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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Beijing National Stadium, Beijing
Date Started: August 21, 2008
Date Finished: August 21, 2008
Format: Top three in each heat and three two fastest advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Nancy Langat |
| Silver: | Iryna Lishchynska |
| Bronze: | Nataliya Tobias |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryam Jamal | 23 | Bahrain | BRN | 4:05.14 | 2 | QU |
| 2 | Natalia Rodríguez | 29 | Spain | ESP | 4:05.30 | 5 | QU |
| 3 | Siham Hilali | 22 | Morocco | MAR | 4:05.36 | 1 | QU |
| 4 | Hanna Mishchenko | 24 | Ukraine | UKR | 4:05.61 | 4 | QC |
| 5 | Sarah Jamieson | 33 | Australia | AUS | 4:06.64 | 11 | |
| 6 | Stephanie Twell | 18 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:06.68 | 3 | |
| 7 | Anna Jakubczak | 35 | Poland | POL | 4:07.33 | 9 | |
| 8 | Christy Wurth-Thomas | 28 | United States | USA | 4:09.70 | 10 | |
| 9 | Irene Jelagat | 19 | Kenya | KEN | 4:09.92 | 8 | |
| 10 | Konstantina Efedaki | 29 | Greece | GRE | 4:15.02 | 7 | |
| 11 | Nahida Touhami | 30 | Algeria | ALG | 4:18.99 | 6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iryna Lishchynska | 32 | Ukraine | UKR | 4:13.60 | 6 | QU |
| 2 | Iris Fuentes-Pila | 27 | Spain | ESP | 4:14.10 | 9 | QU |
| 3 | Btissam Lakhouad | 27 | Morocco | MAR | 4:14.34 | 1 | QU |
| 4 | Susan Scott | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:14.66 | 5 | |
| 5 | Viola Kibiwot | 24 | Kenya | KEN | 4:15.62 | 4 | |
| 6 | Gelete Burka | 22 | Ethiopia | ETH | 4:15.77 | 2 | |
| 7 | Agnes Samaria | 35 | Namibia | NAM | 4:15.80 | 10 | |
| 8 | Erin Donohue | 25 | United States | USA | 4:16.05 | 7 | |
| 9 | Lisa Corrigan | 23 | Australia | AUS | 4:16.32 | 8 | |
| 10 | Lidia Chojecka | 31 | Poland | POL | 4:19.57 | 3 | |
| 11 | Domingas Togna | 27 | Guinea Bissau | GBS | 5:05.76 | 11 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nancy Langat | 26 | Kenya | KEN | 4:03.02 | 9 | QU |
| 2 | Nataliya Tobias | 27 | Ukraine | UKR | 4:03.19 | 3 | QU |
| 3 | Lisa Jane Dobriskey | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:03.22 | 7 | QU |
| 4 | Shannon Rowbury | 23 | United States | USA | 4:03.89 | 6 | QC |
| 5 | Anna Alminova | 23 | Russia | RUS | 4:04.66 | 5 | QC |
| 6 | Sylwia Ejdys | 24 | Poland | POL | 4:08.37 | 4 | |
| 7 | René Kalmer | 27 | South Africa | RSA | 4:08.41 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sonja Roman | 29 | Slovenia | SLO | 4:08.52 | 1 | |
| 9 | Liu Qing | 22 | China | CHN | 4:09.27 | 11 | |
| 10 | Meskerem Assefa | 22 | Ethiopia | ETH | 4:10.04 | 8 | |
| 11 | Bouchra Chaabi | 27 | Morocco | MAR | 4:19.89 | 10 |