| 1 | Vera Bryndzej (Senior) | URS | 41.70 | (1) | TR, PB | 2:12.43 | (3) | | 1:25.27 | (1) | TR | 4:51.64 | (5) | | 177.085 | TR, PB | - |
| 2 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 43.50 | (15) | | 2:11.85 | (1) | TR | 1:26.21 | (4) | | 4:46.45 | (1) | TR | 178.297 | | +1.212 |
| 3 | Galina Nikitina (Senior) | URS | 42.80 | (6) | | 2:14.36 | (5) | | 1:25.91 | (3) | | 4:48.49 | (3) | | 178.624 | PB | +1.539 |
| 4 | Beth Heiden (B2) | USA | 42.50 | (3) | SB | 2:14.40 | (6) | NRJ | 1:27.47 | (9) | NRJ | 4:48.43 | (2) | | 179.107 | SB | +2.022 |
| 5 | Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman (Neo) | NED | 42.80 | (6) | NR | 2:14.91 | (10) | SB | 1:26.58 | (5) | | 4:59.98 | (8) | | 181.057 | SB | +3.972 |
| 6 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg (Senior) | NOR | 43.00 | (9) | NR | 2:14.33 | (4) | NR | 1:29.60 | (18) | | 4:51.42 | (4) | | 181.147 | PB | +4.062 |
| 7 | Kim Kostron (Neo) | USA | 43.00 | (9) | PB | 2:14.78 | (9) | SB | 1:26.94 | (6) | | 5:04.76 | (12) | | 182.190 | SB | +5.105 |
| 8 | Annie Borckink (Senior) | NED | 43.30 | (13) | PB | 2:14.51 | (7) | SB | 1:27.75 | (10) | | 5:01.30 | (9) | | 182.229 | SB | +5.144 |
| 9 | Galina Blinkova (Neo) | URS | 43.20 | (12) | | 2:17.67 | (14) | | 1:27.24 | (7) | | 4:57.18 | (6) | | 182.240 | | +5.155 |
| 10 | Pat Durnin (B2) | CAN | 43.10 | (11) | NRJ | 2:14.91 | (10) | NRJ | 1:28.06 | (12) | NRJ | 5:02.84 | (10) | | 182.573 | NRJ | +5.488 |
| 11 | Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 44.40 | (21) | | 2:14.75 | (8) | SB | 1:27.31 | (8) | SB | 4:59.72 | (7) | | 182.925 | SB | +5.840 |
| 12 | Paula-Irmeli Halonen (M30) | FIN | 42.20 | (2) | NRM, NR | 2:16.58 | (12) | NRM, NR | 1:28.01 | (11) | SB | 5:08.83 | (13) | SB | 183.204 | PB | +6.119 |
| 13 | Sylvia Filipsson (Senior) | SWE | 43.90 | (19) | SB | 2:18.11 | (15) | SB | 1:28.75 | (17) | SB | 5:04.45 | (11) | | 185.054 | SB | +7.969 |
| 14 | Cindy Seikkula (A2) | USA | 43.30 | (13) | PB | 2:18.59 | (16) | | 1:28.51 | (15) | | 5:12.84 | (14) | | 185.892 | SB | +8.807 |
| 15 | Sylvia Burka (Neo) | CAN | 42.80 | (6) | | 2:12.01 | (2) | NR | 1:25.67 | (2) | NR | 5:46.09 | (16) | | 187.320 | SB | +10.235 |
| 16 | Joke van Rijssel (Neo) | NED | 43.70 | (18) | | 2:16.97 | (13) | | 1:28.46 | (13) | | 5:25.86 | (15) | | 187.897 | SB | +10.812 |
| 17 | Kathy Vogt (A1) | CAN | 43.50 | (15) | SB | 2:21.17 | (19) | SB | 1:28.50 | (14) | | - | | | 134.807 | | -42.278 |
| 18 | Makiko Nagaya (Neo) | JPN | 42.60 | (4) | NR | 2:21.06 | (18) | SB | 1:30.44 | (20) | | - | | | 134.840 | | -42.245 |
| 19 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 43.50 | (15) | SB | 2:22.30 | (20) | | 1:28.70 | (16) | SB | - | | | 135.283 | | -41.802 |
| 20 | Anna Lenner (Neo) | SWE | 42.70 | (5) | NR | 2:23.59 | (22) | | 1:29.86 | (19) | PB | - | | | 135.493 | | -41.592 |
| 21 | Nancy Swider (Neo) | USA | 44.30 | (20) | | 2:19.16 | (17) | | 1:30.88 | (22) | | - | | | 136.127 | | -40.958 |
| 22 | Janne Tenmann (B1) | NOR | 44.60 | (23) | NRJ | 2:22.33 | (21) | SB | 1:30.86 | (21) | NRJ | - | | | 137.473 | | -39.612 |
| 23 | Brigitte Flierl (B2) | FRG | 44.40 | (21) | NRJ | 2:23.84 | (23) | | 1:31.91 | (23) | | - | | | 138.302 | | -38.783 |