| 1 | Christa Rothenburger (Neo) | GDR | 41.91 | (1) | TR | 1:26.70 | (1) | TR | 42.40 | (1) | | 1:27.70 | (4) | | 171.510 | TR | - |
| 2 | Ljubov Sadtsjikova (Senior) | URS | 43.80 | (4) | | 1:26.93 | (2) | | 43.58 | (2) | | 1:27.21 | (1) | | 174.450 | | +2.940 |
| 3 | Sylvia Burka (Senior) | CAN | 44.31 | (9) | | 1:28.21 | (3) | | 43.81 | (6) | | 1:27.33 | (2) | | 175.890 | SB | +4.380 |
| 4 | Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman (Senior) | NED | 43.92 | (6) | | 1:28.93 | (5) | | 43.63 | (4) | | 1:29.83 | (10) | | 176.930 | | +5.420 |
| 5 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 44.43 | (11) | | 1:28.39 | (4) | | 44.54 | (10) | | 1:28.05 | (5) | | 177.190 | | +5.680 |
| 6 | Petra Richter (Neo) | GDR | 43.87 | (5) | | 1:30.48 | (13) | | 43.72 | (5) | | 1:30.41 | (11) | | 178.035 | | +6.525 |
| 7 | Sylvia Vierkotten (A1) | GDR | 43.37 | (2) | TRJ | 1:30.68 | (15) | | 43.62 | (3) | | 1:31.67 | (22) | | 178.165 | TRJ, SB | +6.655 |
| 8 | Annie Borckink (Senior) | NED | 45.04 | (17) | | 1:29.14 | (7) | | 45.08 | (16) | | 1:27.55 | (3) | | 178.465 | PB | +6.955 |
| 9 | Kathy Vogt (Neo) | CAN | 44.49 | (12) | | 1:29.53 | (9) | | 44.96 | (13) | | 1:28.94 | (6) | | 178.685 | | +7.175 |
| 10 | Brigitte Flierl (Neo) | FRG | 44.36 | (10) | | 1:30.58 | (14) | | 44.03 | (7) | | 1:30.56 | (12) | | 178.960 | | +7.450 |
| 11 | Ina Steenbruggen (Senior) | NED | 44.92 | (16) | | 1:30.89 | (17) | | 44.98 | (14) | | 1:29.61 | (7) | | 180.150 | SB | +8.640 |
| 12 | Irina Kovrova (A1) | URS | 44.17 | (8) | | 1:31.86 | (18) | | 44.49 | (9) | | 1:31.52 | (18) | | 180.350 | | +8.840 |
| 13 | Connie Paraskevin (A1) | USA | 44.06 | (7) | | 1:31.88 | (19) | | 44.94 | (12) | | 1:31.66 | (21) | | 180.770 | | +9.260 |
| 14 | Sophie Piest-Westenbroek (M30) | NED | 45.10 | (18) | | 1:30.24 | (11) | | 45.41 | (19) | | 1:31.06 | (16) | | 181.160 | | +9.650 |
| 15 | Sijtje van der Lende (M30) | NED | 45.70 | (23) | | 1:30.33 | (12) | | 45.50 | (21) | | 1:31.03 | (15) | | 181.880 | SB | +10.370 |
| 16 | Sylvie Daigle (B2) | CAN | 44.60 | (13) | | 1:34.28 | (26) | | 44.15 | (8) | | 1:31.98 | (23) | | 181.880 | | +10.370 |
| 17 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 44.78 | (14) | | 1:33.30 | (23) | | 44.68 | (11) | | 1:31.59 | (19) | | 181.905 | | +10.395 |
| 18 | Joke van Rijssel (Senior) | NED | 45.97 | (25) | | 1:30.75 | (16) | | 45.59 | (22) | SB | 1:30.83 | (14) | | 182.350 | SB | +10.840 |
| 19 | Pat Durnin (Neo) | CAN | 45.66 | (22) | | 1:33.90 | (25) | | 45.20 | (18) | | 1:29.81 | (9) | | 182.715 | | +11.205 |
| 20 | Ann-Mari Tollefsen (Neo) | NOR | 45.49 | (21) | | 1:32.80 | (22) | | 45.65 | (23) | | 1:30.66 | (13) | | 182.870 | | +11.360 |
| 21 | Kim Klein (B2) | USA | 46.06 | (26) | | 1:32.33 | (20) | | 45.04 | (15) | | 1:31.65 | (20) | | 183.090 | SB | +11.580 |
| 22 | Turid Lillehagen-Welo (Neo) | NOR | 45.38 | (20) | | 1:33.39 | (24) | | 45.12 | (17) | | 1:32.60 | (25) | | 183.495 | | +11.985 |
| 23 | Lilianna Morawiec (A2) | POL | 45.86 | (24) | | 1:32.34 | (21) | | 45.41 | (19) | | 1:32.13 | (24) | | 183.505 | NRJ | +11.995 |
| 24 | Mona Iversen (Neo) | NOR | 47.28 | (28) | | 1:36.12 | (27) | | 46.47 | (25) | | 1:34.21 | (27) | | 188.915 | | +17.405 |
| 25 | Sandy Chobot (A1) | USA | 47.38 | (30) | | 1:36.23 | (28) | | 47.30 | (27) | | 1:32.76 | (26) | | 189.175 | SB | +17.665 |
| 26 | Hanne Sveberg (A2) | NOR | 46.54 | (27) | | 1:37.25 | (29) | | 46.82 | (26) | | 1:36.37 | (28) | | 190.170 | | +18.660 |
| 27 | Ria Visser (A1) | NED | 45.36 | (19) | | 1:29.41 | (8) | TRJ | 1:02.06 | (29) | | 1:29.75 | (8) | | 197.000 | SB | +25.490 |
| Doris Weitzel (B2) | FRG | - | | | - | | | 49.54 | (28) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Bjørg Eva Jensen (Neo) | NOR | 44.91 | (15) | | 1:29.10 | (6) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Miriam Heruth (B1) | FRG | 47.36 | (29) | | - | | | 46.41 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Cornelia Jacob (Neo) | GDR | 43.45 | (3) | | 1:30.17 | (10) | | DQ | | | 1:31.09 | (17) | | - | | - |