| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 744 | Sifan HASSAN |  NED | 4:07.28 Q | 
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 659 | Gudaf TSEGAY |  ETH | 4:07.98 Q | 
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 658 | Dawit SEYAUM |  ETH | 4:09.05 Q | 
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 771 | Danuta Urbanik |  POL | 4:09.41 Q SB | 
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 657 | Axumawit EMBAYE |  ETH | 4:09.43 Q | 
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 828 | Brenda MARTINEZ |  USA | 4:09.75 Q | 
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 605 | Melissa DUNCAN |  AUS | 4:10.40 q | 
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 764 | Renata PLIÅš |  POL | 4:10.44 q | 
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 725 | Violah CHEPTOO |  KEN | 4:10.77 q SB | 
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 738 | Rababe ARAFI |  MAR | 4:10.82 | 
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 646 | Kristiina MÄKI |  CZE | 4:11.28 PB | 
| 12 | 5 | 2 | 632 | Gabriela DEBUES-STAFFORD |  CAN | 4:11.46 SB | 
| 13 | 6 | 2 | 829 | Cory Ann MCGEE |  USA | 4:11.62 | 
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 793 | Sarah LAHTI |  SWE | 4:11.68 PB | 
| 15 | 7 | 2 | 774 | Claudia Mihaela BOBOCEA |  ROU | 4:12.38 | 
| 16 | 8 | 2 | 600 | Luiza GEGA |  ALB | 4:16.12 | 
| 17 | 9 | 1 | 698 | Rose-Anne Galligan |  IRL | 4:16.84 | 
| 18 | 10 | 1 | 631 | Nicole Sifuentes |  CAN | 4:17.24 SB | 
| 19 | 9 | 2 | 784 | Beatha Nishimwe |  RWA | 4:19.39 NIR | 
| 20 | 10 | 2 | 720 | Tamara Armoush |  JOR | 4:37.61 NIR |