| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 1427 | Sydney MCLAUGHLIN-LEVRONE |
USA |
48.29 Q WL | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 851 | Amber ANNING |
GBR |
49.38 Q SB | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1035 | Nickisha PRYCE |
JAM |
49.46 q SB | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 613 | Salwa Eid NASER |
BRN |
49.47 Q | |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1198 | Natalia BUKOWIECKA |
POL |
49.67 Q SB | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 711 | Roxana GÓMEZ |
CUB |
49.78 Q SB | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 741 | Marileidy PAULINO |
DOM |
49.82 Q | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 1176 | Henriette JÆGER |
NOR |
49.87 q | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 658 | Martina WEIL |
CHI |
49.88 | |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 1451 | Isabella WHITTAKER |
USA |
50.20 | |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 1144 | Lieke KLAVER |
NED |
50.25 | |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 1045 | Stacey Ann WILLIAMS |
JAM |
50.39 | .381 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 566 | Sada WILLIAMS |
BAR |
50.39 SB | .389 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | 1383 | Aaliyah BUTLER |
USA |
50.63 | |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | 935 | Wadeline VENLOGH |
HAI |
50.67 | |
| 16 | 5 | 3 | 746 | Bassant HEMIDA |
EGY |
50.69 | |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 559 | Printassia JOHNSON |
BAH |
50.81 | |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | 1249 | Andrea MIKLÓS |
ROU |
50.90 SB | |
| 19 | 7 | 3 | 774 | Paula SEVILLA |
ESP |
50.97 | |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | 958 | Sharlene MAWDSLEY |
IRL |
51.22 | |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | 1096 | Mercy Adongo OKETCH |
KEN |
51.36 | |
| 22 | 7 | 1 | 1034 | Dejanea OAKLEY |
JAM |
51.42 | |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | 864 | Yemi Mary JOHN |
GBR |
51.51 | |
| 24 | 8 | 2 | 875 | Victoria OHURUOGU |
GBR |
51.65 |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second