| 1 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 43.11 | (1) | | 2:15.94 | (2) | | 88.424 | | - |
| 2 | Sabine Becker (Neo) | GDR | 44.34 | (7) | | 2:13.83 | (1) | | 88.951 | | +0.527 |
| 3 | Valentina Lalenkova (Neo) | URS | 43.32 | (2) | SB | 2:17.15 | (4) | PB | 89.037 | | +0.613 |
| 4 | Sylvia Filipsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.31 | (6) | | 2:16.13 | (3) | | 89.687 | | +1.263 |
| 5 | Natalja Kurova (A1) | URS | 44.18 | (4) | | 2:18.22 | (5) | | 90.254 | | +1.830 |
| 6 | Annette Karlsson (Neo) | SWE | 44.50 | (8) | | 2:18.97 | (7) | | 90.824 | | +2.400 |
| 7 | Yuko Ota-Yaegashi (Neo) | JPN | 45.12 | (9) | | 2:18.34 | (6) | | 91.234 | | +2.810 |
| 8 | Tatjana Barabasj (Senior) | URS | 44.25 | (5) | PB | 2:21.17 | (11) | PB | 91.307 | | +2.883 |
| 9 | Linda Palle (Neo) | SWE | 45.15 | (11) | | 2:19.29 | (9) | | 91.580 | | +3.156 |
| 10 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg (M30) | NOR | 45.12 | (9) | | 2:19.41 | (10) | | 91.590 | | +3.166 |
| 11 | Mary Docter (A2) | USA | 45.47 | (12) | | 2:19.12 | (8) | | 91.844 | | +3.420 |
| 12 | Miyoshi Kato (B2) | JPN | 45.96 | (15) | | 2:22.40 | (12) | | 93.427 | | +5.003 |
| 13 | Anne Bjørnsmoen (Neo) | NOR | 48.13 | (16) | | 2:31.60 | (13) | | 98.664 | | +10.240 |
| 14 | Beth Heiden (Neo) | USA | 43.70 | (3) | | - | | | 43.700 | | - |
| 15 | Nancy Swider (Neo) | USA | 45.68 | (13) | | - | | | 45.680 | | - |
| 16 | Sarah Docter (B1) | USA | 45.89 | (14) | | - | | | 45.890 | | - |
| Kim Kostron (Neo) | USA | DQ | | | - | | | - | | - |