| Final | time | | SO | bib | | 1. F. Kibiegon |  KEN | 4:08.94 | | 12 | 1747 | | 2. L. Weightman |  ENG | 4:09.24 | | 2 | 1481 | | 3. K. van Buskirk |  CAN | 4:09.41 | | 9 | 1273 | | 4. N. Sifuentes | CAN | 4:10.48 | | 1 | 1268 | | 5. N. Hamblin |  NZL | 4:10.77 | | 11 | 2040 | | 6. H. Obiri | KEN | 4:10.84 | | 5 | 1782 | | 7. H. England | ENG | 4:11.10 | | 10 | 1392 | | 8. K. Mcknight |  AUS | 4:12.77 | | 7 | 1080 | | 9. J. Simpson | ENG | 4:12.93 | | 6 | 1465 | | 10.M. Duncan | AUS | 4:14.10 | | 4 | 1051 | | 11.L. Muir |  SCO | 4:14.21 | | 8 | 2176 | | 12.S. Busienei | KEN | 4:17.88 | | 3 | 1799 |
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| Heat 1 | time | | bib | | 1. H. Obiri | KEN | 4:04.43 | GR | 1782 | | 2. N. Hamblin | NZL | 4:05.08 | SB | 2040 | | 3. L. Muir | SCO | 4:05.19 | | 2176 | | 4. H. England | ENG | 4:05.62 | SB | 1392 | | 5. M. Duncan | AUS | 4:05.76 | PB | 1051 | | 6. K. Mcknight | AUS | 4:06.06 | SB | 1080 | | 7. N. Sifuentes | CAN | 4:06.61 | SB | 1268 | | 8. N. Evangelidou |  CYP | 4:16.05 | PB | 1326 |
| Heat 2 | time | | bib | | 1. F. Kibiegon | KEN | 4:05.77 | | 1747 | | 2. K. van Buskirk | CAN | 4:07.74 | | 1273 | | 3. L. Weightman | ENG | 4:08.58 | | 1481 | | 4. S. Busienei | KEN | 4:08.85 | =PB | 1799 | | 5. J. Simpson | ENG | 4:09.27 | | 1465 | | 6. Z. Buckman | AUS | 4:11.56 | | 1038 | | 7. L. van Dalen | NZL | 4:14.86 | | 2049 | | 8. S. Mercier |  GGY | 4:24.05 | NR | 1509 | | -. W. Nanyondo |  UGA | DNS | | 2401 |
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| Order Heat 1 | PB | SB | bib | | 1. N. Sifuentes | CAN | 4:07.24 | 4:04.65 | 1268 | | 2. N. Evangelidou | CYP | 4:16.43 | 4:16.43 | 1326 | | 3. K. Mcknight | AUS | 4:07.92 | 4:05.61 | 1080 | | 4. N. Hamblin | NZL | 4:07.17 | 4:04.82 | 2040 | | 5. H. Obiri | KEN | 4:04.88 | 3:58.58 | 1782 | | 6. M. Duncan | AUS | 4:08.92 | 4:08.92 | 1051 | | 7. H. England | ENG | 4:07.82 | 4:01.89 | 1392 | | 8. L. Muir | SCO | 4:02.91 | 4:02.91 | 2176 |
| Order Heat 2 | PB | SB | bib | | 1. S. Mercier | GGY | | 4:27.01 | 1509 | | 2. F. Kibiegon | KEN | 4:05.63 | 3:56.98 | 1747 | | 3. Z. Buckman | AUS | 4:07.56 | 4:04.82 | 1038 | | 4. L. Weightman | ENG | 4:02.72 | 4:02.99 | 1481 | | 5. J. Simpson | ENG | 4:07.37 | 4:06.39 | 1465 | | 6. K. van Buskirk | CAN | 4:06.97 | 4:06.97 | 1273 | | 7. W. Nanyondo | UGA | 4:22.82 | 4:22.82 | 2401 | | 8. L. van Dalen | NZL | 4:12.48 | 4:05.76 | 2049 | | 9. S. Busienei | KEN | 4:08.85 | 4:08.85 | 1799 |
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