| 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 |