| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 1188 | Sydney MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE |
USA |
52.17 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 948 | Femke BOL |
NED |
52.84 Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1193 | Dalilah MUHAMMAD |
USA |
53.28 Q SB | |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1183 | Shamier LITTLE |
USA |
53.61 Q SB | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 834 | Rushell CLAYTON |
JAM |
53.63 q PB | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 999 | Gianna WOODRUFF |
PAN |
53.69 Q AR | |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1218 | Britton WILSON |
USA |
53.72 q | |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 851 | Shiann SALMON |
JAM |
54.16 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 1136 | Viktoriya TKACHUK |
UKR |
54.24 SB | |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 810 | Ayomide FOLORUNSO |
ITA |
54.34 NR | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | 614 | Sara GALLEGO |
ESP |
54.49 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 1133 | Anna RYZHYKOVA |
UKR |
54.51 Q | |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 657 | Viivi LEHIKOINEN |
FIN |
54.60 NR | |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 850 | Janieve RUSSELL |
JAM |
54.66 | |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | 984 | Amalie IUEL |
NOR |
54.81 | .801 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | 1058 | Zenéy GELDENHUYS |
RSA |
54.81 PB | .806 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 555 | Melissa GONZALEZ |
COL |
55.13 | |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | 695 | Jessie KNIGHT |
GBR |
55.39 | |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | 451 | Paulien COUCKUYT |
BEL |
55.42 | |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | 989 | Portia BING |
NZL |
55.53 | |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | 412 | Sarah CARLI |
AUS |
55.57 SB | |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | 823 | Rebecca SARTORI |
ITA |
55.90 | |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | 818 | Linda OLIVIERI |
ITA |
56.04 | |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 1080 | Yasmin GIGER |
SUI |
56.31 |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second