| 1 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 4:33.60 | NR | - |
| 2 | Yeong-Ok Kim (Neo) | KOR | 4:35.30 | NR | +1.700 |
| 3 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 4:36.56 | | +2.960 |
| 4 | Angelika Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 4:37.24 | PB | +3.640 |
| 5 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 4:37.60 | | +4.000 |
| 6 | Marie-France van Helden-Vives (Senior) | FRA | 4:41.85 | | +8.250 |
| 7 | Stéphanie Dumont (Neo) | FRA | 4:42.69 | | +9.090 |
| 8 | Hannie Frederiks (Senior) | NED | 4:44.70 | SB | +11.100 |
| 9 | Jacqueline van Straaten (Senior) | NED | 4:48.18 | SB | +14.580 |
| 10 | Lisette Kansen (Neo) | NED | 4:48.32 | SB | +14.720 |
| 11 | Angela Zuckerman (Neo) | USA | 4:50.13 | | +16.530 |
| 12 | Hye-Sook Choi (B2) | KOR | 4:50.33 | NRJ | +16.730 |
| 13 | Debbie Perkins (Neo) | USA | 4:54.77 | SB | +21.170 |
| 14 | Rose-Marie Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 5:00.25 | SB | +26.650 |
| 15 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 5:01.01 | | +27.410 |
| 16 | Marie Lengqvist (Neo) | SWE | 5:03.73 | PB | +30.130 |
| 17 | Monika Freunthaler (A2) | AUT | 5:10.27 | PB | +36.670 |