| 1 | Irina Mikhajlova (Neo) | URS | 45.80 | (2) | | 2:19.10 | (1) | TR | 1:34.20 | (5) | | 5:07.20 | (3) | | 190.466 | TR | - |
| 2 | Vera Bryndzej (Senior) | URS | 46.20 | (3) | | 2:22.50 | (2) | | 1:34.70 | (8) | | 5:05.60 | (2) | | 191.983 | | +1.517 |
| 3 | Ljudmila Boldyreva-Masjkovtseva (Neo) | URS | 44.90 | (1) | TR | 2:24.40 | (3) | | 1:32.90 | (1) | TR | 5:16.40 | (7) | SB | 192.216 | SB | +1.750 |
| 4 | Irina Terestsjenko (Neo) | URS | 46.40 | (5) | | 2:27.30 | (8) | | 1:34.60 | (7) | | 5:05.10 | (1) | TR, PB | 193.650 | PB | +3.184 |
| 5 | Valentina Timina (Neo) | URS | 47.20 | (10) | | 2:25.30 | (5) | | 1:34.00 | (3) | | 5:11.50 | (5) | | 194.549 | | +4.083 |
| 6 | Nadezjda Parfjonova (Neo) | URS | 47.00 | (9) | | 2:25.10 | (4) | | 1:34.30 | (6) | | 5:12.70 | (6) | | 194.632 | | +4.166 |
| 7 | Ljudmila Stegalova-Bulanova (Neo) | URS | 46.30 | (4) | | 2:26.50 | (6) | | 1:33.30 | (2) | | 5:19.00 | (11) | | 194.949 | | +4.483 |
| 8 | Nina Sjabardina (Senior) | URS | 48.50 | (17) | | 2:26.60 | (7) | | 1:34.90 | (9) | | 5:07.90 | (4) | | 196.132 | | +5.666 |
| 9 | Nadezjda Romanova (Senior) | URS | 46.80 | (6) | | 2:30.00 | (10) | | 1:34.00 | (3) | | 5:18.20 | (8) | | 196.833 | | +6.367 |
| 10 | Tamara Novitskaja-Sarajeva (A2) | URS | 46.80 | (6) | | 2:34.40 | (19) | | 1:36.50 | (10) | | 5:26.20 | (15) | | 200.882 | PB | +10.416 |
| 11 | Sabine Schäfer (B2) | GDR | 48.30 | (15) | | 2:30.10 | (11) | | 1:40.60 | (16) | | 5:22.60 | (13) | | 202.399 | SB | +11.933 |
| 12 | Olga Kovylina (Neo) | URS | 48.60 | (18) | | 2:32.80 | (16) | | 1:39.50 | (12) | | 5:18.60 | (10) | | 202.383 | | +11.917 |
| 13 | Natalja Zjuravljova (Neo) | URS | 48.20 | (14) | | 2:29.80 | (9) | | 1:38.60 | (11) | | 5:29.90 | (16) | | 202.416 | | +11.950 |
| 14 | Sabine Brehm (B1) | GDR | 49.20 | (21) | | 2:32.50 | (15) | | 1:39.60 | (13) | | 5:19.30 | (12) | | 203.049 | | +12.583 |
| 15 | Martina Speckmann (B1) | GDR | 48.40 | (16) | | 2:34.30 | (18) | | 1:39.80 | (14) | | 5:23.80 | (14) | | 203.699 | | +13.233 |
| 16 | Ulrike Scharnowski (B1) | GDR | 49.60 | (23) | | 2:34.60 | (20) | | 1:40.80 | (17) | | 5:18.50 | (9) | PB | 204.616 | | +14.150 |
| Valentina Komarova (Senior) | URS | - | | | 2:37.30 | (25) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Korovina (Neo) | URS | - | | | 2:31.30 | (13) | SB | 1:45.90 | (24) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Andrianova (Neo) | URS | 51.40 | (28) | PB | 3:04.00 | (31) | PB | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Olga Fjodotkina (A2) | URS | 50.30 | (25) | SB | 2:45.20 | (30) | SB | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Marina Margevitsj (n/a) | URS | 50.70 | (26) | PB | 2:43.50 | (29) | PB | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Irina Maksimenko (A1) | URS | 50.90 | (27) | SB | 2:41.20 | (27) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Svetlana Moskvina-Len (Senior) | URS | 46.80 | (6) | | 2:42.20 | (28) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sjouke Hoffmann (C1) | GDR | 49.70 | (24) | | 2:40.70 | (26) | | 1:46.40 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Svetlana.59 Kozlova (A2) | URS | 55.10 | (29) | | 2:32.20 | (14) | | 1:40.80 | (17) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Olga Kravtsjenko (Neo) | URS | 49.10 | (20) | PB | 2:35.40 | (22) | PB | 1:43.60 | (23) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Nadezjda Kolpakova (A2) | URS | 48.80 | (19) | | 2:35.60 | (23) | | 1:43.50 | (22) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Domnina (Neo) | URS | 47.60 | (12) | | 2:36.10 | (24) | | 1:41.30 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Heike Zilm (B2) | GDR | 48.00 | (13) | | 2:34.90 | (21) | | 1:41.30 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Natalja Suvorova (Neo) | URS | 49.40 | (22) | | 2:31.10 | (12) | | 1:43.10 | (21) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Irina Zajtseva (Neo) | URS | 47.30 | (11) | | 2:33.60 | (17) | | 1:40.00 | (15) | | - | | | - | | - |