| 1 | Nina Statkevitsj (Senior) | URS | 45.69 | (2) | | 2:24.90 | (1) | ER | 1:36.30 | (2) | | 5:13.90 | (5) | | 194.457 | | - |
| 2 | Stien Kaiser (Senior) | NED | 46.74 | (9) | | 2:25.30 | (2) | | 1:37.30 | (6) | | 5:09.60 | (2) | | 195.423 | | +0.966 |
| 3 | Ans Schut (Senior) | NED | 46.93 | (12) | | 2:25.30 | (2) | | 1:38.10 | (8) | | 5:07.20 | (1) | ER | 195.613 | | +1.156 |
| 4 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M30) | NED | 46.50 | (6) | | 2:31.10 | (12) | | 1:37.00 | (4) | | 5:13.20 | (4) | | 197.567 | | +3.110 |
| 5 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (Senior) | NOR | 46.25 | (3) | | 2:28.00 | (4) | | 1:36.30 | (2) | | 5:24.60 | (11) | | 197.833 | | +3.376 |
| 6 | Elly van den Brom (Neo) | NED | 46.53 | (7) | | 2:29.50 | (8) | | 1:37.60 | (7) | | 5:16.30 | (6) | | 197.880 | | +3.423 |
| 7 | Lāsma Kauniste (Senior) | URS | 46.80 | (10) | | 2:28.50 | (6) | | 1:37.20 | (5) | | 5:21.00 | (8) | | 198.400 | | +3.943 |
| 8 | Lisbeth Berg (Neo) | NOR | 46.43 | (5) | | 2:28.40 | (5) | | 1:39.50 | (11) | | 5:19.50 | (7) | | 198.897 | | +4.440 |
| 9 | Ljudmila Titova (Senior) | URS | 45.42 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:30.60 | (11) | | 1:35.30 | (1) | ER | 5:36.00 | (14) | | 199.270 | | +4.813 |
| 10 | Tatjana Sjelekhova (Senior) | URS | 47.34 | (14) | | 2:29.90 | (9) | | 1:39.80 | (12) | | 5:22.40 | (10) | | 200.940 | | +6.483 |
| 11 | Ljudmila Mokhnatsjeva (Senior) | URS | 47.37 | (15) | | 2:32.10 | (15) | | 1:39.20 | (9) | | 5:21.90 | (9) | | 201.320 | | +6.863 |
| 12 | Rieneke Demming (Senior) | NED | 48.48 | (20) | | 2:30.10 | (10) | | 1:41.50 | (15) | | 5:12.40 | (3) | | 201.330 | | +6.873 |
| 13 | Tuula Vilkas (Neo) | FIN | 47.02 | (13) | SB | 2:29.40 | (7) | | 1:39.30 | (10) | | 5:33.60 | (13) | | 202.070 | SB | +7.613 |
| 14 | Wanda Król (Senior) | POL | 46.72 | (8) | NR | 2:32.00 | (13) | SB | 1:41.50 | (15) | | 5:43.70 | (15) | | 205.420 | SB | +10.963 |
| 15 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka (Senior) | FIN | 48.99 | (22) | | 2:32.50 | (16) | | 1:42.70 | (20) | | 5:29.70 | (12) | | 206.123 | | +11.666 |
| 16 | Romana Troicka (Neo) | POL | 46.86 | (11) | SB | 2:32.00 | (13) | SB | 1:44.00 | (21) | | 5:47.40 | (16) | | 207.427 | SB | +12.970 |
| 17 | Kirsti Biermann (A2) | NOR | 46.31 | (4) | TRJ | 2:33.20 | (17) | | 1:39.80 | (12) | | - | | | 147.277 | | -47.180 |
| 18 | Inger Karset (A1) | NOR | 47.56 | (18) | | 2:34.60 | (19) | | 1:40.90 | (14) | | - | | | 149.543 | | -44.914 |
| 19 | Ylva Hedlund (Neo) | SWE | 47.44 | (16) | | 2:34.90 | (20) | | 1:41.50 | (15) | | - | | | 149.823 | | -44.634 |
| 20 | Arja Kantola (Neo) | FIN | 47.49 | (17) | | 2:34.40 | (18) | | 1:42.30 | (19) | | - | | | 150.107 | | -44.350 |
| 21 | Christina Lindblom (M30) | SWE | 48.02 | (19) | | 2:35.30 | (22) | | 1:42.20 | (18) | | - | | | 150.887 | | -43.570 |
| 22 | Jorunn Bergland-Hagan (Senior) | NOR | 48.48 | (20) | PB | 2:35.70 | (23) | | 1:44.90 | (23) | | - | | | 152.830 | | -41.627 |
| 23 | Margret Tanz (B2) | FRG | 49.96 | (24) | | 2:36.60 | (24) | | 1:44.00 | (21) | | - | | | 154.160 | | -40.297 |
| 24 | Sylvie Chevauchet (A2) | FRA | 49.65 | (23) | | 2:40.80 | (25) | | 1:45.70 | (24) | | - | | | 156.100 | | -38.357 |
| Paula Dufter (A2) | FRG | 1:18.08 | (25) | | 2:35.20 | (21) | | DNF | | | - | | | 129.813 | | -1.04.644 |