| 1 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 51.80 | (1) | TR | 2:49.20 | (1) | TR | 108.200 | | - |
| 2 | Tamara Rylova (Senior) | URS | 52.00 | (2) | | 2:54.70 | (2) | | 110.234 | | +2.034 |
| 3 | Helga Haase (Senior) | GDR | 52.50 | (3) | | 2:57.60 | (5) | | 111.700 | | +3.500 |
| 4 | Lidija Skoblikova (Neo) | URS | 54.00 | (4) | | 2:55.60 | (3) | | 112.534 | | +4.334 |
| 5 | Albina Tuzova (M30) | URS | 54.90 | (7) | | 2:56.00 | (4) | | 113.567 | | +5.367 |
| 6 | Inga Voronina (Senior) | URS | 54.90 | (7) | | 2:58.20 | (6) | | 114.300 | | +6.100 |
| 7 | Helena Pilejczyk (M30) | POL | 54.80 | (6) | | 2:59.40 | (7) | | 114.601 | | +6.401 |
| 8 | Anna Skrzetuska (Senior) | POL | 55.60 | (12) | | 3:00.30 | (8) | | 115.700 | | +7.500 |
| 9 | Fumie Hama (Neo) | JPN | 55.20 | (11) | | 3:02.80 | (11) | | 116.134 | | +7.934 |
| 10 | Elwira Seroczynska (M30) | POL | 55.60 | (12) | | 3:02.60 | (10) | | 116.467 | | +8.267 |
| 11 | Hongxia Sun (Senior) | CHN | 55.80 | (14) | | 3:02.30 | (9) | | 116.567 | | +8.367 |
| 12 | Bożena Kalbarczyk (A2) | POL | 56.00 | (15) | | 3:04.30 | (12) | TRJ | 117.434 | | +9.234 |
| 13 | Shuyuan Wang (B2) | CHN | 56.40 | (16) | NRJ | 3:06.30 | (15) | NRJ | 118.500 | | +10.300 |
| 14 | Tsedenjavyn Lhamjav (Neo) | MGL | 57.00 | (17) | | 3:05.30 | (14) | | 118.767 | | +10.567 |
| 15 | Jeannette Ann Neil (Neo) | AUS | 57.50 | (18) | | 3:05.20 | (13) | | 119.234 | | +11.034 |
| 16 | Klara Guseva-Nesterova (Senior) | URS | 55.10 | (10) | | 3:16.90 | (19) | | 120.734 | | +12.534 |
| 17 | Françoise Lucas (Neo) | FRA | 57.60 | (19) | | 3:12.20 | (16) | | 121.667 | | +13.467 |
| 18 | Mendbayryn Naratsetseg (Neo) | MGL | 59.70 | (23) | | 3:12.70 | (17) | | 123.934 | | +15.734 |
| 19 | Shunzi Cui (Neo) | CHN | 59.40 | (22) | | 3:14.20 | (18) | | 124.134 | | +15.934 |
| 20 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (A1) | NOR | 58.30 | (21) | | 3:25.40 | (20) | | 126.767 | | +18.567 |
| 21 | Sigrid Behrenz (Neo) | GDR | 59.90 | (24) | | 3:37.60 | (21) | | 132.434 | | +24.234 |
| 22 | Hatsue Takemizawa (Senior) | JPN | 54.30 | (5) | | - | | | 54.300 | | - |
| 23 | Elsa Einarsson (A2) | SWE | 55.00 | (9) | | - | | | 55.000 | | - |
| 24 | B Bayarmangnai (n/a) | MGL | 1:04.40 | (25) | | - | | | 64.400 | | - |
| 25 | Renata Szmidt (Senior) | POL | 1:06.50 | (26) | | - | | | 66.500 | | - |
| Christina Scherling (Neo) | SWE | DNF | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Bjørg Hovden (A1) | NOR | 57.70 | (20) | | DNF | | | - | | - |