| 1 | Natalja Zaborskikh (Neo) | URS | 4:38.05 | | - |
| 2 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 4:39.71 | | +1.660 |
| 3 | Galina Blinkova (Neo) | URS | 4:42.37 | | +4.320 |
| 4 | Ljubov Tsjujeva-Pogodajeva (Neo) | URS | 4:43.40 | | +5.350 |
| 5 | Galina Nikitina (Senior) | URS | 4:45.69 | | +7.640 |
| 6 | Rozalija Ravzutdinova (Neo) | URS | 4:46.68 | | +8.630 |
| 7 | Alla Briljova (Neo) | URS | 4:46.80 | | +8.750 |
| 8 | Irina Mamosjina (Senior) | URS | 4:46.95 | | +8.900 |
| 9 | Ljudmila Batujeva-Jelsukova (Neo) | URS | 4:47.09 | | +9.040 |
| Valentina Golovenkina (Neo) | URS | 4:47.13 | | +9.080 |
| 11 | Vera Bryndzej (Senior) | URS | 4:47.73 | | +9.680 |
| 12 | Nina Isakova (Senior) | URS | 4:48.31 | | +10.260 |
| 13 | Ljudmila Ankudimova (Senior) | URS | 4:48.34 | | +10.290 |
| 14 | Olga Plesjkova (Neo) | URS | 4:48.74 | | +10.690 |
| 15 | Ljubov Vasiljeva (Neo) | URS | 4:49.05 | | +11.000 |
| 16 | Nadezjda Romanova (Senior) | URS | 4:49.40 | | +11.350 |
| 17 | Vera Mazeina-Malygina (Neo) | URS | 4:50.02 | | +11.970 |
| 18 | Jelena Arkhipova (Neo) | URS | 4:51.29 | | +13.240 |
| 19 | Galina Pankova (Neo) | URS | 4:51.39 | | +13.340 |
| 20 | Ljubov Slojeva-Berezina (Neo) | URS | 4:53.59 | | +15.540 |
| 21 | Ljudmila Boldyreva-Masjkovtseva (Neo) | URS | 4:54.26 | | +16.210 |
| 22 | Tatjana Baranova (Senior) | URS | 4:54.94 | | +16.890 |
| 23 | Tatjana Serebrjakova-Timosjina (Neo) | URS | 4:55.54 | | +17.490 |
| 24 | Natalja Girenko (Senior) | URS | 4:56.16 | | +18.110 |
| 25 | Gulnur Murtazina (B1) | URS | 4:58.91 | | +20.860 |
| 26 | Jelena Karasjova (Senior) | URS | 4:59.70 | | +21.650 |
| 27 | Nadezjda Vasiljeva (A2) | URS | 5:04.27 | | +26.220 |