| Final 19:03 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 1. Aihua Yang |   China | 4:09.64 |   | 1 |   | - | 870 |  | 2. Cristina Teuscher |   United States | 4:10.21 | +0.57s | 5 | 16 | - | 864 |  | 3. Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens |   Costa Rica | 4:10.61 | +0.97s | 4 | 21 | - | 860 |  | 4. Hayley Lewis |   Australia | 4:11.31 | +1.67s | 3 | 20 | - | 853 |  | 5. Janet Evans |   United States | 4:11.75 | +2.11s | 7 | 23 | - | 848 |  | 6. Jana Henke |   Germany | 4:12.96 | +3.32s | 8 | 20 | - | 836 |  | 7. Irene Dalby |   Norway | 4:13.24 | +3.60s | 6 | 23 | - | 833 |  | 8. Guanbin Zhou |   China | 4:14.50 | +4.86s | 2 |   | - | 821 |   
| Final B 19:14 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | Rk | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 9. Suzu Chiba |   Japan | 4:15.12 |   | 1 | 19 | - | 815 | 1. |  | 10.Nikki Dryden |   Canada | 4:15.36 | +0.24s | 4 | 19 | - | 813 | 2. |  | 11.Malin Nilsson |   Sweden | 4:15.53 | +0.41s | 6 | 20 | - | 811 | 3. |  | 12.Carla Geurts |   Netherlands | 4:15.79 | +0.67s | 8 | 23 | - | 809 | 4. |  | 13.Carla Negrea |   Romania | 4:16.46 | +1.34s | 5 | 20 | - | 802 | 5. |  | 14.Stacey Gartrell |   Australia | 4:16.64 | +1.52s | 3 | 17 | - | 801 | 6. |  | 15.Philippa Langrell |   New Zealand | 4:16.70 | +1.58s | 7 | 22 | - | 800 | 7. |  | 16.Sarah Hardcastle |   Great Britain | 4:19.40 | +4.28s | 2 | 25 | - | 775 | 8. |   
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 Heats - Wedensday, 7th September 10:00 |  | Best 8 times advanced to Final.  |   
| Heat 6 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | Rk | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 6. Janet Evans |   United States | 4:14.34 | +2.25s | 4 | 23 | - | 823 | 6. |  | 7. Aihua Yang |   China | 4:14.41 | +2.32s | 5 |   | - | 822 | 7. |  | 8. Jana Henke |   Germany | 4:14.52 | +2.43s | 6 | 20 | - | 821 | 8. |  | 9. Dagmar Hase |   Germany | 4:14.76 | +2.67s | 3 | 24 | - | 819 | 9. |  | 11.Carla Negrea |   Romania | 4:15.58 | +3.49s | 2 | 20 | - | 811 | 11. |  | 15.Philippa Langrell |   New Zealand | 4:17.56 | +5.47s | 7 | 22 | - | 792 | 15. |  | 22.Caterina Borgato |   Italy | 4:21.83 | +9.74s | 1 |   | - | 754 | 22. |  | 26.Martina Nemec |   Austria | 4:23.44 | +11.35s | 8 | 18 | - | 740 | 26. |   
| Heat 5 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | Rk | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 1. Claudia Maria Poll Ahrens |   Costa Rica | 4:12.09 |   | 5 | 21 | - | 845 | 1. |  | 4. Irene Dalby |   Norway | 4:12.95 | +0.86s | 7 | 23 | - | 836 | 4. |  | 5. Guanbin Zhou |   China | 4:13.98 | +1.89s | 4 |   | - | 826 | 5. |  | 10.Nikki Dryden |   Canada | 4:15.43 | +3.34s | 6 | 19 | - | 812 | 10. |  | 12.Stacey Gartrell |   Australia | 4:16.12 | +4.03s | 3 | 17 | - | 806 | 12. |  | 13.Malin Nilsson |   Sweden | 4:16.17 | +4.08s | 2 | 20 | - | 805 | 13. |  | 18.Itziar Esparza |   Spain | 4:18.55 | +6.46s | 8 | 19 | - | 783 | 18. |  | 28.Joanne Currah |   Canada | 4:24.39 | +12.30s | 1 |   | - | 732 | 28. |   
| Heat 4 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | Rk | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 2. Cristina Teuscher |   United States | 4:12.57 | +0.48s | 5 | 16 | - | 840 | 2. |  | 3. Hayley Lewis |   Australia | 4:12.80 | +0.71s | 4 | 20 | - | 838 | 3. |  | 14.Sarah Hardcastle |   Great Britain | 4:16.51 | +4.42s | 3 | 25 | - | 802 | 14. |  | 16.Suzu Chiba |   Japan | 4:17.83 | +5.74s | 6 | 19 | - | 790 | 16. |  | 17.Carla Geurts |   Netherlands | 4:17.96 | +5.87s | 2 | 23 | - | 789 | 17. |  | 19.Sandra Cam |   Belgium | 4:18.62 | +6.53s | 8 | 22 | - | 783 | 19. |  | 20.Ioana Naghi |   Romania | 4:20.24 | +8.15s | 1 |   | - | 768 | 20. |  | 24.Hana Cerna |   Czechia | 4:23.08 | +10.99s | 7 | 20 | - | 743 | 24. |   
| Heat 3 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | Rk | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 21.Karen Allers |   South Africa | 4:20.59 | +8.50s | 4 |   | - | 765 | 21. |  | 23.Kirsten Vlieghuis |   Netherlands | 4:21.97 | +9.88s | 2 | 18 | - | 753 | 23. |  | 25.Anna Wilson |   New Zealand | 4:23.31 | +11.22s | 3 | 17 | - | 741 | 25. |  | 29.Petra Passerova |   Czechia | 4:24.74 | +12.65s | 6 |   | - | 729 | 29. |  | 30.Irene Turenius |   Finland | 4:25.25 | +13.16s | 8 |   | - | 725 | 30. |  | 31.Alicia Barrancos |   Argentina | 4:27.40 | +15.31s | 5 | 22 | - | 708 | 31. |  | 32.Daniela Nayarenna |   Venezuela | 4:27.75 | +15.66s | 1 |   | - | 705 | 32. |   
| Heat 2 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | Rk | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 27.Britt Wormdal |   Norway | 4:24.18 | +12.09s | 4 |   | - | 734 | 27. |  | 33.Dayana Vasquez |   Venezuela | 4:28.82 | +16.73s | 5 |   | - | 697 | 33. |  | 34.Iraida Sheglova |   Ukraine | 4:30.81 | +18.72s | 6 |   | - | 681 | 34. |  | 35.Chi-Chan Lin |   Chinese Taipei | 4:32.07 | +19.98s | 2 | 14 | - | 672 | 35. |  | 36.Sonia Alvarez |   Puerto Rico | 4:32.68 | +20.59s | 1 | 18 | - | 668 | 36. |  | 38.Maritza Chiaway |   Peru | 4:35.36 | +23.27s | 3 | 19 | - | 648 | 38. |   
| Heat 1 10:00 |   | time | gap | L | Ag | Rc | pts | Rk | 100m | 200m | 300m |  | 37.Shu-Min Tsai |   Chinese Taipei | 4:35.01 | +22.92s | 3 | 15 | - | 651 | 37. |  | 39.Anita Kruger |   Namibia | 4:36.94 | +24.85s | 4 |   | - | 637 | 39. |  | 40.Ilona Schutte |   Namibia | 4:40.98 | +28.89s | 5 |   | - | 610 | 40. |   
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