| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 185 | Axumawit EMBAYE |
ETH |
4:04.83 Q |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 189 | Hirut MESHESHA |
ETH |
4:05.75 Q |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 369 | Winnie NANYONDO |
UGA |
4:06.11 Q |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 397 | Josette ANDREWS |
USA |
4:06.27 Q |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 333 | Claudia Mihaela BOBOCEA |
ROU |
4:06.66 Q |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 104 | Linden HALL |
AUS |
4:06.69 q SB |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 192 | Gudaf TSEGAY |
ETH |
4:06.71 Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 144 | Lucia STAFFORD |
CAN |
4:07.95 Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 195 | Sara KUIVISTO |
FIN |
4:08.05 Q |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 391 | Heather MACLEAN |
USA |
4:08.13 q |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 181 | Marta PÉREZ |
ESP |
4:10.09 q |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 295 | Alma Delia CORTES |
MEX |
4:10.95 Q |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 199 | Aurore FLEURY |
FRA |
4:12.20 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | 281 | Nozomi TANAKA |
JPN |
4:12.31 NIR |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | 246 | Sarah HEALY |
IRL |
4:12.44 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | 221 | Erin WALLACE |
GBR |
4:12.46 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | 287 | Gresa BAKRAÇI |
KOS |
4:28.40 |
| 18 | 7 | 3 | 351 | Amna BAKHIT BARSHAM |
SUD |
4:30.90 SB |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 101 | Anjelina Nadai LOHALITH |
ART |
4:34.72 SB |