 GER                 | 
                52.42 | 
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 585 | AgnÄ— Å ERKÅ NIENÄ– | 
 LTU                 | 
                52.48 | 
| 23 | 8 | 1 | 512 | Patricia Hall | 
 JAM                 | 
                52.62 | 
| 3 | 735 | Antonina Krivoshapka | 
 RUS                 | 
                DQ |