| 1 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 1:19.13 | TR | - | 25 |
| 2 | Christa Rothenburger (Senior) | GDR | 1:19.59 | | +0.460 | 22 |
| 3 | Bonnie Blair (Senior) | USA | 1:20.80 | | +1.670 | 20 |
| 4 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 1:21.30 | | +2.170 | 18 |
| 5 | Katie Class (Senior) | USA | 1:22.98 | | +3.850 | 16 |
| 6 | Gabi Zange (Senior) | GDR | 1:23.23 | | +4.100 | 15 |
| 7 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 1:23.41 | NR | +4.280 | 14 |
| 8 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 1:24.02 | | +4.890 | 13 |
| 9 | Ingrid Haringa (Neo) | NED | 1:24.06 | | +4.930 | 12 |
| 10 | Monika Gawenus-Pflug (M30) | FRG | 1:24.30 | | +5.170 | 11 |
| 11 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 1:24.60 | | +5.470 | 10 |
| 12 | Christine Aaftink (Neo) | NED | 1:24.72 | | +5.590 | 9 |
| 13 | Marieke Stam (Senior) | NED | 1:25.13 | | +6.000 | 8 |
| 14 | Kristen Talbot (B2) | USA | 1:25.34 | TRJ, SB | +6.210 | 7 |
| 15 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 1:25.60 | | +6.470 | 6 |
| 16 | Kelly Mullen (Neo) | USA | 1:26.06 | PB | +6.930 | 5 |
| 17 | Moira d'Andrea (Neo) | USA | 1:27.03 | | +7.900 | 4 |
| 18 | Kathy Gordon (Neo) | CAN | 1:27.33 | | +8.200 | 3 |
| 19 | Marie-Pierre Lamarche (A2) | CAN | 1:27.39 | | +8.260 | 2 |
| DNF | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | DNF | | - | 0 |