| 1 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M30) | NED | 45.03 | (3) | WRM | 2:21.37 | (3) | WRM | 1:30.41 | (1) | WRM, TR | 4:51.55 | (2) | WRM | 185.949 | WRM, TR | - |
| 2 | Tatjana Sjelekhova-Rastopsjina (Senior) | URS | 45.41 | (8) | | 2:21.91 | (5) | | 1:31.68 | (3) | | 4:58.86 | (4) | | 188.363 | | +2.414 |
| 3 | Trijnie Rep (Neo) | NED | 45.26 | (5) | | 2:22.12 | (7) | | 1:32.24 | (7) | | 4:59.39 | (5) | SB | 188.651 | | +2.702 |
| 4 | Nina Statkevitsj (Senior) | URS | 46.21 | (13) | | 2:22.04 | (6) | | 1:31.76 | (4) | | 4:55.49 | (3) | | 188.684 | | +2.735 |
| 5 | Sippie Tigchelaar (Neo) | NED | 47.67 | (24) | | 2:21.23 | (2) | SB | 1:32.08 | (6) | SB | 4:50.26 | (1) | TR | 189.162 | SB | +3.213 |
| 6 | Monika Pflug (A2) | FRG | 45.28 | (6) | | 2:21.74 | (4) | TRJ | 1:30.69 | (2) | NRJ, NR, TRJ | 5:11.59 | (14) | NRJ, TRJ | 189.802 | NRJ, NR, TRJ | +3.853 |
| 7 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 46.33 | (15) | | 2:20.88 | (1) | TR | 1:33.41 | (12) | | 5:01.47 | (6) | | 190.240 | | +4.291 |
| 8 | Elly van den Brom (Senior) | NED | 46.10 | (11) | | 2:22.98 | (8) | SB | 1:32.76 | (9) | | 5:08.42 | (10) | | 191.543 | PB | +5.594 |
| 9 | Lisbeth Berg (Senior) | NOR | 45.98 | (10) | SB | 2:23.79 | (9) | SB | 1:33.86 | (15) | SB | 5:04.56 | (8) | SB | 191.600 | SB | +5.651 |
| 10 | Lāsma Kauniste (M30) | URS | 46.34 | (16) | NRM, NR | 2:25.36 | (13) | NRM, NR | 1:32.66 | (8) | NRM, NR | 5:05.21 | (9) | NRM, NR | 191.991 | NRM, NR | +6.042 |
| 11 | Sheila Young (Neo) | USA | 43.56 | (1) | TR | 2:26.21 | (14) | SB | 1:33.26 | (11) | | 5:19.76 | (16) | | 192.219 | SB | +6.270 |
| 12 | Sylvia Burka (A2) | CAN | 44.71 | (2) | TRJ | 2:25.35 | (12) | | 1:33.44 | (13) | | 5:19.20 | (15) | NRJ, NR | 193.080 | NRJ, NR | +7.131 |
| 13 | Sijtje van der Lende (Neo) | NED | 47.60 | (23) | | 2:25.22 | (11) | | 1:34.19 | (16) | SB | 5:01.66 | (7) | SB | 193.377 | SB | +7.428 |
| 14 | Ljudmila Kiseljova-Savrulina (Neo) | URS | 46.14 | (12) | | 2:24.25 | (10) | | 1:34.55 | (18) | | 5:11.35 | (13) | | 193.389 | | +7.440 |
| 15 | Satomi Koike (Neo) | JPN | 47.31 | (20) | | 2:26.58 | (15) | | 1:33.53 | (14) | | 5:08.53 | (11) | | 194.356 | SB | +8.407 |
| 16 | Sylvia Filipsson (Neo) | SWE | 46.75 | (17) | | 2:26.96 | (16) | | 1:35.24 | (20) | | 5:10.54 | (12) | SB | 195.112 | SB | +9.163 |
| 17 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Neo) | SWE | 45.18 | (4) | | 2:27.23 | (17) | | 1:32.82 | (10) | | - | | | 140.666 | | - |
| 18 | Leah Poulos (Neo) | USA | 45.39 | (7) | | 2:29.45 | (19) | SB | 1:31.94 | (5) | | - | | | 141.176 | | - |
| 19 | Ryouko Onozawa (Neo) | JPN | 45.82 | (9) | | 2:29.86 | (20) | SB | 1:34.87 | (19) | | - | | | 143.208 | | - |
| 20 | Erwina Rys (A1) | POL | 46.76 | (18) | | 2:27.31 | (18) | NRJ | 1:36.44 | (21) | | - | | | 144.083 | | - |
| 21 | Gayle Gordon (B2) | CAN | 46.91 | (19) | | 2:30.81 | (21) | | 1:38.59 | (25) | | - | | | 146.475 | | - |
| 22 | Connie Carpenter (B1) | USA | 47.36 | (21) | | 2:32.53 | (25) | | 1:36.58 | (22) | | - | | | 146.493 | | - |
| 23 | Xiuyu Wang (B2) | CHN | 47.48 | (22) | NRJ, NR | 2:32.13 | (24) | NRJ | 1:37.96 | (24) | NRJ | - | | | 147.170 | | - |
| 24 | Anneli Repola-Risku (A2) | FIN | 47.95 | (25) | | 2:31.27 | (23) | SB | 1:37.86 | (23) | | - | | | 147.303 | | - |
| 25 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (M30) | NOR | 46.21 | (13) | | 2:42.52 | (26) | | 1:34.31 | (17) | | - | | | 147.538 | | - |
| 26 | Yufeng Jiang (Senior) | CHN | 48.93 | (26) | SB | 2:31.23 | (22) | PB | 1:39.85 | (26) | PB | - | | | 149.265 | | - |