| 1 | Lidija Skoblikova (Senior) | URS | 1:33.20 | OR, TR | - |
| 2 | Irina.40 Jegorova (Senior) | URS | 1:34.30 | SB | +1.100 |
| 3 | Kaija Mustonen (Neo) | FIN | 1:34.80 | NR | +1.600 |
| 4 | Helga Haase (M30) | GDR | 1:35.70 | SB | +2.500 |
| 5 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 1:36.00 | | +2.800 |
| 6 | Gunilla Jacobsson (A1) | SWE | 1:36.50 | TRJ | +3.300 |
| 7 | Janice Smith (A2) | USA | 1:36.70 | NRJ | +3.500 |
| 8 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka (A1) | FIN | 1:37.60 | NRJ | +4.400 |
| 9 | Inger Eriksson (Neo) | SWE | 1:37.80 | | +4.600 |
| 10 | Barbara Lockhart (Neo) | USA | 1:38.60 | | +5.400 |
| 11 | Doreen Ryan (M30) | CAN | 1:38.70 | NRM | +5.500 |
| Jean Ashworth (Senior) | USA | 1:38.70 | | +5.500 |
| 13 | Doreen McCannell (B1) | CAN | 1:39.40 | NRJ | +6.200 |
| 14 | Christina Scherling (Senior) | SWE | 1:39.50 | | +6.300 |
| 15 | Helena Pilejczyk (M30) | POL | 1:39.80 | | +6.600 |
| 16 | Choon-Za Ryo (Neo) | PRK | 1:40.00 | PB | +6.800 |
| 17 | Willy de Beer (Neo) | NED | 1:40.10 | SB | +6.900 |
| 18 | Kaneko Takahashi (Neo) | JPN | 1:40.50 | SB | +7.300 |
| 19 | Françoise Lucas (Senior) | FRA | 1:41.30 | SB | +8.100 |
| 20 | Yasuko Takano (Neo) | JPN | 1:41.60 | | +8.400 |
| 21 | Adelhejda Mroske (Neo) | POL | 1:41.70 | SB | +8.500 |
| 22 | Elwira Seroczynska (M30) | POL | 1:42.10 | | +8.900 |
| 23 | Erika Heinicke (Senior) | GDR | 1:43.20 | SB | +10.000 |
| 24 | Tsedenjavyn Lhamjav (Neo) | MGL | 1:43.50 | | +10.300 |
| 25 | Brigitte Reichert (A1) | GDR | 1:44.90 | SB | +11.700 |
| 26 | Hye-Seok Kim (B2) | KOR | 1:45.10 | NRJ, NR | +11.900 |
| 27 | Jarmila Štastná-Königová (M30) | TCH | 1:45.80 | NRM | +12.600 |
| DNS | Hatsue Takemizawa-Nagakubo (Senior) | JPN | DNS | | - |