| POS | Rank | Heat | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 651 | Gabriela Szabo |
ROU |
4:07.40 Q |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 672 | Natalya Gorelova |
RUS |
4:07.47 Q |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 606 | Lidia Chojecka |
POL |
4:08.37 Q |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 123 | Leah Pells |
CAN |
4:08.49 Q SB |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 220 | Natalia RodrÃguez |
ESP |
4:08.49 Q |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 448 | Mardrea Hyman |
JAM |
4:08.58 Q |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 754 | Sabina Fischer |
SUI |
4:09.66 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 652 | Violeta Beclea-Szekely |
ROU |
4:10.30 Q |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 786 | Süreyya Ayhan |
TUR |
4:10.36 Q |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 135 | Lixin Lan |
CHN |
4:11.09 SB |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 626 | Carla Sacramento |
POR |
4:11.23 Q |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 73 | Alesia Turava |
BLR |
4:11.43 Q |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | 212 | Nuria Fernández |
ESP |
4:11.44 Q |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 682 | Yuliya Kosenkova |
RUS |
4:11.46 Q |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 848 | Sarah Schwald |
USA |
4:11.74 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | 314 | Hayley Parry-Tullett |
GBR |
4:13.95 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 56 | Veerle DeJaeghere |
BEL |
4:15.70 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | 309 | Helen Clitheroe |
GBR |
4:16.39 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | 238 | Abebech Negussie |
ETH |
4:29.57 |
| 2 | 6 | Nouria Mérah-Benida |
ALG |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 691 | Olga Nelyubova |
RUS |
DNS | ||
| 2 | 820 | Suzy Favor Hamilton |
USA |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 328 | Kathleen Friedrich |
GER |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 91 | Daniela Yordanova |
BUL |
DNF |