| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 3707 | Salwa Eid NASER |  BRN | 50.57 Q NR | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 4331 | Phyllis FRANCIS |  USA | 50.94 Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3654 | Shaunae MILLER-UIBO |  BAH | 50.97 Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | 4054 | Novlene Williams-Mills |  JAM | 51.00 Q | |
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 4027 | Chrisann GORDON-POWELL |  JAM | 51.14 Q | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 4030 | Shericka JACKSON |  JAM | 51.26 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 4037 | Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON |  JAM | 51.27 Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 3682 | Amantle MONTSHO |  BOT | 51.37 Q SB | .368 | 
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 4097 | Gunta VAIČULE |  LAT | 51.37 PB | .370 | 
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 3679 | Lydia JELE |  BOT | 51.41 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | 4341 | Quanera HAYES |  USA | 51.43 Q | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 4138 | Yinka AJAYI |  NGR | 51.58 Q | |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 4201 | Bianca Razor |  ROU | 51.64 q | |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | 3960 | Ruth Sophia SPELMEYER-PREUß |  GER | 51.72 SB | |
| 15 | 2 | 5 | 4144 | Patience Okon GEORGE |  NGR | 51.83 Q | |
| 16 | 3 | 5 | 3885 | Zoey CLARK |  GBR | 51.88 Q | .874 | 
| 17 | 3 | 6 | 4165 | Iga BAUMGART-WITAN |  POL | 51.88 q | .879 | 
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 3786 | Roxana GÓMEZ |  CUB | 51.98 | |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | 3861 | Elea Mariama Diarra |  FRA | 52.06 | |
| 20 | 4 | 6 | 4220 | Tamara Salaški |  SRB | 52.13 | |
| 21 | 5 | 6 | 4328 | Kendall ELLIS |  USA | 52.18 | |
| 22 | 5 | 2 | 3887 | Emily DIAMOND |  GBR | 52.20 | |
| 23 | 4 | 5 | 3629 | Morgan MITCHELL |  AUS | 52.22 | |
| 24 | 5 | 5 | 4286 | Anastasiya BRYZHINA |  UKR | 52.26 | .252 | 
| 25 | 4 | 4 | 4172 | Małgorzata HOŁUB-KOWALIK |  POL | 52.26 | .257 | 
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 4330 | Allyson FELIX |  USA | 52.44 Q | |
| 27 | 5 | 4 | 4124 | Lisanne DE WITTE |  NED | 52.48 | |
| 28 | 6 | 6 | 3875 | Déborah Sananes |  FRA | 52.50 | |
| 29 | 6 | 2 | 3743 | Aiyanna STIVERNE |  CAN | 52.55 | .541 | 
| 30 | 6 | 4 | 4155 | Amalie IUEL |  NOR | 52.55 | .546 | 
| 31 | 7 | 6 | 3903 | Anyika Onuora |  GBR | 52.58 | |
| 32 | 2 | 1 | 3977 | Eirini VASILEIOU |  GRE | 52.61 Q | |
| 33 | 6 | 5 | 3734 | Carline Muir |  CAN | 52.70 | .691 | 
| 34 | 3 | 1 | 4021 | Ashley Kelly |  IVB | 52.70 Q | .700 | 
| 35 | 7 | 3 | 4216 | Anita HORVAT |  SLO | 52.78 | |
| 36 | 7 | 2 | 4185 | Cátia AZEVEDO |  POR | 52.79 | |
| 37 | 4 | 1 | 4008 | Maria Benedicta CHIGBOLU |  ITA | 53.00 | |
| 38 | 5 | 1 | 4213 | Maggie BARRIE |  SLE | 53.20 NR | |
| 39 | 7 | 4 | 3793 | Eleni ARTYMATA |  CYP | 53.26 | |
| 40 | 8 | 2 | 3678 | Christine BOTLOGETSWE |  BOT | 53.50 | |
| 41 | 6 | 1 | 4180 | Justyna ŚWIĘTY-ERSETIC |  POL | 53.62 | |
| 42 | 8 | 4 | 4267 | Domonique Williams |  TTO | 53.72 | |
| 43 | 7 | 1 | 4078 | Maximila IMALI |  KEN | 53.97 | |
| 44 | 8 | 1 | 3728 | Travia Jones |  CAN | 54.02 | |
| 45 | 7 | 5 | 4116 | Djénébou DANTÉ |  MLI | 54.04 | |
| 46 | 9 | 1 | 3668 | Samantha DIRKS |  BIZ | 54.74 | |
| 5 | 3996 | Sheoran Nirmla |  IND | DQ | |||
| 3 | 4389 | Kabange Mupopo |  ZAM | DQ | |||
| 6 | 4140 | Margaret Bamgbose |  NGR | DQ | 
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second