| 1 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M35) | NED | 45.52 | (5) | | 2:19.07 | (1) | | 1:28.91 | (1) | TR | 4:49.07 | (1) | NRM, TR | 184.510 | | - |
| 2 | Tatjana Averina (Senior) | URS | 45.11 | (3) | | 2:22.13 | (4) | | 1:30.22 | (3) | | 4:55.63 | (4) | SB | 186.869 | | +2.359 |
| 3 | Nina Statkevitsj (M30) | URS | 45.67 | (6) | | 2:22.56 | (5) | | 1:31.38 | (6) | | 4:51.03 | (3) | SB | 187.385 | | +2.875 |
| 4 | Sheila Young (Neo) | USA | 44.44 | (1) | | 2:21.52 | (3) | SB | 1:30.43 | (4) | | 5:07.30 | (11) | SB | 188.045 | | +3.535 |
| 5 | Erwina Rys (A2) | POL | 45.69 | (7) | | 2:24.10 | (10) | | 1:30.01 | (2) | NRJ, NR, TRJ | 4:59.85 | (8) | NRJ, NR | 188.703 | NRJ, NR, TRJ | +4.193 |
| 6 | Sippie Tigchelaar (Neo) | NED | 48.10 | (20) | | 2:20.58 | (2) | SB | 1:32.62 | (10) | | 4:50.23 | (2) | SB | 189.642 | | +5.132 |
| 7 | Monika Pflug (Neo) | FRG | 45.43 | (4) | | 2:22.76 | (6) | | 1:30.72 | (5) | | 5:09.39 | (14) | SB | 189.942 | | +5.432 |
| 8 | Tatjana Sjelekhova-Rastopsjina (Senior) | URS | 46.02 | (9) | | 2:24.78 | (13) | | 1:32.46 | (9) | | 5:00.06 | (9) | | 190.520 | | +6.010 |
| 9 | Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 47.03 | (12) | | 2:24.07 | (9) | | 1:33.19 | (14) | | 4:57.26 | (6) | SB | 191.191 | | +6.681 |
| 10 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 47.19 | (13) | | 2:24.59 | (12) | | 1:32.99 | (11) | | 4:56.96 | (5) | | 191.375 | | +6.865 |
| 11 | Sylvia Burka (Neo) | CAN | 46.39 | (10) | | 2:25.51 | (14) | | 1:31.41 | (7) | | 5:11.56 | (15) | NR | 192.525 | | +8.015 |
| 12 | Truus de Koning-Dijkstra (Neo) | NED | 47.78 | (18) | | 2:23.76 | (8) | | 1:33.29 | (15) | | 5:05.78 | (10) | | 193.308 | | +8.798 |
| 13 | Mariko Sugawara (A2) | JPN | 48.76 | (24) | | 2:24.25 | (11) | NRJ | 1:33.12 | (12) | | 4:59.44 | (7) | NRJ, TRJ | 193.310 | SB | +8.800 |
| 14 | Connie Carpenter (B2) | USA | 47.96 | (19) | | 2:26.13 | (16) | | 1:32.04 | (8) | | 5:08.48 | (13) | | 194.103 | | +9.593 |
| 15 | Ewa Malewicka (A2) | POL | 50.53 | (29) | | 2:26.04 | (15) | | 1:34.04 | (17) | | 5:20.50 | (16) | | 199.647 | | +15.137 |
| 16 | Monika Zernicek (A2) | GDR | 48.64 | (22) | | 2:23.51 | (7) | TRJ | 1:44.03 | (29) | | 5:07.56 | (12) | | 199.752 | | +15.242 |
| 17 | Leah Poulos (Neo) | USA | 45.76 | (8) | | 2:26.53 | (17) | SB | 1:33.15 | (13) | | - | | | 141.178 | | -43.332 |
| 18 | Keiko Hasegawa (A1) | JPN | 45.02 | (2) | | 2:28.02 | (21) | PB | 1:34.33 | (18) | | - | | | 141.525 | | -42.985 |
| 19 | Gayle Gordon (A1) | CAN | 46.68 | (11) | | 2:27.43 | (18) | | 1:34.66 | (21) | | - | | | 143.153 | | -41.357 |
| 20 | Lisbeth Berg (Senior) | NOR | 47.38 | (17) | | 2:27.48 | (19) | | 1:34.01 | (16) | | - | | | 143.545 | | -40.965 |
| 21 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (M30) | NOR | 47.30 | (16) | | 2:27.81 | (20) | | 1:34.48 | (19) | | - | | | 143.810 | | -40.700 |
| 22 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 47.25 | (14) | | 2:31.20 | (25) | | 1:34.49 | (20) | | - | | | 144.895 | | -39.615 |
| 23 | Chieko Ito (Neo) | JPN | 48.74 | (23) | | 2:31.19 | (24) | | 1:35.06 | (23) | | - | | | 146.667 | | -37.843 |
| 24 | Xuxian Shan (Senior) | CHN | 49.32 | (25) | PB | 2:28.86 | (22) | PB | 1:36.02 | (24) | PB | - | | | 146.950 | | -37.560 |
| 25 | Tuula Vilkas (Senior) | FIN | 49.72 | (27) | | 2:30.70 | (23) | | 1:34.91 | (22) | | - | | | 147.408 | | -37.102 |
| 26 | Linda Rombouts (Neo) | BEL | 48.51 | (21) | | 2:31.34 | (26) | | 1:37.02 | (26) | | - | | | 147.467 | | -37.043 |
| 27 | Monika Stützle (Neo) | FRG | 49.77 | (28) | | 2:32.41 | (27) | | 1:36.47 | (25) | | - | | | 148.808 | | -35.702 |
| 28 | Sylvia Filipsson (Neo) | SWE | 49.49 | (26) | | 2:36.89 | (28) | | 1:38.02 | (28) | | - | | | 150.797 | | -33.713 |
| 29 | Lena Tillqvist (Neo) | SWE | 47.25 | (14) | | 2:47.73 | (29) | | 1:37.09 | (27) | | - | | | 151.705 | | -32.805 |