| 1 | Lidija Skoblikova (Neo) | URS | 2:25.20 | WR | - |
| 2 | Elwira Seroczynska (Senior) | POL | 2:25.70 | NR | +0.500 |
| 3 | Helena Pilejczyk (Senior) | POL | 2:27.10 | PB | +1.900 |
| 4 | Klara Guseva-Nesterova (Neo) | URS | 2:28.70 | PB | +3.500 |
| 5 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 2:29.20 | SB | +4.000 |
| 6 | Iris Sihvonen (Neo) | FIN | 2:29.70 | WRJ, NR, TRJ | +4.500 |
| 7 | Christina Scherling (Neo) | SWE | 2:31.50 | NRJ, NR | +6.300 |
| 8 | Helga Haase (Senior) | GDR | 2:31.70 | NR | +6.500 |
| 9 | Elsa Einarsson (A1) | SWE | 2:32.90 | WRJ | +7.700 |
| 10 | Fumie Hama (Neo) | JPN | 2:33.30 | NR | +8.100 |
| 11 | Jean Ashworth (Neo) | USA | 2:33.70 | NR | +8.500 |
| 12 | Yoshiko Takano (A1) | JPN | 2:34.00 | NRJ | +8.800 |
| 13 | Doreen Ryan (Senior) | CAN | 2:34.50 | NR | +9.300 |
| 14 | Eevi Huttunen (M35) | FIN | 2:35.10 | NRM | +9.900 |
| 15 | Jeanne Omelenchuk (Senior) | USA | 2:36.40 | SB | +11.200 |
| 16 | Inge Görmer (Senior) | GDR | 2:36.50 | PB | +11.300 |
| 17 | Françoise Lucas (Neo) | FRA | 2:36.60 | NR | +11.400 |
| 18 | Barbara Lockhart (A1) | USA | 2:37.00 | NRJ | +11.800 |
| 19 | Hatsue Takemizawa (Senior) | JPN | 2:43.70 | SB | +18.500 |
| 20 | Margaret Robb (A1) | CAN | 2:48.60 | NRJ | +23.400 |
| 21 | Kyeong-Hee Kim (A2) | KOR | 2:48.60 | NRJ | +23.400 |
| 22 | Gisela Toews (A2) | GDR | 2:51.10 | | +25.900 |
| 23 | Hye-Ja Han (A2) | KOR | 2:55.60 | PB | +30.400 |