| 1 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 42.91 | (1) | | 4:32.32 | (1) | TR | 2:09.90 | (1) | TR | 7:49.11 | (1) | TR | 178.507 | TR | - |
| 2 | Yvonne van Gennip (Neo) | NED | 43.28 | (5) | | 4:35.76 | (2) | | 2:12.80 | (3) | | 7:53.30 | (2) | | 180.836 | | +2.329 |
| 3 | Jacqueline Börner (Neo) | GDR | 43.05 | (3) | | 4:38.14 | (4) | | 2:12.74 | (2) | | 8:07.73 | (7) | | 182.425 | | +3.918 |
| 4 | Natalja Artamonova-Kurova (Senior) | URS | 43.26 | (4) | | 4:44.70 | (8) | | 2:15.74 | (5) | | 8:06.57 | (5) | | 184.613 | | +6.106 |
| 5 | Heike Schalling (Neo) | GDR | 45.64 | (24) | | 4:36.24 | (3) | | 2:16.29 | (9) | | 7:57.22 | (3) | | 184.832 | | +6.325 |
| 6 | Jelena Lapuga (Neo) | URS | 44.40 | (10) | | 4:42.49 | (6) | | 2:14.93 | (4) | | 8:06.60 | (6) | | 185.117 | | +6.610 |
| 7 | Gabi Schönbrunn (Senior) | GDR | 45.40 | (21) | | 4:38.32 | (5) | | 2:17.57 | (11) | | 7:57.51 | (4) | | 185.393 | | +6.886 |
| 8 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (M30) | SWE | 44.13 | (8) | | 4:44.83 | (10) | NRM | 2:15.81 | (6) | NRM | 8:21.22 | (11) | NRM | 186.993 | NRM | +8.486 |
| 9 | Marieke Stam (Neo) | NED | 44.08 | (7) | | 4:48.42 | (13) | | 2:16.56 | (10) | | 8:20.59 | (10) | | 187.729 | | +9.222 |
| 10 | Ljudmila Titova-Morozova (Senior) | URS | 45.01 | (16) | | 4:44.53 | (7) | | 2:18.15 | (12) | | 8:15.63 | (9) | | 188.044 | | +9.537 |
| 11 | Grietje Mulder (Neo) | NED | 45.06 | (18) | | 4:49.76 | (14) | | 2:15.99 | (7) | | 8:21.73 | (12) | | 188.856 | | +10.349 |
| 12 | Marie-France van Helden-Vives (Senior) | FRA | 45.18 | (19) | | 4:50.50 | (16) | | 2:16.25 | (8) | | 8:22.19 | (13) | | 189.231 | | +10.724 |
| 13 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Neo) | ITA | 44.64 | (13) | | 4:48.11 | (12) | | 2:21.41 | (20) | | 8:22.80 | (14) | NR | 190.074 | NR | +11.567 |
| 14 | Nadezjda Jermolina-Vasiljeva (Neo) | URS | 47.02 | (26) | | 4:44.77 | (9) | | 2:19.68 | (15) | | 8:11.52 | (8) | | 190.193 | | +11.686 |
| 15 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 44.25 | (9) | | 4:51.93 | (17) | | 2:18.50 | (13) | | 8:33.22 | (16) | | 190.393 | | +11.886 |
| 16 | Minna Nystedt (A2) | NOR | 45.24 | (20) | SB | 4:50.15 | (15) | | 2:21.10 | (18) | | 8:30.67 | (15) | NRJ | 191.698 | NRJ | +13.191 |
| 17 | Petra Moolhuizen (Neo) | NED | 44.42 | (11) | | 4:44.92 | (11) | | 2:19.03 | (14) | | - | | | 138.249 | | -40.258 |
| 18 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 42.98 | (2) | | 5:05.45 | (25) | SB | 2:20.49 | (17) | | - | | | 140.718 | | -37.789 |
| 19 | Lidia Olcon (Neo) | POL | 43.75 | (6) | | 4:59.47 | (23) | | 2:21.44 | (21) | | - | | | 140.807 | | -37.700 |
| 20 | Johanna "Hanne" Steeg (Neo) | FRG | 45.53 | (22) | | 4:55.56 | (22) | | 2:20.38 | (16) | | - | | | 141.583 | | -36.924 |
| 21 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 45.03 | (17) | | 4:54.78 | (21) | | 2:22.78 | (24) | | - | | | 141.753 | | -36.754 |
| 22 | Angelika Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 45.55 | (23) | | 4:54.22 | (19) | | 2:22.99 | (25) | | - | | | 142.249 | | -36.258 |
| 23 | Małgorzata Tomporowska (Neo) | POL | 45.70 | (25) | SB | 4:54.64 | (20) | | 2:22.46 | (22) | | - | | | 142.292 | | -36.215 |
| 24 | Maila Lehtimäki (Neo) | FIN | 44.61 | (12) | | 5:11.12 | (27) | | 2:22.67 | (23) | | - | | | 144.019 | | -34.488 |
| 25 | Stéphanie Dumont (A2) | FRA | 44.90 | (15) | | 5:02.75 | (24) | | 2:26.57 | (27) | | - | | | 144.214 | | -34.293 |
| 26 | Iwona Iwanaszko (A2) | POL | 44.86 | (14) | | 5:07.03 | (26) | | 2:24.83 | (26) | | - | | | 144.307 | | -34.200 |
| Bibija Kerla (Senior) | YUG | DQ | | | 5:41.48 | (28) | SB | 2:38.65 | (28) | | - | | | 109.796 | | - |
| Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | DQ | | | 4:52.79 | (18) | | 2:21.24 | (19) | | - | | | 95.878 | | - |