| 1 | Karin Kessow (Neo) | GDR | 44.90 | (8) | SB | 2:19.31 | (1) | TR | 1:31.70 | (4) | | 4:55.24 | (2) | | 186.394 | TR, PB | - |
| 2 | Tatjana Averina (Senior) | URS | 44.50 | (4) | | 2:20.98 | (3) | | 1:30.97 | (2) | | 4:58.05 | (3) | | 186.653 | | +0.259 |
| 3 | Sheila Young (Senior) | USA | 42.30 | (1) | TR | 2:23.42 | (6) | | 1:30.87 | (1) | TR | 5:08.65 | (9) | | 186.984 | SB | +0.590 |
| 4 | Erwina Rys (Neo) | POL | 44.60 | (5) | | 2:20.39 | (2) | | 1:32.20 | (6) | | 4:58.89 | (4) | | 187.312 | SB | +0.918 |
| 5 | Cathy Priestner (A2) | CAN | 43.70 | (2) | | 2:25.12 | (15) | | 1:31.56 | (3) | | 5:15.37 | (16) | | 190.415 | PB | +4.021 |
| 6 | Paula-Irmeli Halonen (Senior) | FIN | 45.00 | (9) | | 2:24.09 | (10) | | 1:31.77 | (5) | | 5:09.43 | (11) | SB | 190.487 | | +4.093 |
| 7 | Sippie Tigchelaar (Neo) | NED | 47.80 | (29) | | 2:23.23 | (5) | | 1:33.62 | (13) | | 4:51.05 | (1) | TR | 190.861 | | +4.467 |
| 8 | Sophie Piest-Westenbroek (Senior) | NED | 45.60 | (11) | | 2:23.80 | (8) | | 1:33.37 | (11) | | 5:04.53 | (6) | | 190.973 | | +4.579 |
| 9 | Tatjana Sjelekhova-Rastopsjina (Senior) | URS | 45.90 | (14) | | 2:23.88 | (9) | | 1:33.91 | (15) | | 5:05.04 | (7) | | 191.655 | | +5.261 |
| 10 | Annie Borckink (Neo) | NED | 46.30 | (17) | | 2:22.22 | (4) | SB | 1:33.49 | (12) | | 5:07.46 | (8) | | 191.695 | | +5.301 |
| 11 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 46.70 | (24) | | 2:24.19 | (12) | | 1:33.62 | (13) | | 5:02.93 | (5) | | 192.061 | | +5.667 |
| 12 | Makiko Nagaya (A2) | JPN | 44.20 | (3) | NRJ, NR | 2:26.96 | (19) | SB | 1:33.29 | (10) | | 5:13.88 | (15) | SB | 192.145 | SB | +5.751 |
| 13 | Janina Urszula Korowicka (Neo) | POL | 46.30 | (17) | | 2:24.71 | (13) | | 1:34.96 | (22) | | 5:08.85 | (10) | | 193.492 | | +7.098 |
| 14 | Gayle Gordon (A2) | CAN | 46.30 | (17) | | 2:24.81 | (14) | | 1:34.73 | (19) | | 5:10.11 | (12) | | 193.620 | SB | +7.226 |
| 15 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (M30) | NOR | 46.10 | (16) | | 2:24.12 | (11) | | 1:34.93 | (20) | | 5:13.54 | (14) | | 193.862 | | +7.468 |
| 16 | Monika Holzner-Pflug (Neo) | FRG | 44.70 | (6) | | 2:23.54 | (7) | | 1:43.91 | (30) | | 5:12.86 | (13) | | 196.645 | | +10.251 |
| 17 | Ljudmila Ankudimova (Senior) | URS | 45.60 | (11) | | 2:28.30 | (20) | | 1:32.33 | (7) | | - | | | 141.198 | | -45.196 |
| 18 | Connie Carpenter (A1) | USA | 46.00 | (15) | | 2:25.17 | (16) | | 1:33.98 | (16) | | - | | | 141.380 | | -45.014 |
| 19 | Sylvia Filipsson (Neo) | SWE | 46.30 | (17) | | 2:25.31 | (17) | | 1:34.43 | (17) | | - | | | 141.952 | | -44.442 |
| 20 | Leah Poulos (Neo) | USA | 44.80 | (7) | | 2:33.82 | (27) | | 1:32.38 | (8) | | - | | | 142.263 | | -44.131 |
| 21 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg (Senior) | NOR | 46.70 | (24) | | 2:26.10 | (18) | | 1:35.39 | (23) | | - | | | 143.095 | | -43.299 |
| 22 | Denise Chlapaty (A2) | USA | 46.30 | (17) | | 2:28.94 | (21) | | 1:34.95 | (21) | | - | | | 143.422 | | -42.972 |
| 23 | Chieko Ito (Neo) | JPN | 47.30 | (28) | | 2:29.32 | (22) | | 1:36.34 | (24) | | - | | | 145.243 | | -41.151 |
| 24 | Huimin Fu (Senior) | CHN | 46.60 | (22) | NR | 2:31.30 | (24) | PB | 1:36.90 | (25) | PB | - | | | 145.483 | | -40.911 |
| 25 | Haitske Pijlman (Neo) | NED | 45.60 | (11) | | 2:42.72 | (28) | | 1:32.63 | (9) | | - | | | 146.155 | | -40.239 |
| 26 | Heidi Schalch (C2) | SUI | 46.70 | (24) | | 2:31.82 | (26) | | 1:38.13 | (27) | | - | | | 146.372 | | -40.022 |
| 27 | Berit Haugård (Senior) | NOR | 47.00 | (27) | | 2:30.70 | (23) | | 1:39.89 | (29) | | - | | | 147.178 | | -39.216 |
| 28 | Mariko Sugawara (Neo) | JPN | 48.00 | (30) | | 2:31.45 | (25) | | 1:38.49 | (28) | | - | | | 147.728 | | -38.666 |
| 29 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 45.30 | (10) | | 2:50.30 | (29) | | 1:34.56 | (18) | | - | | | 149.347 | | -37.047 |
| 30 | Elisabeth Appleby (B1) | CAN | 46.60 | (22) | | 2:57.50 | (30) | | 1:37.59 | (26) | | - | | | 154.562 | | -31.832 |