| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | ms* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 629 | Jemma REEKIE |
GBR |
1:58.28 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 589 | Tsige DUGUMA |
ETH |
1:58.35 Q PB | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 588 | Habitam ALEMU |
ETH |
1:58.59 Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 790 | Halimah NAKAAYI |
UGA |
1:58.91 Q SB | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 526 | Noélie YARIGO |
BEN |
1:59.45 Q SB | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 697 | Vivian Chebet KIPROTICH |
KEN |
1:59.65 Q PB | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 775 | Lore HOFFMANN |
SUI |
2:00.06 NR | |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 502 | Catriona BISSET |
AUS |
2:00.13 SB | .124 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 669 | Eloisa COIRO |
ITA |
2:00.13 | .125 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | 779 | Audrey WERRO |
SUI |
2:00.16 PB | |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | 578 | Lorea IBARZABAL |
ESP |
2:00.73 | |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 679 | Natoya GOULE-TOPPIN |
JAM |
2:01.41 |
ms - Milliseconds - shown when two or more competitors finish with the same time down to hundredths of a second