| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 342 | Genzebe DIBABA |
ETH |
4:02.59 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 567 | Faith KIPYEGON |
KEN |
4:02.77 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 600 | Rababe ARAFI |
MAR |
4:04.17 Q |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 350 | Besu SADO |
ETH |
4:05.39 Q |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 404 | Laura MUIR |
GBR |
4:05.53 Q |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 617 | Maureen KOSTER |
NED |
4:05.55 Q |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 556 | Nancy Chepkwemoi |
KEN |
4:05.65 Q |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 915 | Shannon ROWBURY |
USA |
4:05.66 Q |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 747 | Anna Shchagina |
RUS |
4:05.78 Q |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 892 | Lauren Johnson |
USA |
4:05.79 q |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 599 | Malika Akkaoui |
MAR |
4:05.85 q |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | 675 | Renata PLIÅš |
POL |
4:05.89 q |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 763 | Amela Terzic |
SRB |
4:06.07 Q |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 415 | Laura WEIGHTMAN |
GBR |
4:06.13 Q |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 882 | Kerri Gallagher |
USA |
4:06.34 q |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | 665 | Sofia ENNAOUI |
POL |
4:06.94 q |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 276 | Muriel Coneo |
COL |
4:08.31 q NR |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | 501 | Margherita Magnani |
ITA |
4:09.06 |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | 120 | Melissa DUNCAN |
AUS |
4:09.29 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | 100 | Luiza GEGA |
ALB |
4:09.36 |
| 21 | 1 | 2 | 616 | Sifan HASSAN |
NED |
4:09.52 Q |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | 351 | Dawit SEYAUM |
ETH |
4:09.64 Q |
| 23 | 3 | 2 | 786 | Abeba Aregawi |
SWE |
4:10.77 Q |
| 24 | 4 | 2 | 753 | Tatyana Tomashova |
RUS |
4:10.79 Q |
| 25 | 5 | 2 | 917 | Jenny SIMPSON |
USA |
4:10.91 Q |
| 26 | 6 | 2 | 664 | Angelika CICHOCKA |
POL |
4:11.08 Q |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | 570 | Violah CHEPTOO |
KEN |
4:12.15 |
| 28 | 8 | 2 | 222 | Nicole Sifuentes |
CAN |
4:12.82 |
| 29 | 11 | 3 | 697 | Florina ȘTEFANA |
ROU |
4:13.76 |
| 30 | 9 | 2 | 651 | Nikki Hamblin |
NZL |
4:16.65 |
| 31 | 11 | 1 | 598 | Eliane Saholinirina |
MAD |
4:19.54 SB |
| 32 | 10 | 2 | 133 | Heidi SEE |
AUS |
4:20.65 |
| 33 | 11 | 2 | 766 | Amna BAKHIT BARSHAM |
SUD |
4:22.49 SB |
| 1 | 820 | Betlhem Desalegn |
UAE |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 602 | Siham HILALI |
MAR |
DNF |