| 1 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 42.93 | (1) | TR | 2:13.70 | (2) | | 1:25.90 | (1) | TR | 4:51.01 | (6) | | 178.947 | | - |
| 2 | Karin Enke (Neo) | GDR | 43.32 | (2) | | 2:13.58 | (1) | TR | 1:28.03 | (2) | | 4:50.43 | (5) | | 180.266 | | +1.319 |
| 3 | Sarah Docter (B2) | USA | 45.30 | (14) | | 2:15.27 | (4) | TRJ | 1:28.57 | (3) | TRJ | 4:46.60 | (3) | TRJ | 182.441 | TRJ | +3.494 |
| 4 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Neo) | NOR | 45.27 | (13) | | 2:14.94 | (3) | | 1:29.07 | (4) | | 4:46.20 | (2) | | 182.485 | | +3.538 |
| 5 | Irina Mikhajlova (Neo) | URS | 44.13 | (4) | | 2:17.32 | (9) | | 1:29.08 | (5) | | 4:52.52 | (8) | | 183.196 | | +4.249 |
| 6 | Olga Plesjkova (Senior) | URS | 45.45 | (17) | | 2:16.16 | (6) | | 1:30.00 | (11) | | 4:44.51 | (1) | TR | 183.254 | | +4.307 |
| 7 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 44.48 | (8) | | 2:16.38 | (7) | | 1:29.11 | (6) | | 4:56.75 | (13) | | 183.953 | | +5.006 |
| 8 | Svetlana Katsjuk (Neo) | URS | 43.90 | (3) | | 2:19.17 | (13) | | 1:29.22 | (7) | | 4:56.28 | (11) | | 184.280 | | +5.333 |
| 9 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.33 | (6) | | 2:18.61 | (10) | | 1:29.62 | (8) | | 4:56.38 | (12) | | 184.739 | | +5.792 |
| 10 | Ines Pochert (Neo) | GDR | 44.75 | (9) | | 2:18.97 | (12) | | 1:29.85 | (9) | | 4:53.15 | (9) | | 184.856 | | +5.909 |
| 11 | Gabi Schönbrunn (Neo) | GDR | 45.41 | (16) | | 2:16.06 | (5) | | 1:32.66 | (19) | | 4:51.42 | (7) | | 185.663 | | +6.716 |
| 12 | Mary Docter (Neo) | USA | 46.31 | (24) | | 2:16.94 | (8) | | 1:31.85 | (14) | | 4:49.52 | (4) | | 186.134 | | +7.187 |
| 13 | Alie Boorsma (Neo) | NED | 44.18 | (5) | | 2:20.66 | (16) | | 1:29.94 | (10) | | 5:03.05 | (15) | | 186.544 | | +7.597 |
| 14 | Annie Borckink (Senior) | NED | 45.60 | (18) | | 2:18.78 | (11) | | 1:31.85 | (14) | | 4:56.75 | (13) | | 187.243 | | +8.296 |
| 15 | Ina Steenbruggen (Senior) | NED | 45.93 | (23) | | 2:19.74 | (15) | | 1:32.66 | (19) | | 4:54.20 | (10) | | 187.873 | TR | +8.926 |
| 16 | Miyoshi Kato (A1) | JPN | 45.87 | (21) | | 2:19.31 | (14) | | 1:30.67 | (12) | | 5:05.94 | (16) | | 188.631 | | +9.684 |
| 17 | Birgit Czak (A2) | GDR | 45.17 | (12) | | 2:20.69 | (17) | | 1:32.44 | (18) | | - | | | 138.286 | | -40.661 |
| 18 | Seiko Hashimoto (B1) | JPN | 45.13 | (11) | | 2:21.47 | (20) | | 1:32.23 | (17) | | - | | | 138.401 | | -40.546 |
| 19 | Sylvie Daigle (A1) | CAN | 44.36 | (7) | TRJ | 2:22.02 | (22) | | 1:33.79 | (24) | | - | | | 138.595 | | -40.352 |
| 20 | Ann-Mari Tollefsen-Amundsen (Neo) | NOR | 45.71 | (20) | | 2:21.04 | (18) | | 1:31.76 | (13) | | - | | | 138.603 | | -40.344 |
| 21 | Mona Iversen (Neo) | NOR | 45.69 | (19) | | 2:21.32 | (19) | | 1:32.01 | (16) | | - | | | 138.801 | | -40.146 |
| 22 | Sigrid Smuda (Neo) | FRG | 45.39 | (15) | | 2:22.47 | (25) | | 1:32.71 | (21) | | - | | | 139.235 | | -39.712 |
| 23 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 44.84 | (10) | | 2:22.89 | (26) | | 1:33.55 | (23) | | - | | | 139.245 | | -39.702 |
| 24 | Linda Palle (Neo) | SWE | 45.87 | (21) | | 2:22.14 | (24) | | 1:32.78 | (22) | | - | | | 139.640 | | -39.307 |
| 25 | Shigeko Tomita (Neo) | JPN | 46.82 | (27) | | 2:21.70 | (21) | | 1:34.16 | (26) | | - | | | 141.133 | | -37.814 |
| 26 | Rose-Marie Karlsson (Neo) | SWE | 46.40 | (25) | | 2:24.45 | (27) | | 1:34.05 | (25) | | - | | | 141.575 | | -37.372 |
| 27 | Dorie Boyce (B2) | USA | 46.93 | (28) | | 2:22.13 | (23) | | 1:35.00 | (27) | | - | | | 141.806 | | -37.141 |
| 28 | Susan Sandvig (Neo) | USA | 47.09 | (29) | | 2:27.65 | (28) | | 1:36.91 | (29) | | - | | | 144.761 | | -34.186 |
| 29 | Anne Girard (B2) | CAN | 46.45 | (26) | | 2:32.27 | (30) | | 1:36.09 | (28) | | - | | | 145.251 | | -33.696 |
| 30 | Amanda Horsepool (Neo) | GBR | 49.13 | (30) | | 2:28.61 | (29) | | 1:40.11 | (30) | | - | | | 148.721 | | -30.226 |