| 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 |