| 1 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 48.10 | (1) | TR | 2:33.30 | (1) | TR | 1:37.80 | (1) | TR | 5:26.60 | (2) | | 202.534 | | - |
| 2 | Albina Tuzova (M30) | URS | 48.60 | (2) | | 2:37.20 | (3) | | 1:38.90 | (2) | | 5:30.90 | (4) | | 205.600 | | +3.066 |
| 3 | Lidija Skoblikova (Neo) | URS | 48.60 | (2) | | 2:37.50 | (4) | | 1:39.60 | (4) | | 5:29.50 | (3) | | 205.817 | | +3.283 |
| 4 | Fengrong Liu (Senior) | CHN | 49.00 | (7) | NR | 2:39.80 | (6) | SB | 1:41.40 | (7) | NR | 5:40.80 | (9) | SB | 209.768 | SB | +7.234 |
| 5 | Klara Guseva-Nesterova (Senior) | URS | 48.70 | (4) | | 2:42.00 | (10) | | 1:39.40 | (3) | | 5:46.80 | (12) | SB | 210.201 | SB | +7.667 |
| 6 | Helga Haase (Senior) | GDR | 48.70 | (4) | | 2:41.60 | (9) | SB | 1:40.80 | (6) | SB | 5:43.60 | (11) | SB | 210.234 | SB | +7.700 |
| 7 | Helena Pilejczyk (M30) | POL | 49.70 | (12) | | 2:38.90 | (5) | | 1:43.30 | (11) | | 5:35.60 | (5) | | 210.251 | | +7.717 |
| 8 | Hongxia Sun (Senior) | CHN | 49.90 | (13) | SB | 2:40.60 | (7) | SB | 1:42.60 | (10) | SB | 5:37.00 | (6) | NR | 210.901 | SB | +8.367 |
| 9 | Anna Skrzetuska (Senior) | POL | 49.10 | (8) | | 2:43.50 | (13) | | 1:41.70 | (8) | | 5:42.20 | (10) | | 211.484 | | +8.950 |
| 10 | Inga Voronina (Senior) | URS | 56.60 | (30) | | 2:34.50 | (2) | | 1:40.10 | (5) | | 5:23.40 | (1) | TR | 212.050 | SB | +9.516 |
| 11 | Christina Scherling (Neo) | SWE | 50.00 | (15) | | 2:41.40 | (8) | | 1:43.30 | (11) | | 5:39.70 | (7) | | 212.068 | SB | +9.534 |
| 12 | Hatsue Takemizawa (Senior) | JPN | 50.00 | (15) | SB | 2:42.10 | (11) | SB | 1:43.80 | (15) | SB | 5:40.30 | (8) | SB | 212.651 | SB | +10.117 |
| 13 | Elsa Einarsson (A2) | SWE | 48.70 | (4) | | 2:43.80 | (14) | SB | 1:43.70 | (14) | TRJ, SB | 5:52.70 | (14) | TRJ, SB | 213.934 | SB | +11.400 |
| 14 | Elwira Seroczynska (M30) | POL | 49.20 | (9) | | 2:44.10 | (15) | | 1:43.50 | (13) | | 5:55.60 | (15) | | 214.917 | | +12.383 |
| 15 | Fumie Hama (Neo) | JPN | 49.60 | (11) | SB | 2:44.80 | (16) | SB | 1:44.50 | (16) | SB | 5:49.70 | (13) | SB | 215.068 | SB | +12.534 |
| 16 | Bożena Kalbarczyk (A2) | POL | 51.10 | (19) | | 2:42.90 | (12) | | 1:44.60 | (17) | | 6:01.90 | (16) | | 218.018 | | +15.484 |
| 17 | Renata Szmidt (Senior) | POL | 50.70 | (17) | | 2:49.20 | (23) | | 1:42.30 | (9) | SB | - | | | 158.250 | | - |
| 18 | Iris Sihvonen (Neo) | FIN | 49.90 | (13) | | 2:48.50 | (21) | | 1:44.90 | (18) | | - | | | 158.517 | | - |
| 19 | Randi Elisabeth Nilsen (A1) | NOR | 49.50 | (10) | PB | 2:46.00 | (18) | SB | 1:48.50 | (25) | | - | | | 159.084 | | - |
| 20 | Inger Eriksson (A1) | SWE | 51.10 | (19) | | 2:46.60 | (19) | | 1:46.20 | (19) | SB | - | | | 159.734 | | - |
| 21 | Pirkko Tanskanen (Neo) | FIN | 51.60 | (22) | | 2:49.40 | (24) | | 1:46.50 | (20) | SB | - | | | 161.317 | | - |
| 22 | Meiyu Jin (Neo) | CHN | 52.80 | (27) | SB | 2:45.90 | (17) | SB | 1:47.10 | (21) | SB | - | | | 161.651 | | - |
| 23 | Tsedenjavyn Lhamjav (Neo) | MGL | 51.80 | (24) | | 2:48.80 | (22) | | 1:48.80 | (26) | NR | - | | | 162.467 | | - |
| 24 | Gunilla Hjerdt (A2) | SWE | 51.30 | (21) | | 2:51.40 | (27) | | 1:48.40 | (24) | | - | | | 162.634 | | - |
| 25 | Françoise Lucas (Neo) | FRA | 50.90 | (18) | SB | 2:53.90 | (28) | | 1:47.70 | (22) | SB | - | | | 162.717 | | - |
| 26 | Shunzi Cui (Neo) | CHN | 52.10 | (25) | PB | 2:47.20 | (20) | SB | 1:49.80 | (27) | PB | - | | | 162.734 | | - |
| 27 | Kaija Mustonen (A2) | FIN | 51.70 | (23) | | 2:49.90 | (25) | | 1:51.60 | (29) | | - | | | 164.134 | | - |
| 28 | Sigrid Behrenz (Neo) | GDR | 52.10 | (25) | | 2:51.30 | (26) | | 1:50.30 | (28) | | - | | | 164.350 | | - |
| 29 | Tove Jacobsen-Steinmoen (B1) | NOR | 53.00 | (28) | | 3:07.40 | (30) | | 1:48.30 | (23) | SB | - | | | 169.617 | | - |
| 30 | Mendbayryn Naratsetseg (Neo) | MGL | 55.90 | (29) | | 2:55.60 | (29) | | 1:54.50 | (30) | | - | | | 171.684 | | - |