| 1 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 4:21.63 | | - | 25 |
| 2 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 4:23.52 | SB | +1.890 | 22 |
| 3 | Yvonne van Gennip (Neo) | NED | 4:27.12 | | +5.490 | 20 |
| 4 | Sabine Brehm (Senior) | GDR | 4:27.56 | SB | +5.930 | 18 |
| 5 | Marieke Stam (Neo) | NED | 4:33.56 | | +11.930 | 16 |
| 6 | Jacqueline Börner (Neo) | GDR | 4:34.58 | SB | +12.950 | 15 |
| 7 | Leslie Bader (Neo) | USA | 4:40.88 | | +19.250 | 14 |
| 8 | Angelika Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 4:41.28 | | +19.650 | 13 |
| 9 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Neo) | ITA | 4:42.25 | | +20.620 | 12 |
| 10 | Ariane Loignon (Neo) | CAN | 4:45.94 | | +24.310 | 11 |
| 11 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 4:46.03 | | +24.400 | 10 |
| 12 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 4:47.68 | | +26.050 | 9 |
| 13 | Lidia Olcon (Neo) | POL | 4:47.75 | | +26.120 | 8 |
| 14 | Małgorzata Tomporowska (Neo) | POL | 4:49.07 | | +27.440 | 7 |
| 15 | Minna Nystedt (A2) | NOR | 4:49.70 | | +28.070 | 6 |
| 16 | Grietje Mulder (Neo) | NED | 4:50.42 | | +28.790 | 5 |
| 17 | Cerasela Simona Hordobeţiu (A1) | ROU | 4:50.79 | NR | +29.160 | 4 |
| 18 | Jolanda Grimbergen (A2) | NED | 4:50.87 | | +29.240 | 3 |
| 19 | Johanna "Hanne" Steeg (Neo) | FRG | 4:51.60 | | +29.970 | 2 |
| 20 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 4:52.10 | | +30.470 | 1 |
| 21 | Ylva Fors (Neo) | SWE | 4:53.95 | | +32.320 | 0 |
| 22 | Tatjana Sjmotkina (B2) | URS | 4:57.16 | SB | +35.530 | 0 |
| 23 | Mihaela Dascălu (B2) | ROU | 4:57.65 | | +36.020 | 0 |
| 24 | Birgitta Ranudd (A2) | SWE | 4:57.89 | | +36.260 | 0 |
| 25 | Maila Lehtimäki (Neo) | FIN | 4:58.66 | | +37.030 | 0 |
| 26 | Szilviá Szikora (Neo) | HUN | 4:58.93 | | +37.300 | 0 |
| 27 | Erzsébet Kútvölgyi (Neo) | HUN | 5:06.86 | | +45.230 | 0 |
| 28 | Ida Stárková (Neo) | TCH | 5:08.16 | NR | +46.530 | 0 |
| 29 | Jaroslava Srbova (Neo) | TCH | 5:12.45 | | +50.820 | 0 |