| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 515 | Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON |  JAM | 50.34 Q SB | 
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 698 | Bianca Razor |  ROU | 50.37 Q PB | 
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 512 | Shericka JACKSON |  JAM | 50.41 Q | 
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 881 | Phyllis FRANCIS |  USA | 50.52 Q SB | 
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 142 | Shaunae MILLER-UIBO |  BAH | 50.53 Q | 
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 509 | Christine Day |  JAM | 50.58 Q | 
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 879 | Allyson FELIX |  USA | 50.60 Q | 
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 630 | Patience Okon GEORGE |  NGR | 50.87 Q | 
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 366 | Floria GUEI |  FRA | 50.89 Q PB | 
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 390 | Christine Ohuruogu |  GBR | 51.01 Q | 
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 843 | Nataliia Pygyda |  UKR | 51.07 Q SB | 
| 11 | 2 | 6 | 513 | Novlene Williams-Mills |  JAM | 51.07 Q SB | 
| 13 | 4 | 5 | 389 | Anyika Onuora |  GBR | 51.14 q PB | 
| 14 | 2 | 2 | 367 | Marie Gayot |  FRA | 51.24 Q PB | 
| 15 | 3 | 2 | 889 | Natasha Hastings |  USA | 51.25 Q | 
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 678 | Patrycja WYCISZKIEWICZ-ZAWADZKA |  POL | 51.31 q PB | 
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 571 | Maureen Jelagat Maiyo |  KEN | 51.40 q PB | 
| 18 | 3 | 4 | 725 | Nadezhda Kotlyarova |  RUS | 51.42 Q PB | 
| 19 | 2 | 3 | 944 | Kabange Mupopo |  ZAM | 51.55 Q | 
| 19 | 3 | 6 | 736 | Ekaterina Renzhina |  RUS | 51.55 Q | 
| 21 | 4 | 6 | 489 | Libania Grenot |  ITA | 51.64 q | 
| 22 | 5 | 1 | 112 | Anneliese RUBIE-RENSHAW |  AUS | 51.69 q PB | 
| 23 | 5 | 5 | 205 | Carline Muir |  CAN | 51.70 q SB | 
| 24 | 4 | 4 | 631 | Regina George |  NGR | 51.74 | 
| 24 | 5 | 4 | 668 | Małgorzata HOŁUB-KOWALIK |  POL | 51.74 PB | 
| 26 | 5 | 6 | 853 | Olha Zemlyak |  UKR | 52.00 | 
| 27 | 6 | 6 | 663 | Iga BAUMGART-WITAN |  POL | 52.02 PB | 
| 28 | 3 | 3 | 730 | Mariya Mikhailyuk |  RUS | 52.16 | 
| 29 | 4 | 3 | 585 | Gunta VAIČULE |  LAT | 52.17 PB | 
| 30 | 6 | 1 | 943 | Kineke Alexander |  VIN | 52.24 | 
| 31 | 6 | 5 | 291 | Lisneidy VEITÍA |  CUB | 52.25 | 
| 32 | 6 | 4 | 708 | Justine Palframan |  RSA | 52.45 | 
| 33 | 5 | 3 | 488 | Maria Benedicta CHIGBOLU |  ITA | 52.48 | 
| 34 | 7 | 1 | 782 | Iveta PUTALOVÁ |  SVK | 52.52 | 
| 35 | 5 | 2 | 173 | Geisa Aparecida COUTINHO |  BRA | 52.72 | 
| 36 | 7 | 6 | 322 | Aauri Lorena BOKESA |  ESP | 52.98 | 
| 37 | 6 | 3 | 209 | Audrey Jean-Baptiste |  CAN | 53.18 | 
| 38 | 6 | 2 | 109 | Amaliya Sharoyan |  ARM | 54.16 | 
| 39 | 7 | 4 | 627 | Dil Maya Karki |  NEP | 1:00.99 SB | 
| 3 | 578 | Joy Nakhumicha Sakari |  KEN | DQ | ||
| 2 | 628 | Tosin Adeloye |  NGR | DQ | ||
| 5 | 574 | Jacinter Shikanda |  KEN | DQ R163.3(a) |