| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 3707 | Salwa Eid NASER |
BRN |
50.08 NR | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 4330 | Allyson FELIX |
USA |
50.12 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 3654 | Shaunae MILLER-UIBO |
BAH |
50.36 Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4331 | Phyllis FRANCIS |
USA |
50.37 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 4037 | Stephenie Ann MCPHERSON |
JAM |
50.56 Q SB | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 4054 | Novlene Williams-Mills |
JAM |
50.67 | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 4030 | Shericka JACKSON |
JAM |
50.70 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4341 | Quanera HAYES |
USA |
50.71 | |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 4027 | Chrisann GORDON-POWELL |
JAM |
50.87 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 3682 | Amantle MONTSHO |
BOT |
51.28 SB | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 4097 | Gunta VAIÄŒULE |
LAT |
51.57 | .565 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 3679 | Lydia JELE |
BOT |
51.57 | .566 |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 3960 | Ruth Sophia SPELMEYER-PREUß |
GER |
51.77 | |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 4165 | Iga BAUMGART-WITAN |
POL |
51.81 | .801 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 3885 | Zoey CLARK |
GBR |
51.81 PB | .804 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 3786 | Roxana GÓMEZ |
CUB |
52.01 | |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | 4201 | Bianca Razor |
ROU |
52.09 | |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 4138 | Yinka AJAYI |
NGR |
52.10 | |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | 4144 | Patience Okon GEORGE |
NGR |
52.60 | |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | 3977 | Eirini VASILEIOU |
GRE |
53.27 | |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | 4021 | Ashley Kelly |
IVB |
54.50 | |
| 2 | 3996 | Sheoran Nirmla |
IND |
DQ | |||
| 3 | 4389 | Kabange Mupopo |
ZAM |
DQ | |||
| 3 | 4140 | Margaret Bamgbose |
NGR |
DQ |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second