| Final | Team | time | N: | | 1. Nancy Langat | KEN | 4:05.26 | 3 | | 2. Nikki Hamblin | NZL | 4:05.97 | 8 | | 3. Stephanie Twell | SCO | 4:06.15 | 1 | | 4. Hannah England | ENG | 4:06.83 | 4 | | 5. Nicole Edwards | CAN | 4:08.16 | 5 | | 6. Irene Jelagat | KEN | 4:08.20 | 11 | | 7. Viola Kibiwott | KEN | 4:08.79 | 6 | | 8. Helen Clitheroe | ENG | 4:08.89 | 12 | | 9. Janet Achola | SLE | 4:09.51 | 2 | | 10.Ciara Mageean | NIR | 4:10.85 | 7 | | 11.Hilary Stellingwerff | ENG | 4:12.87 | 10 | | 12.Jhuma Khatun | IND | 4:14.95 | 9 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | N: | | 1. Viola Kibiwott | BAH | 4:08.76 | 10 | | 2. Helen Clitheroe | ENG | 4:09.34 | 5 | | 3. Nikki Hamblin | NZL | 4:09.80 | 9 | | 4. Stephanie Twell | SCO | 4:10.35 | 6 | | 5. Ciara Mageean | NIR | 4:12.11 | 2 | | 6. Janet Achola | SLE | 4:12.12 | 8 | | 7. Jhuma Khatun | IND | 4:12.30 | 3 | | 8. Hilary Stellingwerff | ENG | 4:13.01 | 4 | | 9. Jaisha Orchatteri | KEN | 4:13.15 | 1 | | 10.Tanice Barnett | SLE | 4:48.59 | 7 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | N: | | 1. Nancy Langat | KEN | 4:13.62 | 9 | | 2. Irene Jelagat | KEN | 4:13.63 | 5 | | 3. Nicole Edwards | CAN | 4:13.90 | 4 | | 4. Hannah England | ENG | 4:13.91 | 6 | | 5. Kaila Mcknight | AUS | 4:15.22 | 11 | | 6. Kelly Mcneice | NIR | 4:18.07 | 8 | | 7. Sushma Sushma Devi | IND | 4:22.05 | 3 | | 8. Salome Dell | PNG | 4:33.23 | 2 | | 9. Twishanna Williams | JAM | 4:36.60 | 1 | | 10.Jean Mukakigeri | RWA | 4:37.27 | 7 | | -. Annet Negesa | UGA | | 10 |
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