| 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 |