| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lixin Lan |  CHN | 4:10.05 | 
| 2 | Yemenashu Taye |  ETH | 4:11.97 PB | 
| 3 | Bouchra Ghézielle |  MAR | 4:12.76 | 
| 4 | Rose Jerotich Kosgei |  KEN | 4:13.14 | 
| 5 | Liqing Song |  CHN | 4:13.76 PB | 
| 6 | Natalia RodrÃguez |  ESP | 4:16.20 PB | 
| 7 | Benita Willis |  AUS | 4:16.75 PB | 
| 8 | Ioana Oltean |  ROU | 4:16.79 | 
| 9 | Malgorzata Bury |  POL | 4:17.14 PB | 
| 10 | Georgie Clarke |  AUS | 4:20.44 | 
| 11 | Hisae Yoshimatsu |  JPN | 4:20.84 PB | 
| 12 | Sonja Stolic |  SCG | 4:21.43 |