| 1 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 1:25.89 | TR | - |
| 2 | Karin Enke (Neo) | GDR | 1:26.83 | | +0.940 |
| 3 | Christa Rothenburger (Neo) | GDR | 1:27.63 | | +1.740 |
| 4 | Valentina Lalenkova-Golovenkina (Senior) | URS | 1:28.67 | | +2.780 |
| Natalja Kurova (Neo) | URS | 1:28.67 | | +2.780 |
| 6 | Andrea Schöne-Mitscherlich (Neo) | GDR | 1:28.90 | | +3.010 |
| 7 | Natalja Glebova (Neo) | URS | 1:29.13 | | +3.240 |
| 8 | Hwa-Seon Song (C2) | PRK | 1:29.32 | | +3.430 |
| 9 | Ljudmila Boldyreva-Masjkovtseva (Senior) | URS | 1:29.52 | | +3.630 |
| 10 | Lilianna Jezierska-Morawiec (Neo) | POL | 1:29.54 | | +3.650 |
| 11 | Gum-Hyon Park (A1) | PRK | 1:29.99 | | +4.100 |
| 12 | Marina Koltsova (Neo) | URS | 1:30.06 | | +4.170 |
| 13 | Svetlana Katsjuk (Senior) | URS | 1:30.07 | | +4.180 |
| 14 | Ulrike Frank (Neo) | GDR | 1:30.34 | | +4.450 |
| 15 | Gabi Schönbrunn (Neo) | GDR | 1:30.40 | | +4.510 |
| Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Senior) | POL | 1:30.40 | | +4.510 |
| 17 | Skadi Walter (A2) | GDR | 1:31.19 | | +5.300 |
| 18 | Kathryn Ann Lunda (Senior) | USA | 1:31.27 | | +5.380 |
| 19 | Carola Bürger (A1) | GDR | 1:31.29 | | +5.400 |
| 20 | Sijtje Tjepkema-van der Lende (M30) | NED | 1:31.46 | | +5.570 |
| 21 | Irina.59 Mikhajlova (Senior) | URS | 1:31.65 | | +5.760 |
| 22 | Anna Kanatova-Bugrejeva (Neo) | URS | 1:32.05 | SB | +6.160 |
| 23 | Trijnie Semplonius-Nieuwenhuis (Senior) | NED | 1:33.27 | | +7.380 |
| 24 | Susan Sandvig (Neo) | USA | 1:33.84 | | +7.950 |
| 25 | Ljudmila Kostjukevitsj (A1) | URS | 1:34.06 | | +8.170 |
| 26 | Sandy Chobot (Neo) | USA | 1:34.18 | | +8.290 |
| 27 | Angelika Haßmann (Neo) | FRG | 1:34.83 | | +8.940 |
| 28 | Mihaela Timiş (C2) | ROU | 1:36.09 | | +10.200 |
| 29 | Minna Hägg (Neo) | FIN | 1:36.31 | | +10.420 |
| 30 | Tilly Bakker-Alderts (Neo) | NED | 1:36.53 | | +10.640 |
| 31 | Simona Todoruţ (B2) | ROU | 1:37.78 | | +11.890 |
| 32 | Elske van der Meer (Neo) | NED | 1:38.25 | | +12.360 |
| 33 | Doetie Vos-van der Meulen (Neo) | NED | 1:38.50 | | +12.610 |
| 34 | Ida Stárková (B2) | TCH | 1:48.80 | | +22.910 |
| 35 | Angela Stahnke (B2) | GDR | 1:50.47 | | +24.580 |
| 36 | Reina de Hey (Neo) | NED | 2:07.63 | | +41.740 |