| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 623 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal |
BRN |
8:53.07 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 730 | Hellen OBIRI |
KEN |
8:53.31 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 650 | Hiwot Ayalew |
ETH |
8:53.70 Q |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 772 | Renata PLIÅš |
POL |
8:57.80 q |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 652 | Genzebe DIBABA |
ETH |
8:57.86 Q |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 856 | Gabriele Grunewald |
USA |
8:58.10 q |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 744 | Sifan HASSAN |
NED |
8:58.50 Q |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 708 | Margherita Magnani |
ITA |
8:58.51 Q |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 871 | Shannon ROWBURY |
USA |
8:58.85 Q SB |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 728 | Irene Jelagat |
KEN |
8:58.97 q |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 833 | Alia SAEED MOHAMMED |
UAE |
9:00.35 q |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 793 | Natalya ARISTARKHOVA |
RUS |
9:09.37 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | 759 | Lucy Oliver |
NZL |
9:10.20 |
| 2 | 845 | Svitlana Shmidt |
UKR |
DQ | ||
| 2 | 832 | Betlhem Desalegn |
UAE |
DQ |