| 1 | Irina.40 Jegorova (Senior) | URS | 46.00 | TR | - |
| 2 | Tatjana Sidorova (Senior) | URS | 46.10 | NR | +0.100 |
| 3 | Lidija Skoblikova (Senior) | URS | 46.30 | | +0.300 |
| 4 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 46.70 | | +0.700 |
| 5 | Mary Lawler (A2) | USA | 46.80 | NRJ, TRJ | +0.800 |
| 6 | Janice Smith (A2) | USA | 47.30 | | +1.300 |
| 7 | Doreen Ryan (M30) | CAN | 47.50 | NRM, NR | +1.500 |
| 8 | Berta Kolokoltseva (Senior) | URS | 47.60 | | +1.600 |
| Jean Ashworth (Senior) | USA | 47.60 | | +1.600 |
| 10 | Kaija Mustonen (Neo) | FIN | 47.80 | NR | +1.800 |
| 11 | Inger Eriksson (Neo) | SWE | 47.90 | | +1.900 |
| 12 | Christina Scherling (Senior) | SWE | 48.50 | | +2.500 |
| 19 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka (A1) | FIN | 49.60 | | +3.600 |
| 22 | Willy de Beer (Neo) | NED | 51.20 | | +5.200 |
| 24 | Sigrid Behrenz (Neo) | GDR | 52.00 | | +6.000 |
| 25 | Christina.46 Karlsson (A1) | SWE | 52.40 | | +6.400 |