| 1 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 43.60 | (1) | | 2:15.98 | (1) | TR | 1:25.54 | (1) | TR | 4:44.10 | (6) | | 179.047 | | - |
| 2 | Beth Heiden (Neo) | USA | 44.30 | (5) | | 2:17.23 | (4) | | 1:27.46 | (3) | | 4:38.34 | (2) | | 180.164 | SB | +1.117 |
| 3 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Neo) | NOR | 45.30 | (17) | | 2:17.12 | (3) | | 1:27.35 | (2) | SB | 4:37.45 | (1) | NR, TR | 180.924 | | +1.877 |
| 4 | Sylvia Filipsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.50 | (7) | | 2:17.10 | (2) | | 1:27.51 | (5) | NR | 4:43.09 | (5) | | 181.137 | | +2.090 |
| 5 | Sabine Becker (Neo) | GDR | 44.90 | (11) | | 2:17.56 | (5) | | 1:28.42 | (10) | | 4:42.39 | (4) | | 182.029 | PB | +2.982 |
| 6 | Sylvia Burka (Senior) | CAN | 44.20 | (3) | | 2:19.02 | (8) | | 1:27.50 | (4) | | 4:46.65 | (7) | | 182.065 | | +3.018 |
| 7 | Sarah Docter (B1) | USA | 45.30 | (17) | | 2:18.45 | (6) | TRJ | 1:28.22 | (7) | TRJ | 4:40.92 | (3) | NRJ, TRJ | 182.380 | TRJ | +3.333 |
| 8 | Valentina Lalenkova (Neo) | URS | 44.70 | (8) | | 2:20.34 | (11) | | 1:27.80 | (6) | | 4:50.91 | (10) | | 183.866 | | +4.819 |
| 9 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 44.70 | (8) | | 2:20.39 | (12) | | 1:28.23 | (9) | | 4:53.26 | (12) | | 184.489 | | +5.442 |
| 10 | Natalja Kurova (A1) | URS | 44.20 | (3) | | 2:19.57 | (10) | | 1:28.45 | (11) | | 4:58.04 | (16) | | 184.623 | | +5.576 |
| 11 | Sylvia Albrecht (B2) | GDR | 44.80 | (10) | TRJ | 2:20.66 | (13) | | 1:28.22 | (7) | | 4:53.36 | (13) | | 184.691 | SB | +5.644 |
| 12 | Annie Borckink (Senior) | NED | 45.50 | (21) | | 2:19.23 | (9) | | 1:29.07 | (14) | | 4:51.07 | (11) | | 184.957 | | +5.910 |
| 13 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg (M30) | NOR | 45.00 | (12) | | 2:21.42 | (15) | | 1:31.12 | (26) | | 4:49.22 | (9) | NRM | 185.904 | SB | +6.857 |
| 14 | Ria Visser (A1) | NED | 46.40 | (28) | | 2:18.74 | (7) | | 1:30.98 | (24) | | 4:47.01 | (8) | | 185.972 | | +6.925 |
| 15 | Sigrid Smuda (Neo) | FRG | 45.00 | (12) | | 2:21.53 | (16) | | 1:30.30 | (20) | | 4:53.65 | (14) | | 186.269 | | +7.222 |
| 16 | Yuko Ota-Yaegashi (Neo) | JPN | 45.70 | (22) | | 2:20.72 | (14) | | 1:29.76 | (18) | | 4:56.14 | (15) | | 186.844 | | +7.797 |
| 17 | Karin Enke (A2) | GDR | 44.30 | (5) | | 2:22.62 | (21) | | 1:29.04 | (12) | | - | | | 136.360 | | - |
| 18 | Makiko Nagaya (Senior) | JPN | 44.10 | (2) | | 2:23.97 | (25) | | 1:29.41 | (15) | | - | | | 136.795 | | - |
| 19 | Kim Kostron (Neo) | USA | 45.20 | (15) | | 2:21.79 | (17) | | 1:29.06 | (13) | | - | | | 136.994 | | - |
| 20 | Annette Karlsson (Neo) | SWE | 45.30 | (17) | | 2:21.93 | (18) | | 1:29.64 | (16) | | - | | | 137.430 | | - |
| 21 | Sijtje van der Lende (M30) | NED | 46.00 | (25) | | 2:22.11 | (19) | | 1:29.92 | (19) | | - | | | 138.331 | | - |
| 22 | Kathy Vogt (Neo) | CAN | 45.20 | (15) | | 2:26.19 | (28) | | 1:29.73 | (17) | | - | | | 138.795 | | - |
| 23 | Nancy Swider (Neo) | USA | 46.00 | (25) | | 2:22.37 | (20) | | 1:30.74 | (22) | | - | | | 138.827 | | - |
| 24 | Sophie Westenbroek (Senior) | NED | 45.40 | (20) | PB | 2:24.82 | (27) | SB | 1:30.77 | (23) | SB | - | | | 139.059 | | - |
| 25 | Anneli Repola-Risku (Senior) | FIN | 45.90 | (23) | | 2:22.65 | (22) | | 1:31.43 | (28) | | - | | | 139.166 | | - |
| 26 | Brenda Webster (A1) | CAN | 45.90 | (23) | | 2:23.11 | (23) | | 1:31.29 | (27) | | - | | | 139.249 | | - |
| 27 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 45.10 | (14) | | 2:26.56 | (29) | | 1:30.68 | (21) | | - | | | 139.294 | | - |
| 28 | Linda Palle (Neo) | SWE | 46.00 | (25) | | 2:24.73 | (26) | | 1:31.06 | (25) | | - | | | 139.774 | | - |
| 29 | Galina Stepanskaja (M30) | URS | 46.40 | (28) | | 2:23.52 | (24) | | 1:35.07 | (29) | | - | | | 141.775 | | - |
| 30 | Kim Ferran (Neo) | GBR | 47.40 | (30) | | 2:28.56 | (30) | | 1:36.06 | (30) | | - | | | 144.950 | | - |
| 31 | Ans Kremer (M35) | NZL | 52.00 | (31) | NRM, NR | 2:40.76 | (31) | NRM, NR | 1:44.89 | (31) | NRM, NR | - | | | 158.032 | | - |