| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4086 | Hellen OBIRI |
KEN |
14:56.70 Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3839 | Almaz AYANA |
ETH |
14:57.06 Q SB | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 3849 | Senbere TEFERI |
ETH |
14:57.23 Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 4130 | Susan KRUMINS |
NED |
14:57.33 Q | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4366 | Shannon ROWBURY |
USA |
14:57.55 Q SB | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 4081 | Sheila CHEPKIRUI |
KEN |
14:57.58 q PB | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 3845 | Letesenbet GIDEY |
ETH |
14:59.34 Q | .331 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 3900 | Laura MUIR |
GBR |
14:59.34 q | .338 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 4127 | Sifan HASSAN |
NED |
14:59.85 Q | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 4342 | Shelby HOULIHAN |
USA |
15:00.37 Q PB | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 3898 | Eilish MCCOLGAN |
GBR |
15:00.38 Q PB | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 4080 | Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI |
KEN |
15:00.39 Q | |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 4153 | Karoline Bjerkeli GRØVDAL |
NOR |
15:00.44 q SB | |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | 4343 | Molly HUDDLE |
USA |
15:03.60 q | |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 3703 | Kalkidan GEZAHEGNE |
BRN |
15:07.19 q PB | |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 4270 | Yasemin CAN |
TUR |
15:08.20 | |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 3955 | Alina REH |
GER |
15:10.01 PB | |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | 4061 | Rina NABESHIMA |
JPN |
15:11.83 PB | |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | 3622 | Madeline Hills |
AUS |
15:13.77 | |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | 3824 | Ana Lozano |
ESP |
15:14.23 PB | |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | 3709 | Bontu Edao REBITU |
BRN |
15:16.70 PB | |
| 22 | 12 | 1 | 4278 | Mercyline CHELANGAT |
UGA |
15:16.75 | |
| 23 | 13 | 1 | 3740 | Andrea SECCAFIEN |
CAN |
15:19.39 | |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | 4280 | Stella CHESANG |
UGA |
15:23.02 | |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | 3738 | Jessica O'Connell |
CAN |
15:23.16 | |
| 26 | 14 | 1 | 4064 | Ayuko SUZUKI |
JPN |
15:24.86 | |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | 3640 | Eloise Wellings |
AUS |
15:25.92 | |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | 3777 | Muriel Coneo |
COL |
15:26.18 NR | |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | 3635 | Heidi SEE |
AUS |
15:38.86 | |
| 30 | 16 | 1 | 4157 | Camille BUSCOMB |
NZL |
15:40.41 | |
| 31 | 15 | 2 | 3916 | Stephanie TWELL |
GBR |
15:41.29 | |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | 4305 | Yuliya Shmatenko |
UKR |
16:40.36 | |
| 2 | 3841 | Genzebe DIBABA |
ETH |
DNS | |||
| 1 | 4247 | Sarah LAHTI |
SWE |
DNS |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second