| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 204 | Melissa BISHOP-NRIAGU |  CAN | 1:57.52 Q NR | 
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 154 | Marina Arzamasova |  BLR | 1:57.54 Q PB | 
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 575 | Eunice Jepkoech SUM |  KEN | 1:57.56 q | 
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 669 | Joanna JÓŹWIK |  POL | 1:58.35 q PB | 
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 616 | Sifan HASSAN |  NED | 1:58.50 PB | 
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 600 | Rababe ARAFI |  MAR | 1:58.55 Q PB | 
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 832 | Nataliia Lupu |  UKR | 1:58.57 Q SB | 
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 768 | Selina RUTZ-BÜCHEL |  SUI | 1:58.63 | 
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 406 | Shelayna OSKAN-CLARKE |  GBR | 1:58.86 Q PB | 
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 377 | Rénelle LAMOTE |  FRA | 1:58.86 Q PB | 
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 833 | Olha LYAKHOVA |  UKR | 1:58.94 PB | 
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 599 | Malika Akkaoui |  MAR | 1:59.03 SB | 
| 13 | 7 | 3 | 781 | Lucia Hrivnák Klocová |  SVK | 1:59.14 SB | 
| 14 | 8 | 3 | 412 | Lynsey SHARP |  GBR | 1:59.33 | 
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 433 | Fabienne Kohlmann |  GER | 1:59.42 | 
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 653 | Angela Petty |  NZL | 1:59.53 | 
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 202 | Fiona Benson |  CAN | 1:59.59 PB | 
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 665 | Sofia ENNAOUI |  POL | 2:00.11 PB | 
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 898 | Brenda MARTINEZ |  USA | 2:00.27 | 
| 20 | 6 | 2 | 286 | Rose Mary ALMANZA |  CUB | 2:00.38 | 
| 21 | 7 | 2 | 861 | Molly Beckwith-Ludlow |  USA | 2:00.43 | 
| 22 | 7 | 1 | 403 | Jennifer Meadows |  GBR | 2:00.53 | 
| 23 | 8 | 2 | 429 | Christina HERING |  GER | 2:00.81 | 
| 24 | 8 | 1 | 710 | Caster SEMENYA |  RSA | 2:03.18 |