| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4209 | Caster SEMENYA |  RSA | 1:58.90 Q | 
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4380 | Ajee WILSON |  USA | 1:59.21 Q | 
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 4166 | Angelika CICHOCKA |  POL | 1:59.32 Q SB | 
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 4350 | Charlene LIPSEY |  USA | 1:59.35 q | 
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 3911 | Lynsey SHARP |  GBR | 1:59.47 q | 
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3719 | Melissa BISHOP-NRIAGU |  CAN | 1:59.56 Q | 
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3667 | Noélie YARIGO |  BEN | 1:59.74 SB | 
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3784 | Rose Mary ALMANZA |  CUB | 1:59.79 | 
| 9 | 5 | 2 | 4227 | Selina RUTZ-BÜCHEL |  SUI | 1:59.85 | 
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 4154 | Hedda HYNNE |  NOR | 1:59.88 | 
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 3914 | Adelle TRACEY |  GBR | 2:00.26 PB | 
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 4245 | Hanna HERMANSSON |  SWE | 2:00.43 PB | 
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 4100 | Eglė Balčiūnaitė |  LTU | 2:00.48 SB | 
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 3837 | Habitam ALEMU |  ETH | 2:00.69 | 
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 4135 | Sanne Verstegen-Wolters |  NED | 2:00.92 | 
| 16 | 1 | 3 | 3660 | Francine NIYONSABA |  BDI | 2:01.11 Q | 
| 17 | 2 | 3 | 4090 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui |  KEN | 2:01.19 Q | 
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 4354 | Brenda MARTINEZ |  USA | 2:01.31 | 
| 19 | 4 | 3 | 4281 | Halimah NAKAAYI |  UGA | 2:01.74 | 
| 20 | 5 | 3 | 4174 | Joanna JÓŹWIK |  POL | 2:01.91 | 
| 21 | 8 | 2 | 4275 | Docus Ajok |  UGA | 2:02.00 | 
| 22 | 6 | 3 | 3904 | Shelayna OSKAN-CLARKE |  GBR | 2:02.26 | 
| 23 | 7 | 3 | 3932 | Christina HERING |  GER | 2:02.69 | 
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 4205 | Gena Löfstrand |  RSA | 2:03.67 |