| 1 | Khalida Vorobjova-Fardejeva (Senior) | URS | 41.41 | (2) | PB | 2:07.18 | (1) | WR | 1:26.87 | (3) | | 4:47.67 | (4) | SB | 175.183 | PB | - |
| 2 | Marion Dittmann (Neo) | GDR | 42.22 | (10) | SB | 2:09.74 | (3) | NR | 1:27.80 | (5) | | 4:41.04 | (1) | | 176.206 | PB | +1.023 |
| 3 | Ljubov Tsjujeva-Pogodajeva (Neo) | URS | 41.86 | (6) | SB | 2:11.18 | (6) | PB | 1:28.64 | (10) | | 4:49.68 | (6) | SB | 178.174 | SB | +2.991 |
| 4 | Natalja Petrusjova (Neo) | URS | 41.87 | (7) | | 2:08.64 | (2) | SB | 1:30.26 | (17) | | 4:51.18 | (10) | | 178.407 | | +3.224 |
| 5 | Valentina Golovenkina (Neo) | URS | 41.68 | (5) | SB | 2:16.14 | (15) | | 1:26.84 | (2) | | 4:48.92 | (5) | | 178.633 | SB | +3.450 |
| 6 | Galina Pankova (Neo) | URS | 41.49 | (3) | SB | 2:11.92 | (8) | SB | 1:28.73 | (11) | | 4:55.07 | (15) | SB | 179.008 | SB | +3.825 |
| 7 | Ljudmila Kuznetsova (Senior) | URS | 42.93 | (20) | | 2:14.46 | (11) | | 1:28.27 | (8) | | 4:46.97 | (2) | | 179.714 | | +4.531 |
| 8 | Rozalija Ravzutdinova (Neo) | URS | 42.60 | (15) | | 2:16.71 | (16) | | 1:29.17 | (12) | | 4:47.49 | (3) | | 180.670 | | +5.487 |
| 9 | Alla Briljova (Neo) | URS | 43.55 | (22) | | 2:10.77 | (4) | PB | 1:30.46 | (18) | | 4:51.02 | (8) | SB | 180.873 | SB | +5.690 |
| 10 | Galina Nikitina (Senior) | URS | 42.87 | (19) | SB | 2:18.61 | (19) | | 1:27.11 | (4) | | 4:50.80 | (7) | | 181.902 | SB | +6.719 |
| 11 | Andrea Eichel (A2) | GDR | 43.37 | (21) | PB | 2:12.62 | (10) | PB | 1:30.05 | (15) | | 4:51.04 | (9) | | 182.109 | SB | +6.926 |
| 12 | Natalja Zaborskikh (Neo) | URS | 42.08 | (9) | PB | 2:16.80 | (17) | | 1:30.89 | (23) | | 4:54.29 | (14) | | 182.173 | SB | +6.990 |
| 13 | Nadezjda Romanova (Senior) | URS | 43.70 | (23) | | 2:15.24 | (13) | | 1:30.19 | (16) | | 4:51.78 | (11) | | 182.505 | | +7.322 |
| 14 | Ria Illgen (A1) | GDR | 42.75 | (18) | PB | 2:21.56 | (24) | | 1:28.19 | (7) | | 4:57.41 | (16) | | 183.601 | PB | +8.418 |
| 15 | Cornelia Jacob (A1) | GDR | 41.88 | (8) | | 2:16.04 | (14) | PB | 1:34.10 | (28) | | 5:04.74 | (19) | SB | 185.066 | SB | +9.883 |
| 16 | Tatjana Baranova (Senior) | URS | 45.11 | (30) | | 2:15.21 | (12) | PB | 1:32.38 | (24) | | 4:53.97 | (13) | SB | 185.365 | PB | +10.182 |
| 17 | Natalja Girenko (Senior) | URS | 45.27 | (32) | SB | 2:21.49 | (23) | SB | 1:29.81 | (14) | PB | 4:53.42 | (12) | SB | 186.241 | PB | +11.058 |
| 18 | Luvsamlshagin Altantsetseg (n/a) | MGL | 45.17 | (31) | NR | 2:20.93 | (21) | NR | 1:32.67 | (26) | | 5:04.02 | (18) | NR | 189.152 | PB | +13.969 |
| 19 | Ljudmila Gasnikova (A2) | URS | 45.53 | (33) | SB | 2:22.80 | (27) | | 1:30.77 | (22) | SB | 5:05.33 | (20) | PB | 189.403 | PB | +14.220 |
| 20 | Roza Imanbajeva (A1) | URS | 45.06 | (29) | | 2:25.10 | (30) | SB | 1:30.64 | (21) | | 5:08.52 | (21) | | 190.167 | SB | +14.984 |
| 21 | Beate Romstedt (B2) | GDR | 42.34 | (14) | NRJ | 2:19.78 | (20) | | 1:50.99 | (31) | | 5:03.05 | (17) | | 194.937 | SB | +19.754 |
| Nina Engel (Senior) | URS | 45.58 | (34) | PB | 2:26.99 | (33) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Alla Koroljeva (A2) | URS | 44.74 | (28) | SB | 2:27.72 | (34) | SB | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jelena Avdejeva-Galinskaja (A1) | URS | 44.67 | (27) | | 2:24.24 | (28) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 42.68 | (16) | | 2:12.42 | (9) | SB | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Averina (Senior) | URS | 41.57 | (4) | SB | 2:10.82 | (5) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Olga Plesjkova (Neo) | URS | 44.02 | (24) | SB | 3:03.65 | (36) | | 1:28.40 | (9) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Bärbel Kramer (B2) | GDR | 44.60 | (26) | PB | 2:28.40 | (35) | | 1:34.77 | (29) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Valentina Vagner (Neo) | URS | 46.41 | (36) | SB | 2:26.18 | (31) | | 1:35.15 | (30) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Pevneva (Neo) | URS | 45.61 | (35) | SB | 2:26.85 | (32) | | 1:33.09 | (27) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Gabi Schönbrunn (B2) | GDR | 44.10 | (25) | SB | 2:24.36 | (29) | | 1:32.44 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Marina Hengst (Neo) | GDR | 42.71 | (17) | PB | 2:21.77 | (25) | PB | 1:29.44 | (13) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vera Mazeina-Malygina (Neo) | URS | 42.27 | (11) | PB | 2:21.00 | (22) | | 1:30.50 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Petra Richter (A2) | GDR | 42.32 | (13) | SB | 2:22.63 | (26) | SB | 1:28.05 | (6) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Svetlana Moskvina-Len (Neo) | URS | 42.30 | (12) | PB | 2:11.31 | (7) | PB | 1:30.57 | (20) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ljubov Sadtsjikova (Senior) | URS | 40.84 | (1) | NR, TR | 2:18.37 | (18) | | 1:24.24 | (1) | SB | - | | | - | | - |