| 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 |