| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 342 | Genzebe DIBABA |
ETH |
4:06.74 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 567 | Faith KIPYEGON |
KEN |
4:06.88 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 404 | Laura MUIR |
GBR |
4:07.95 Q |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 600 | Rababe ARAFI |
MAR |
4:08.19 Q |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 917 | Jenny SIMPSON |
USA |
4:08.20 Q |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 753 | Tatyana Tomashova |
RUS |
4:08.72 q |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 664 | Angelika CICHOCKA |
POL |
4:09.19 q |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 892 | Lauren Johnson |
USA |
4:10.01 |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | 617 | Maureen KOSTER |
NED |
4:10.95 |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 763 | Amela Terzic |
SRB |
4:13.92 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | 675 | Renata PLIÅš |
POL |
4:15.10 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 616 | Sifan HASSAN |
NED |
4:15.38 Q |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 351 | Dawit SEYAUM |
ETH |
4:15.46 Q |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 786 | Abeba Aregawi |
SWE |
4:15.90 Q |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 599 | Malika Akkaoui |
MAR |
4:16.61 Q |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 915 | Shannon ROWBURY |
USA |
4:16.64 Q |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 665 | Sofia ENNAOUI |
POL |
4:16.70 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | 350 | Besu SADO |
ETH |
4:17.17 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | 882 | Kerri Gallagher |
USA |
4:17.63 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | 747 | Anna Shchagina |
RUS |
4:17.82 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | 820 | Betlhem Desalegn |
UAE |
4:17.92 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | 276 | Muriel Coneo |
COL |
4:18.14 |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | 556 | Nancy Chepkwemoi |
KEN |
4:18.15 |
| 1 | 415 | Laura WEIGHTMAN |
GBR |
DNS |