| 1 | Stien Kaiser (Senior) | NED | 47.30 | (6) | | 2:26.40 | (1) | TR | 1:35.00 | (2) | | 5:08.70 | (2) | | 195.050 | TR | - |
| 2 | Ans Schut (Neo) | NED | 48.00 | (16) | | 2:28.40 | (2) | | 1:37.50 | (11) | | 5:04.80 | (1) | TR | 197.016 | | +1.966 |
| 3 | Carry Geijssen (Neo) | NED | 47.70 | (14) | | 2:29.80 | (3) | | 1:35.10 | (3) | | 5:17.00 | (5) | | 198.016 | | +2.966 |
| 4 | Lāsma Kauniste (Senior) | URS | 47.50 | (9) | | 2:30.50 | (5) | | 1:35.30 | (4) | | 5:20.20 | (6) | | 198.682 | | +3.632 |
| 5 | Kaija Mustonen (Senior) | FIN | 47.50 | (9) | | 2:31.30 | (9) | | 1:36.60 | (8) | | 5:14.80 | (3) | | 198.699 | NR | +3.649 |
| 6 | Ljudmila Titova (Neo) | URS | 46.20 | (1) | TR | 2:30.50 | (5) | | 1:34.50 | (1) | TR | 5:31.10 | (14) | | 198.799 | | +3.749 |
| 7 | Lidija Skoblikova (Senior) | URS | 47.40 | (8) | | 2:32.30 | (12) | | 1:37.20 | (9) | | 5:15.40 | (4) | | 199.332 | | +4.282 |
| 8 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (Senior) | NOR | 47.30 | (6) | | 2:31.20 | (8) | | 1:36.20 | (6) | | 5:21.50 | (9) | | 199.383 | NR | +4.333 |
| 9 | Valentina.34 Stenina (M30) | URS | 47.50 | (9) | WRM | 2:30.00 | (4) | | 1:36.40 | (7) | WRM | 5:23.40 | (10) | | 199.600 | WRM | +4.550 |
| 10 | Elly van den Brom (A2) | NED | 46.60 | (3) | | 2:32.40 | (13) | TRJ | 1:35.80 | (5) | TRJ | 5:29.80 | (13) | TRJ | 200.266 | TRJ, SB | +5.216 |
| 11 | Wil Burgmeijer (Neo) | NED | 47.80 | (15) | | 2:31.50 | (10) | | 1:39.00 | (15) | | 5:20.80 | (7) | | 201.266 | | +6.216 |
| 12 | Martine Ivangine (Neo) | FRA | 48.00 | (16) | | 2:32.00 | (11) | | 1:37.20 | (9) | SB | 5:24.20 | (11) | | 201.299 | SB | +6.249 |
| 13 | Pil-Hwa Han (Senior) | PRK | 48.60 | (20) | SB | 2:30.70 | (7) | SB | 1:38.30 | (12) | SB | 5:21.20 | (8) | SB | 201.516 | SB | +6.466 |
| 14 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka (Neo) | FIN | 48.50 | (19) | | 2:32.60 | (14) | | 1:41.00 | (23) | | 5:26.20 | (12) | | 204.232 | | +9.182 |
| 15 | Galina Nefjodova (Neo) | URS | 48.20 | (18) | | 2:34.00 | (15) | SB | 1:40.60 | (22) | | 5:31.70 | (15) | | 205.116 | SB | +10.066 |
| 16 | Arja Kantola (A2) | FIN | 47.50 | (9) | | 2:34.20 | (16) | | 1:40.40 | (21) | | 5:40.70 | (16) | | 205.883 | NRJ | +10.833 |
| 17 | Dianne Holum (B2) | USA | 46.50 | (2) | TRJ | 2:35.60 | (19) | | 1:38.80 | (13) | | - | | | 147.766 | | - |
| 18 | Ruth Schleiermacher (A1) | GDR | 46.90 | (4) | | 2:38.20 | (22) | | 1:40.00 | (19) | | - | | | 149.633 | | - |
| 19 | Kari Kåring (A2) | NOR | 48.70 | (21) | | 2:35.00 | (17) | | 1:39.40 | (16) | SB | - | | | 150.066 | | - |
| 20 | Christina Lindblom (Senior) | SWE | 49.20 | (24) | | 2:35.20 | (18) | | 1:38.90 | (14) | | - | | | 150.383 | | - |
| 21 | Mary Meyers (Neo) | USA | 46.90 | (4) | | 2:43.20 | (31) | | 1:39.50 | (18) | PB | - | | | 151.050 | | - |
| 22 | Ylva Hedlund (A1) | SWE | 49.50 | (27) | | 2:39.40 | (25) | | 1:39.40 | (16) | | - | | | 152.333 | | - |
| 23 | Jean Ashworth (Senior) | USA | 47.60 | (13) | | 2:42.00 | (29) | | 1:41.90 | (26) | | - | | | 152.550 | | - |
| 24 | Marie-Lise Perrenoud (Neo) | FRA | 49.00 | (23) | | 2:39.70 | (26) | | 1:41.20 | (24) | | - | | | 152.833 | | - |
| 25 | Ok-Soon Kim (A2) | PRK | 51.20 | (29) | NRJ | 2:36.00 | (20) | NRJ | 1:41.20 | (24) | NRJ | - | | | 153.800 | | - |
| 26 | Doreen McCannell (Neo) | CAN | 49.40 | (25) | | 2:39.20 | (24) | | 1:43.20 | (28) | | - | | | 154.066 | | - |
| 27 | Sachiko Saito (Neo) | JPN | 49.40 | (25) | | 2:40.60 | (27) | | 1:43.50 | (30) | | - | | | 154.683 | | - |
| 28 | Adelhejda Mroske (Senior) | POL | 50.20 | (28) | | 2:41.50 | (28) | | 1:43.10 | (27) | | - | | | 155.583 | | - |
| 29 | Bok-Soon Kim (B2) | PRK | 51.40 | (30) | NRJ | 2:38.70 | (23) | NRJ | 1:43.20 | (28) | NRJ | - | | | 155.900 | | - |
| 30 | Marcia Parsons (Neo) | CAN | 48.80 | (22) | | 2:47.30 | (32) | | 1:45.60 | (32) | | - | | | 157.366 | | - |
| 31 | Jitsuko Saito (Neo) | JPN | 51.80 | (31) | | 2:42.60 | (30) | | 1:45.40 | (31) | | - | | | 158.700 | | - |
| 32 | Helena Pilejczyk (M35) | POL | 58.00 | (32) | | 2:37.70 | (21) | WRM | 1:40.30 | (20) | WRM | - | | | 160.716 | | - |