| 1 | Irina Bogatova (Senior) | URS | 4:32.80 | | - |
| 2 | Vera Malozjomova (Neo) | URS | 4:39.52 | PB | +6.720 |
| 3 | Ljudmila Filimonova (Neo) | URS | 4:39.58 | SB | +6.780 |
| 4 | Svetlana Sjurova-Bojko (A2) | URS | 4:39.61 | SB | +6.810 |
| 5 | Svetlana Korobova-Konopljova (A2) | URS | 4:40.25 | SB | +7.450 |
| 6 | Lilija Gavrilova-Valejeva (A2) | URS | 4:40.32 | | +7.520 |
| 7 | Jelena Tjusjnjakova-Gontsjarova (Neo) | URS | 4:41.14 | SB | +8.340 |
| 8 | Natalja Repnina-Panina (A2) | URS | 4:42.97 | SB | +10.170 |
| 9 | Inga Gilauri (Neo) | URS | 4:43.16 | SB | +10.360 |
| 10 | Valentina Abramova (Neo) | URS | 4:43.35 | PB | +10.550 |
| 11 | Irina Abdullina (A2) | URS | 4:43.71 | SB | +10.910 |
| 12 | Irina Vjatkina (Neo) | URS | 4:44.52 | PB | +11.720 |
| 13 | Jelena Djakina (Neo) | URS | 4:45.01 | PB | +12.210 |
| 14 | Olga Sjabajeva (Neo) | URS | 4:45.73 | SB | +12.930 |
| 15 | Natalja Piterskaja (A2) | URS | 4:45.91 | PB | +13.110 |
| 16 | Sonija Sulejmanova (Neo) | URS | 4:47.18 | PB | +14.380 |
| 17 | Jelena.66 Novikova (A2) | URS | 4:48.54 | PB | +15.740 |
| 18 | Galina Budajeva-Samotokhina (Neo) | URS | 4:49.45 | | +16.650 |
| 19 | Tatjana Bondarenko (Neo) | URS | 4:51.09 | PB | +18.290 |
| 20 | Tatjana Jermosjina (Neo) | URS | 4:51.61 | PB | +18.810 |
| 21 | Galina Kljujeva-Vojlosjnikova (A2) | URS | 4:54.56 | | +21.760 |
| 22 | Ljudmila Kostjukevitsj (Neo) | URS | 4:57.08 | SB | +24.280 |
| 23 | Larisa Kovalenko (Neo) | URS | 4:57.69 | PB | +24.890 |
| 24 | Jelena.65 Krylova (Neo) | URS | 4:58.06 | PB | +25.260 |
| 25 | Svetlana Koljasnikova (Neo) | URS | 5:01.32 | PB | +28.520 |
| 26 | Marina Nikitina (B2) | URS | 5:03.54 | SB | +30.740 |
| 27 | Marina Mokhova-Babkina (Neo) | URS | 5:06.05 | SB | +33.250 |
| 28 | Viktorija Skvarskaja (Neo) | URS | 5:26.87 | PB | +54.070 |