| 1 | Sandra Gasser | SUI | 4:11,42 | Q | |
| 2 | Carla Sacramento | POR | 4:11,93 | NR | Q |
| 3 | Paula Schnurr | CAN | 4:11,97 | Q | |
| 4 | Alisa Hill | USA | 4:12,04 | Q | |
| 5 | Maite Zúñiga | ESP | 4:12,27 | q | |
| 6 | Małgorzata Rydz | POL | 4:12,94 | q | |
| Lyudmila Derevyankina | KGZ | DNF |
| 1 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 4:14,81 | Q |
| 2 | Violeta Beclea | ROM | 4:14,95 | Q |
| 3 | Anna Brzezińska | POL | 4:15,01 | Q |
| 4 | Maria Akraka | SWE | 4:15,06 | Q |
| 5 | Theresia Kiesl | AUT | 4:16,02 | |
| 6 | Ellea Rea | ITA | 4:17,44 | |
| 7 | Jasmin Jones | USA | 4:22,34 |