| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1139 | Sifan HASSAN | 
 NED                 | 
                14:32.29 Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 1080 | Faith KIPYEGON | 
 KEN                 | 
                14:32.31 Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 771 | Ejgayehu TAYE | 
 ETH                 | 
                14:33.23 Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 764 | Freweyni HAILU | 
 ETH                 | 
                14:34.16 Q | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1088 | Lilian Kasait RENGERUK | 
 KEN                 | 
                14:36.61 Q | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 1055 | Nozomi TANAKA | 
 JPN                 | 
                14:37.98 Q NR | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 974 | Nadia BATTOCLETTI | 
 ITA                 | 
                14:41.78 Q | |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 1126 | Laura GALVÁN | 
 MEX                 | 
                14:43.94 Q NR | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1069 | Beatrice CHEBET | 
 KEN                 | 
                14:57.70 Q | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 772 | Gudaf TSEGAY | 
 ETH                 | 
                14:57.72 Q | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 1078 | Margaret Chelimo KIPKEMBOI | 
 KEN                 | 
                15:00.10 Q | |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 1098 | Agate CAUNE | 
 LAT                 | 
                15:00.48 Q PB | |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 1384 | Elise CRANNY | 
 USA                 | 
                15:01.53 Q | |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 759 | Medina EISA | 
 ETH                 | 
                15:03.07 Q | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 1426 | Alicia MONSON | 
 USA                 | 
                15:03.35 Q | |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 1143 | Maureen KOSTER | 
 NED                 | 
                15:05.13 Q | |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 551 | Francine NIYOMUKUNZI | 
 BDI                 | 
                15:05.24 | |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | 1435 | Natosha ROGERS | 
 USA                 | 
                15:06.58 | |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | 514 | Rose DAVIES | 
 AUS                 | 
                15:07.93 SB | |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | 1178 | Karoline Bjerkeli GRØVDAL | 
 NOR                 | 
                15:08.96 | |
| 21 | 12 | 1 | 1045 | Ririka HIRONAKA | 
 JPN                 | 
                15:11.16 SB | .157 | 
| 22 | 10 | 2 | 1454 | Joselyn Daniely BREA | 
 VEN                 | 
                15:11.16 | .160 | 
| 23 | 11 | 2 | 853 | Amy-Eloise MARKOVC | 
 GBR                 | 
                15:13.66 SB | |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | 796 | Camilla RICHARDSSON | 
 FIN                 | 
                15:13.84 | |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | 1349 | Sarah CHELANGAT | 
 UGA                 | 
                15:14.89 | |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | 520 | Jessica HULL | 
 AUS                 | 
                15:15.89 | |
| 27 | 14 | 1 | 849 | Megan KEITH | 
 GBR                 | 
                15:21.94 | |
| 28 | 15 | 1 | 626 | Julie-Anne STAEHLI | 
 CAN                 | 
                15:24.09 | |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | 1244 | Mariana MACHADO | 
 POR                 | 
                15:28.97 | |
| 30 | 16 | 1 | 952 | Viktória WAGNER-GYÜRKÉS | 
 HUN                 | 
                15:29.42 | |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | 979 | Ludovica CAVALLI | 
 ITA                 | 
                15:32.95 | |
| 32 | 15 | 2 | 503 | Anjelina Nadai LOHALITH | 
 ART                 | 
                15:35.25 | |
| 33 | 16 | 2 | 1353 | Prisca CHESANG | 
 UGA                 | 
                15:37.02 | |
| 34 | 18 | 1 | 534 | Lauren RYAN | 
 AUS                 | 
                15:40.23 | |
| 35 | 19 | 1 | 623 | Briana SCOTT | 
 CAN                 | 
                15:42.56 | |
| 36 | 17 | 2 | 641 | Wuga HE | 
 CHN                 | 
                15:54.30 | |
| 37 | 18 | 2 | 631 | Erin TESCHUK | 
 CAN                 | 
                15:56.54 | |
| 38 | 20 | 1 | 1062 | Yuma YAMAMOTO | 
 JPN                 | 
                16:05.57 | |
| 2 | 502 | Fedra Aldana LUNA | 
 ARG                 | 
                DNF | |||
| 2 | 1325 | Sarah LAHTI | 
 SWE                 | 
                DNS | 
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second