| 1 | Gunda Kleemann (Neo) | GDR | 42.85 | (5) | | 4:25.34 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:08.71 | (1) | TR | 7:40.29 | (1) | TR | 176.005 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Constanze Moser (Neo) | GDR | 42.43 | (3) | | 4:29.71 | (3) | | 2:09.05 | (2) | | 7:47.64 | (2) | | 177.161 | SB | +1.156 |
| 3 | Jacqueline Börner (Senior) | GDR | 42.41 | (2) | SB | 4:33.54 | (5) | | 2:10.43 | (4) | | 7:57.81 | (6) | | 179.257 | SB | +3.252 |
| 4 | Marieke Stam (Senior) | NED | 42.85 | (5) | | 4:37.73 | (8) | | 2:10.32 | (3) | | 7:55.64 | (5) | | 180.142 | PB | +4.137 |
| 5 | Yvonne van Gennip (Senior) | NED | 43.43 | (11) | | 4:32.78 | (4) | | 2:11.66 | (5) | | 7:53.73 | (4) | | 180.152 | SB | +4.147 |
| 6 | Heike Schalling (Neo) | GDR | 44.50 | (16) | | 4:28.54 | (2) | | 2:13.86 | (9) | | 7:47.80 | (3) | | 180.656 | SB | +4.651 |
| 7 | Irina Bogatova (Senior) | URS | 42.59 | (4) | | 4:38.03 | (9) | | 2:11.99 | (6) | | 8:13.49 | (13) | | 182.273 | | +6.268 |
| 8 | Ljudmila Titova-Morozova (Senior) | URS | 43.46 | (12) | | 4:37.56 | (7) | | 2:13.04 | (7) | | 8:02.93 | (8) | | 182.359 | | +6.354 |
| 9 | Herma Emmens-Meijer (Neo) | NED | 42.03 | (1) | | 4:42.04 | (13) | | 2:14.83 | (13) | | 8:06.38 | (11) | | 182.617 | SB | +6.612 |
| 10 | Petra Moolhuizen (Senior) | NED | 44.56 | (19) | | 4:33.69 | (6) | | 2:14.71 | (11) | | 7:58.59 | (7) | | 182.937 | PB | +6.932 |
| 11 | Jelena Lapuga (Senior) | URS | 43.28 | (10) | | 4:38.29 | (10) | | 2:13.37 | (8) | | 8:11.70 | (12) | | 183.287 | | +7.282 |
| 12 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 43.98 | (14) | | 4:39.36 | (11) | | 2:15.20 | (14) | | 8:05.80 | (10) | SB | 184.186 | NR | +8.181 |
| 13 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 43.03 | (7) | | 4:44.46 | (14) | | 2:14.78 | (12) | | 8:14.54 | (14) | NR | 184.820 | NR | +8.815 |
| 14 | Minna Nystedt (Neo) | NOR | 44.55 | (18) | | 4:40.72 | (12) | | 2:18.27 | (18) | | 8:05.04 | (9) | SB | 185.930 | SB | +9.925 |
| 15 | Petra Becker (Neo) | FRG | 46.28 | (25) | | 4:44.95 | (15) | | 2:22.13 | (21) | | 8:17.74 | (15) | | 190.921 | SB | +14.916 |
| 17 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.19 | (9) | | 4:45.40 | (16) | | 2:14.02 | (10) | | - | | | 135.430 | | -40.575 |
| 18 | Else Ragni Yttredal (Neo) | NOR | 43.10 | (8) | | 4:49.95 | (21) | | 2:16.48 | (15) | | - | | | 136.918 | | -39.087 |
| 19 | Jaana Kivipelto (Neo) | FIN | 44.63 | (20) | SB | 4:45.57 | (17) | SB | 2:16.55 | (16) | SB | - | | | 137.741 | | -38.264 |
| 20 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 44.52 | (17) | | 4:48.01 | (20) | | 2:16.93 | (17) | | - | | | 138.164 | | -37.841 |
| 21 | Marie Tollefsen (Neo) | NOR | 45.14 | (21) | PB | 4:46.35 | (19) | PB | 2:20.28 | (19) | | - | | | 139.625 | | -36.380 |
| 22 | Szilviá Szikora (Senior) | HUN | 45.33 | (23) | | 4:56.28 | (22) | | 2:20.87 | (20) | | - | | | 141.666 | | -34.339 |
| 23 | Elke Felicetti (A1) | ITA | 45.32 | (22) | | 4:58.67 | (23) | | 2:25.19 | (22) | | - | | | 143.494 | | -32.511 |
| 24 | Ida Stárková (Neo) | TCH | 45.59 | (24) | | 5:02.56 | (24) | | 2:26.04 | (23) | | - | | | 144.696 | | -31.309 |
| 25 | Ewa Justyna Wasilewska-Borkowska (Neo) | POL | 44.21 | (15) | | 4:45.58 | (18) | TRJ | 2:56.24 | (24) | | - | | | 150.553 | | -25.452 |
| Ljudmila Filimonova (Senior) | URS | DQ | | | DQ | | | DQ | | | DQ | | | - | | - |
| Anette Hammarin (Senior) | SWE | 43.67 | (13) | | DNS | | | - | | | - | | | 43.670 | | -2.12.335 |