| 1 | Lidija Skoblikova (Senior) | URS | 46.20 | (1) | | 2:26.70 | (1) | TR | 1:34.90 | (1) | TR | 5:11.40 | (1) | TR | 194.450 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Inga Voronina-Artamonova (Senior) | URS | 47.60 | (9) | | 2:28.00 | (2) | | 1:35.50 | (2) | | 5:12.30 | (2) | | 196.733 | | +2.283 |
| 3 | Tamara Rylova (M30) | URS | 46.90 | (6) | NRM | 2:29.30 | (4) | NRM | 1:36.40 | (3) | NRM | 5:21.90 | (6) | WRM | 198.516 | NRM | +4.066 |
| 4 | Kaija Mustonen (Neo) | FIN | 47.50 | (7) | NR | 2:28.90 | (3) | | 1:37.80 | (5) | | 5:22.30 | (7) | | 199.749 | NR | +5.299 |
| 5 | Irina.40 Jegorova (Senior) | URS | 46.20 | (1) | TR | 2:30.80 | (5) | | 1:38.80 | (10) | | 5:26.60 | (9) | | 200.299 | SB | +5.849 |
| 6 | Pil-Hwa Han (Neo) | PRK | 48.00 | (10) | SB | 2:32.90 | (9) | | 1:38.00 | (7) | SB | 5:20.20 | (5) | | 201.332 | SB | +6.882 |
| 7 | Song-Soon Kim (Senior) | PRK | 48.60 | (13) | SB | 2:32.60 | (8) | | 1:37.50 | (4) | SB | 5:19.60 | (4) | SB | 201.482 | SB | +7.032 |
| 8 | Helga Haase (M30) | GDR | 46.60 | (4) | SB | 2:31.00 | (6) | NR | 1:38.10 | (8) | NR | 5:33.70 | (14) | | 201.599 | NR | +7.149 |
| 9 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 49.60 | (19) | | 2:31.50 | (7) | | 1:38.20 | (9) | | 5:14.40 | (3) | | 201.600 | | +7.150 |
| 10 | Christina Scherling (Senior) | SWE | 48.80 | (16) | | 2:33.20 | (10) | | 1:40.30 | (14) | | 5:22.60 | (8) | | 203.782 | | +9.332 |
| 11 | Gunilla Jacobsson (A1) | SWE | 48.40 | (11) | | 2:36.30 | (14) | | 1:37.90 | (6) | TRJ | 5:27.90 | (12) | TRJ | 204.100 | TRJ, SB | +9.650 |
| 12 | Janice Smith (A2) | USA | 46.60 | (4) | | 2:36.20 | (13) | TRJ | 1:41.90 | (18) | | 5:40.20 | (16) | NRJ | 206.316 | NRJ | +11.866 |
| 13 | Shuyuan Wang (Neo) | CHN | 48.80 | (16) | SB | 2:34.90 | (12) | | 1:43.40 | (23) | | 5:33.60 | (13) | SB | 207.733 | SB | +13.283 |
| 14 | Willy de Beer (Neo) | NED | 51.60 | (27) | | 2:37.20 | (15) | | 1:42.00 | (19) | | 5:27.80 | (11) | | 209.633 | SB | +15.183 |
| Kaneko Takahashi (Neo) | JPN | 51.80 | (28) | | 2:34.00 | (11) | SB | 1:44.10 | (25) | | 5:26.70 | (10) | SB | 209.633 | SB | +15.183 |
| 15 | Yasuko Takano (Neo) | JPN | 51.80 | (28) | | 2:37.60 | (16) | | 1:45.40 | (29) | | 5:34.40 | (15) | | 212.766 | | +18.316 |
| 16 | Mary Lawler (A2) | USA | 46.40 | (3) | TRJ | 2:40.50 | (23) | | 1:41.50 | (16) | | - | | | 150.650 | | - |
| 17 | Doreen Ryan (M30) | CAN | 47.50 | (7) | | 2:40.50 | (23) | | 1:39.90 | (11) | | - | | | 150.950 | | - |
| 18 | Barbara Lockhart (Neo) | USA | 48.50 | (12) | | 2:38.00 | (17) | | 1:42.30 | (20) | | - | | | 152.316 | | - |
| 19 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (Neo) | NOR | 48.60 | (13) | SB | 2:42.60 | (27) | | 1:39.90 | (11) | SB | - | | | 152.750 | | - |
| 20 | Inger Eriksson (Neo) | SWE | 49.50 | (18) | | 2:38.30 | (19) | | 1:41.60 | (17) | | - | | | 153.066 | | - |
| 21 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka (A1) | FIN | 50.50 | (23) | | 2:38.00 | (17) | | 1:40.00 | (13) | | - | | | 153.166 | | - |
| 22 | Carry Geijssen (B2) | NED | 48.70 | (15) | | 2:40.40 | (22) | NRJ | 1:42.50 | (21) | | - | | | 153.416 | | - |
| 23 | Choon-Za Ryo (Neo) | PRK | 50.30 | (21) | | 2:39.10 | (20) | SB | 1:41.40 | (15) | | - | | | 154.033 | | - |
| 24 | Kari Kåring (C2) | NOR | 50.30 | (21) | | 2:41.80 | (26) | NRJ | 1:42.80 | (22) | NRJ | - | | | 155.633 | | - |
| 25 | Hatsue Takemizawa-Nagakubo (Senior) | JPN | 50.10 | (20) | | 2:40.30 | (21) | | 1:44.60 | (27) | | - | | | 155.833 | | - |
| 26 | Jeannette Ann Neil (Senior) | AUS | 50.90 | (25) | | 2:43.20 | (28) | | 1:45.90 | (30) | SB | - | | | 158.250 | | - |
| 27 | Kornelia Ihász (Senior) | HUN | 53.20 | (33) | | 2:43.60 | (29) | | 1:43.50 | (24) | | - | | | 159.483 | | - |
| 28 | Christina.46 Karlsson (A1) | SWE | 51.90 | (30) | | 2:44.00 | (30) | | 1:46.50 | (31) | | - | | | 159.816 | | - |
| 29 | Hu-Tzu Pi (Senior) | CHN | 50.70 | (24) | PB | 2:45.70 | (32) | PB | 1:51.00 | (32) | PB | - | | | 161.433 | | - |
| 30 | Wol-Ja Baek (Neo) | PRK | 52.30 | (31) | PB | 2:40.90 | (25) | PB | 1:54.70 | (33) | PB | - | | | 163.283 | | - |
| 31 | Piroska Tamássy (A1) | HUN | 52.30 | (31) | | 3:00.70 | (34) | | 1:44.20 | (26) | NRJ | - | | | 164.633 | | - |
| 32 | Inge Lieckfeldt (Neo) | GDR | 1:10.10 | (34) | | 2:44.70 | (31) | | 1:45.20 | (28) | | - | | | 177.600 | | - |
| 33 | Fengrong Liu (Senior) | CHN | 51.30 | (26) | | 2:49.90 | (33) | | - | | | - | | | 107.933 | | - |