| 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 |