| 1 | Natalja Glebova (Neo) | URS | 41.39 | | - |
| 2 | Alie Boorsma (Neo) | NED | 42.27 | | +0.880 |
| 3 | Svetlana Katsjuk (Senior) | URS | 42.31 | | +0.920 |
| 4 | Valentina Lalenkova-Golovenkina (Senior) | URS | 42.37 | | +0.980 |
| 5 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 42.38 | | +0.990 |
| 6 | Brenda Webster (Neo) | CAN | 42.41 | PB | +1.020 |
| 7 | Bonnie Blair (A2) | USA | 42.57 | | +1.180 |
| 8 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Senior) | POL | 42.66 | | +1.270 |
| 9 | Connie Paraskevin (Neo) | USA | 42.78 | | +1.390 |
| 10 | Sylvie Daigle (Neo) | CAN | 42.79 | | +1.400 |
| 11 | Katie Class (Neo) | USA | 42.84 | | +1.450 |
| 12 | Lydia Stephans (Neo) | USA | 43.00 | | +1.610 |
| 13 | Yvonne van Gennip (A2) | NED | 43.09 | | +1.700 |
| 14 | Ina Steenbruggen (Senior) | NED | 43.13 | | +1.740 |
| 15 | Ria Visser (Neo) | NED | 43.16 | SB | +1.770 |
| 16 | Natalie Grenier (A2) | CAN | 43.74 | SB | +2.350 |
| 17 | Dorie Boyce (A2) | USA | 44.09 | | +2.700 |
| 18 | Nancy Swider (Senior) | USA | 44.15 | | +2.760 |
| 19 | Mary Docter (Neo) | USA | 44.87 | | +3.480 |
| 20 | Cathy Einarson (A1) | CAN | 45.25 | | +3.860 |