| 1 | Lidija Skoblikova (Neo) | URS | 48.20 | (3) | | 2:37.20 | (2) | | 100.600 | | - |
| 2 | Inga Voronina (Senior) | URS | 48.90 | (6) | | 2:35.30 | (1) | TR | 100.667 | | +0.067 |
| 3 | Klara Guseva-Nesterova (Senior) | URS | 48.00 | (1) | TR | 2:38.20 | (3) | SB | 100.734 | | +0.134 |
| 4 | Tamara Rylova (Senior) | URS | 48.00 | (1) | | 2:38.50 | (5) | SB | 100.834 | | +0.234 |
| 5 | Albina Tuzova (M30) | URS | 48.50 | (4) | | 2:38.20 | (3) | | 101.234 | | +0.634 |
| 6 | Anna Skrzetuska (Senior) | POL | 49.70 | (10) | | 2:38.50 | (5) | | 102.534 | | +1.934 |
| 7 | Elwira Seroczynska (M30) | POL | 49.50 | (7) | | 2:40.50 | (8) | | 103.000 | | +2.400 |
| 8 | Christina Scherling (Neo) | SWE | 49.50 | (7) | SB | 2:41.30 | (9) | | 103.267 | | +2.667 |
| 9 | Helena Pilejczyk (M30) | POL | 50.50 | (12) | | 2:39.10 | (7) | | 103.534 | | +2.934 |
| 10 | Elsa Einarsson (A2) | SWE | 48.50 | (4) | SB | 2:45.50 | (12) | TRJ | 103.667 | | +3.067 |
| 11 | Hatsue Takemizawa (Senior) | JPN | 50.30 | (11) | | 2:42.60 | (10) | | 104.500 | | +3.900 |
| 12 | Fumie Hama (Neo) | JPN | 50.50 | (12) | | 2:45.60 | (13) | | 105.700 | | +5.100 |
| 13 | Françoise Lucas (Neo) | FRA | 51.00 | (14) | | 2:46.20 | (15) | SB | 106.400 | | +5.800 |
| 14 | Jeannette Ann Neil (Neo) | AUS | 51.80 | (15) | | 2:46.00 | (14) | | 107.134 | | +6.534 |
| 15 | Renata Szmidt (Senior) | POL | 52.80 | (16) | | 2:44.20 | (11) | | 107.534 | | +6.934 |
| 16 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 49.50 | (7) | | - | | | 49.500 | | - |