1 | Leah Poulos-Mueller (Senior) | USA | 42.21 | (1) | | 1:26.72 | (4) | | 42.10 | (1) | SB | 1:26.70 | (5) | | 171.020 | SB | - |
2 | Beth Heiden (A2) | USA | 43.33 | (7) | | 1:26.09 | (1) | | 42.73 | (5) | SB | 1:25.61 | (1) | NRJ, TRJ | 171.910 | NRJ, TRJ | +0.890 |
3 | Christa Rothenburger (A2) | GDR | 42.85 | (3) | | 1:26.30 | (3) | SB | 42.54 | (2) | | 1:26.81 | (7) | | 171.945 | | +0.925 |
4 | Sylvia Albrecht (B1) | GDR | 42.50 | (2) | | 1:26.77 | (5) | | 42.86 | (7) | | 1:26.45 | (4) | | 171.970 | NRJ | +0.950 |
5 | Sylvia Burka (Senior) | CAN | 43.44 | (10) | | 1:26.87 | (7) | | 42.81 | (6) | SB | 1:26.02 | (2) | | 172.695 | NR | +1.675 |
6 | Tatjana Barabasj-Averina (Senior) | URS | 43.40 | (9) | | 1:26.27 | (2) | | 42.91 | (9) | | 1:26.80 | (6) | | 172.845 | SB | +1.825 |
7 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.58 | (11) | | 1:26.85 | (6) | SB | 42.88 | (8) | | 1:27.23 | (9) | | 173.500 | SB | +2.480 |
8 | Monika Holzner-Pflug (Senior) | FRG | 43.08 | (6) | | 1:27.69 | (10) | | 43.22 | (14) | | 1:28.36 | (15) | | 174.325 | | +3.305 |
| Bjørg Eva Jensen (A2) | NOR | 44.01 | (17) | | 1:28.21 | (13) | | 43.08 | (11) | SB | 1:26.26 | (3) | | 174.325 | NRJ, NR | +3.305 |
10 | Sylvia Brunner (Neo) | SUI | 42.95 | (5) | | 1:28.50 | (16) | | 43.13 | (13) | | 1:28.61 | (18) | | 174.635 | | +3.615 |
11 | Kim Kostron (Neo) | USA | 44.43 | (20) | | 1:27.28 | (9) | | 43.47 | (17) | SB | 1:26.90 | (8) | | 174.990 | SB | +3.970 |
12 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 44.04 | (18) | | 1:29.17 | (20) | | 42.67 | (3) | NR | 1:28.84 | (19) | | 175.715 | NR | +4.695 |
13 | Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 44.46 | (22) | | 1:27.10 | (8) | SB | 44.01 | (22) | | 1:27.43 | (11) | | 175.735 | NR | +4.715 |
14 | Makiko Nagaya (Neo) | JPN | 43.64 | (12) | | 1:28.51 | (17) | | 43.12 | (12) | | 1:30.02 | (25) | | 176.025 | | +5.005 |
15 | Ljubov Sadtsjikova (Senior) | URS | 42.88 | (4) | | 1:32.79 | (30) | | 42.70 | (4) | | 1:28.19 | (14) | | 176.070 | | +5.050 |
16 | Brenda Webster (B2) | CAN | 43.97 | (15) | | 1:28.11 | (12) | | 44.04 | (23) | | 1:28.91 | (21) | | 176.520 | NRJ | +5.500 |
17 | Nam-Soon Lee (A1) | KOR | 43.73 | (13) | | 1:29.51 | (22) | NRJ, NR | 43.35 | (15) | NRJ, NR | 1:29.74 | (23) | | 176.705 | NRJ, NR | +5.685 |
18 | Ina Steenbruggen (Neo) | NED | 43.97 | (15) | | 1:28.68 | (19) | | 44.66 | (29) | | 1:28.44 | (17) | | 177.190 | SB | +6.170 |
19 | Cindy Seikkula (Neo) | USA | 45.06 | (26) | | 1:28.22 | (14) | | 44.39 | (27) | | 1:27.34 | (10) | | 177.230 | PB | +6.210 |
20 | Yuko Ota (Neo) | JPN | 44.60 | (23) | | 1:28.26 | (15) | | 44.63 | (28) | | 1:28.18 | (13) | | 177.450 | | +6.430 |
21 | Sylvia Filipsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.85 | (25) | | 1:29.67 | (24) | | 43.88 | (20) | | 1:28.88 | (20) | | 178.005 | PB | +6.985 |
22 | Sophie Piest-Westenbroek (M30) | NED | 45.54 | (28) | | 1:28.67 | (18) | NRM | 43.81 | (18) | NRM | 1:29.56 | (22) | | 178.465 | NRM | +7.445 |
23 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 44.44 | (21) | | 1:30.21 | (26) | | 43.99 | (21) | | 1:30.53 | (27) | | 178.800 | | +7.780 |
24 | Ann-Mari Tollefsen (Neo) | NOR | 44.10 | (19) | PB | 1:29.32 | (21) | PB | 44.17 | (24) | | 1:31.78 | (29) | | 178.820 | PB | +7.800 |
25 | Annette Karlsson (Neo) | SWE | 44.77 | (24) | | 1:29.53 | (23) | | 44.37 | (26) | | 1:29.97 | (24) | | 178.890 | | +7.870 |
26 | Limei Wang (A1) | CHN | 45.29 | (27) | SB | 1:32.66 | (29) | | 45.72 | (30) | | 1:34.76 | (31) | | 184.720 | NRJ, NR | +13.700 |
27 | Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman (Senior) | NED | 43.94 | (14) | | 1:47.17 | (31) | | 43.03 | (10) | SB | 1:28.36 | (15) | | 184.735 | SB | +13.715 |
28 | Dolores Gysin-Lier (Neo) | SUI | 45.68 | (29) | SB | 1:32.36 | (27) | | 45.98 | (31) | | 1:34.00 | (30) | | 184.840 | SB | +13.820 |
29 | Kathy Vogt (Neo) | CAN | 43.39 | (8) | | 1:50.55 | (32) | | 43.37 | (16) | SB | 1:28.15 | (12) | | 186.110 | SB | +15.090 |
30 | Kim Ferran (Neo) | GBR | 46.64 | (30) | NR | 1:32.56 | (28) | | 47.05 | (32) | | 1:36.85 | (32) | | 188.395 | NR | +17.375 |
| Pirjo Hyvärinen (Neo) | FIN | DQ | | | 1:30.13 | (25) | SB | 44.21 | (25) | SB | 1:31.56 | (28) | | 135.055 | | - |
| Pat Durnin (A2) | CAN | DQ | | | 1:27.71 | (11) | | 43.84 | (19) | | 1:30.16 | (26) | | 190.505 | | - |