| 1 | Christa Rothenburger (Senior) | GDR | 41.50 | (1) | | 1:24.65 | (1) | | 40.96 | (2) | | 1:22.57 | (1) | TR | 166.070 | TR | - |
| 2 | Irina Kulesjova-Kovrova (Neo) | URS | 41.82 | (2) | | 1:26.30 | (2) | | 42.23 | (4) | | 1:23.83 | (2) | | 169.115 | | +3.045 |
| 3 | Tatjana Tarasova-Kovalenko (Senior) | URS | 41.90 | (3) | | 1:26.57 | (3) | | 40.79 | (1) | TR | 1:27.11 | (9) | | 169.530 | SB | +3.460 |
| 4 | Carola Bürger (A2) | GDR | 42.58 | (4) | | 1:27.21 | (5) | | 42.16 | (3) | TRJ | 1:24.15 | (3) | TRJ | 170.420 | TRJ | +4.350 |
| 5 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 42.69 | (5) | | 1:27.47 | (6) | | 42.63 | (6) | | 1:26.89 | (6) | | 172.500 | | +6.430 |
| 6 | Monika Holzner-Pflug (M30) | FRG | 42.82 | (6) | | 1:26.82 | (4) | | 42.86 | (10) | | 1:26.99 | (7) | | 172.585 | | +6.515 |
| 7 | Sigrid Smuda (Senior) | FRG | 43.96 | (15) | | 1:28.28 | (8) | | 43.53 | (15) | | 1:25.25 | (5) | | 174.255 | | +8.185 |
| 8 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (A1) | HUN | 43.03 | (8) | | 1:31.11 | (16) | | 42.78 | (8) | | 1:27.01 | (8) | NRJ, NR | 174.870 | NRJ, NR | +8.800 |
| 9 | Zofia Tokarczyk (Neo) | POL | 42.93 | (7) | | 1:29.27 | (9) | | 42.71 | (7) | | 1:29.24 | (15) | | 174.895 | | +8.825 |
| 10 | Marja Adema (Neo) | NED | 43.58 | (12) | SB | 1:28.19 | (7) | | 44.07 | (17) | | 1:27.45 | (10) | SB | 175.470 | PB | +9.400 |
| 11 | Yeon-Joo.64 Lee (Neo) | KOR | 43.35 | (9) | | 1:31.50 | (17) | | 42.53 | (5) | NR | 1:28.35 | (13) | | 175.805 | NR | +9.735 |
| 12 | Virve Mäkelä (Senior) | FIN | 43.38 | (10) | | 1:30.82 | (14) | | 43.19 | (12) | | 1:27.76 | (11) | | 175.860 | | +9.790 |
| 13 | Ingrid Haringa (A2) | NED | 43.83 | (14) | | 1:29.77 | (10) | | 43.21 | (13) | | 1:29.06 | (14) | | 176.455 | | +10.385 |
| 14 | Manuela Haßmann (Neo) | FRG | 43.80 | (13) | | 1:30.72 | (13) | | 43.06 | (11) | | 1:29.87 | (16) | | 177.155 | | +11.085 |
| 15 | Taina Salmia (Neo) | FIN | 44.60 | (19) | | 1:30.21 | (12) | | 43.22 | (14) | SB | 1:30.09 | (17) | | 177.970 | SB | +11.900 |
| 16 | Miriam Heruth (Neo) | FRG | 44.02 | (16) | | 1:31.56 | (18) | | 44.64 | (19) | | 1:28.27 | (12) | | 178.575 | PB | +12.505 |
| 17 | Boukje Keulen (Neo) | NED | 44.08 | (17) | | 1:31.00 | (15) | | 43.95 | (16) | | 1:30.16 | (18) | | 178.610 | | +12.540 |
| 18 | Seung-Yoon Choi (A2) | KOR | 44.53 | (18) | | 1:32.09 | (20) | | 44.16 | (18) | | 1:32.30 | (20) | | 180.885 | | +14.815 |
| 19 | Ingrid Paul (A2) | NED | 45.37 | (21) | SB | 1:29.90 | (11) | SB | 45.99 | (24) | | 1:31.26 | (19) | | 181.940 | PB | +15.870 |
| 20 | Kyeong-Ja Lee (Neo) | KOR | 45.86 | (23) | | 1:31.84 | (19) | | 44.83 | (20) | | 1:32.80 | (23) | | 183.010 | PB | +16.940 |
| 21 | Jolanda Grimbergen (B1) | NED | 45.19 | (20) | | 1:32.64 | (22) | | 45.49 | (23) | | 1:32.73 | (21) | | 183.365 | NRJ | +17.295 |
| 22 | Edit Hámori (B2) | HUN | 45.60 | (22) | | 1:32.53 | (21) | | 45.45 | (22) | | 1:33.51 | (24) | | 184.070 | PB | +18.000 |
| 23 | Grietje Mulder (A1) | NED | 46.27 | (24) | | 1:33.51 | (23) | | 45.41 | (21) | | 1:32.73 | (21) | | 184.800 | SB | +18.730 |
| 24 | Lilianna Jezierska-Morawiec (Neo) | POL | 43.44 | (11) | | 1:55.68 | (24) | | 42.83 | (9) | | 1:24.53 | (4) | | 186.375 | | +20.305 |