| 1 | Galina Blinkova (Neo) | URS | 43.14 | (4) | | 2:13.92 | (3) | | 1:25.67 | (2) | PB | 4:44.83 | (2) | | 178.087 | | - |
| 2 | Marion Dittmann (Neo) | GDR | 43.60 | (6) | SB | 2:13.08 | (2) | | 1:25.62 | (1) | SB | 4:44.32 | (1) | | 178.157 | SB | +0.070 |
| 3 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 44.09 | (12) | | 2:10.32 | (1) | SB | 1:27.65 | (8) | | 4:46.25 | (3) | | 179.063 | | +0.976 |
| 4 | Ljudmila Versjinina (Senior) | URS | 42.37 | (2) | SB | 2:18.42 | (11) | SB | 1:25.72 | (3) | | 4:57.69 | (14) | PB | 180.985 | PB | +2.898 |
| 5 | Olga Plesjkova (Neo) | URS | 43.95 | (9) | | 2:14.13 | (4) | SB | 1:27.46 | (7) | | 4:52.00 | (9) | | 181.057 | | +2.970 |
| 6 | Beate Romstedt (B1) | GDR | 43.55 | (5) | | 2:19.10 | (13) | | 1:26.50 | (4) | SB | 4:54.85 | (12) | SB | 182.309 | PB | +4.222 |
| 7 | Andrea Eichel (A1) | GDR | 44.32 | (13) | | 2:17.79 | (8) | | 1:28.22 | (10) | | 4:48.25 | (4) | | 182.402 | | +4.315 |
| 8 | Ljubov Sadtsjikova (Senior) | URS | 42.35 | (1) | | 2:17.68 | (7) | SB | 1:28.02 | (9) | | 5:02.98 | (15) | SB | 182.750 | SB | +4.663 |
| 9 | Alla Briljova (Neo) | URS | 44.00 | (10) | SB | 2:18.26 | (10) | | 1:29.54 | (15) | | 4:50.06 | (5) | | 183.200 | SB | +5.113 |
| 10 | Jelena Karasjova (Senior) | URS | 44.48 | (14) | SB | 2:18.16 | (9) | SB | 1:28.30 | (11) | SB | 4:51.40 | (8) | | 183.250 | SB | +5.163 |
| 11 | Sabine Becker (B2) | GDR | 44.70 | (17) | | 2:21.77 | (15) | | 1:28.38 | (12) | SB | 4:50.83 | (6) | | 184.619 | | +6.532 |
| 12 | Petra Richter (A1) | GDR | 43.11 | (3) | | 2:22.73 | (16) | SB | 1:26.98 | (5) | SB | 5:03.68 | (16) | PB | 184.790 | PB | +6.703 |
| 13 | Tatjana Serebrjakova-Timosjina (Neo) | URS | 44.64 | (16) | SB | 2:21.21 | (14) | | 1:29.79 | (17) | SB | 4:50.83 | (6) | | 185.077 | SB | +6.990 |
| 14 | Irina Krasnik (Neo) | URS | 44.08 | (11) | SB | 2:17.10 | (5) | PB | 1:29.03 | (13) | SB | 5:05.72 | (17) | PB | 185.248 | PB | +7.161 |
| 15 | Vera Mazeina-Malygina (Neo) | URS | 45.85 | (28) | SB | 2:18.92 | (12) | | 1:29.88 | (18) | SB | 4:52.95 | (11) | | 185.922 | SB | +7.835 |
| 16 | Ljubov Vasiljeva (Neo) | URS | 45.08 | (19) | | 2:22.89 | (17) | | 1:31.67 | (27) | | 4:55.36 | (13) | | 187.772 | PB | +9.685 |
| 17 | Zinaida Khismatulina (A2) | URS | 46.34 | (35) | SB | 2:24.58 | (23) | SB | 1:33.40 | (34) | SB | 5:07.27 | (18) | PB | 192.445 | SB | +14.358 |
| 18 | Zjamjangijn Dolgorsuren (Senior) | MGL | 47.34 | (40) | | 2:30.52 | (35) | | 1:35.30 | (37) | | 5:16.48 | (19) | PB | 197.910 | | +19.823 |
| 19 | Luvsamlshagin Altantsetseg (n/a) | MGL | 46.49 | (36) | NR | 2:29.88 | (34) | | 1:36.19 | (38) | | 5:26.97 | (20) | | 199.040 | SB | +20.953 |
| 20 | Tatjana Baranova (Senior) | URS | 45.20 | (22) | SB | 3:23.63 | (40) | | 1:30.23 | (22) | SB | 4:52.56 | (10) | SB | 206.952 | SB | +28.865 |
| O Makhrova (A1) | URS | 46.80 | (37) | PB | 2:37.68 | (39) | PB | 1:39.57 | (40) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Lidija Savinova (Senior) | URS | 47.04 | (39) | | 2:32.26 | (37) | | 1:36.33 | (39) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Natalja Zjiltsova (Senior) | URS | 45.90 | (29) | SB | 2:33.19 | (38) | | 1:33.60 | (36) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Roza Imanbajeva (B2) | URS | 45.94 | (30) | SB | 2:29.78 | (33) | | 1:33.49 | (35) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Anna Druzjina (B2) | URS | 45.46 | (24) | SB | 2:31.75 | (36) | | 1:31.48 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Nina Lasjukova (Neo) | URS | 45.61 | (26) | | 2:29.73 | (32) | | 1:32.08 | (29) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Larisa Sjuljanskaja (B2) | URS | 45.15 | (20) | | 2:28.05 | (30) | | 1:32.30 | (30) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Natalja Grasjevitsj (Neo) | URS | 46.97 | (38) | | 2:24.81 | (26) | | 1:32.34 | (31) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Natalja Girenko (Senior) | URS | 46.18 | (34) | | 2:25.95 | (29) | | 1:31.51 | (26) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Antje Heck (A1) | GDR | 46.03 | (31) | | 2:25.70 | (28) | | 1:31.49 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Nadezjda Romanova (Senior) | URS | 46.10 | (32) | SB | 2:24.40 | (22) | SB | 1:32.43 | (32) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Cornelia Jacob (B2) | GDR | 44.50 | (15) | | 2:28.44 | (31) | | 1:29.91 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vera Fjodosova (Neo) | URS | 46.13 | (33) | | 2:23.80 | (20) | | 1:32.82 | (33) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Nina Podakina (Senior) | URS | 45.60 | (25) | | 2:24.64 | (25) | | 1:31.84 | (28) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Birgit Czak (C2) | GDR | 45.17 | (21) | | 2:25.66 | (27) | | 1:30.15 | (21) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jelena.55 Kudrjavtseva (Neo) | URS | 45.03 | (18) | PB | 2:24.61 | (24) | | 1:30.48 | (23) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Irina Kornijenko (Neo) | URS | 45.80 | (27) | | 2:24.26 | (21) | | 1:29.99 | (20) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Valentina Busj (Neo) | URS | 45.36 | (23) | | 2:23.38 | (19) | | 1:29.44 | (14) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Sjuljanskaja (Neo) | URS | 43.93 | (8) | SB | 2:23.04 | (18) | SB | 1:29.56 | (16) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrea Mitscherlich (B1) | GDR | 43.86 | (7) | | 2:17.52 | (6) | | 1:27.16 | (6) | | - | | | - | | - |