| 1 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 1:22.75 | | - | 25 |
| 2 | Bonnie Blair (Neo) | USA | 1:24.19 | | +1.440 | 22 |
| 3 | Irina Kulesjova-Kovrova (Senior) | URS | 1:24.94 | | +2.190 | 20 |
| 4 | Heike Pöhland (Neo) | GDR | 1:24.99 | | +2.240 | 18 |
| 5 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 1:25.77 | | +3.020 | 16 |
| 6 | Constanze Scandolo (Neo) | GDR | 1:25.82 | | +3.070 | 15 |
| 7 | Grit Licker (Neo) | GDR | 1:26.46 | | +3.710 | 14 |
| 8 | Christine Aaftink (Neo) | NED | 1:26.97 | | +4.220 | 13 |
| 9 | Ingrid Haringa (Neo) | NED | 1:26.98 | | +4.230 | 12 |
| 10 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 1:27.19 | NR | +4.440 | 11 |
| 11 | Seon-Hee Yoo (Neo) | KOR | 1:27.90 | | +5.150 | 10 |
| 12 | Boukje Keulen (Neo) | NED | 1:28.30 | | +5.550 | 9 |
| 13 | Marina Jevgrafova (A2) | URS | 1:28.44 | | +5.690 | 8 |
| 14 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 1:28.46 | | +5.710 | 7 |
| 15 | Natalja Sjive-Glebova (Senior) | URS | 1:28.53 | | +5.780 | 6 |
| 16 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 1:28.92 | | +6.170 | 5 |
| 17 | Iwona Iwanaszko (A2) | POL | 1:29.21 | SB | +6.460 | 4 |
| 18 | Yeong-Ok Kim (Neo) | KOR | 1:29.51 | | +6.760 | 3 |
| 19 | Moira d'Andrea (A2) | USA | 1:29.56 | | +6.810 | 2 |
| 20 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 1:29.80 | | +7.050 | 1 |
| 21 | Heidi Skjeggestad (B2) | NOR | 1:30.20 | | +7.450 | 0 |
| 22 | Rose-Marie Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 1:30.37 | | +7.620 | 0 |
| 23 | Sylvie Daigle (Senior) | CAN | 1:31.46 | | +8.710 | 0 |
| 24 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 1:46.94 | | +24.190 | 0 |