| 1 | Ljubov Sadtsjikova (Senior) | URS | 42.21 | (1) | TR | 1:26.96 | (1) | TR | 43.42 | (3) | | 1:28.11 | (1) | | 173.165 | TR | - |
| 2 | Cornelia Jacob (A2) | GDR | 42.60 | (2) | TRJ | 1:29.04 | (5) | TRJ | 43.38 | (2) | | 1:29.68 | (5) | | 175.340 | TRJ | +2.175 |
| 3 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.54 | (6) | | 1:28.31 | (4) | | 43.54 | (4) | | 1:28.53 | (2) | | 175.500 | | +2.335 |
| 4 | Sylvia Burka (Senior) | CAN | 43.65 | (9) | | 1:28.05 | (2) | | 43.83 | (7) | | 1:28.78 | (3) | | 175.895 | | +2.730 |
| 5 | Christa Rothenburger (A2) | GDR | 42.61 | (3) | | 1:29.57 | (6) | | 43.28 | (1) | | 1:30.71 | (10) | | 176.030 | | +2.865 |
| 6 | Kim Kostron (Neo) | USA | 43.62 | (8) | | 1:28.18 | (3) | | 44.12 | (12) | | 1:28.97 | (4) | | 176.315 | | +3.150 |
| 7 | Petra Richter (Neo) | GDR | 43.11 | (4) | | 1:30.37 | (12) | | 43.62 | (5) | | 1:30.90 | (12) | | 177.365 | | +4.200 |
| 8 | Pat Durnin (A2) | CAN | 44.03 | (13) | | 1:29.68 | (7) | | 43.76 | (6) | | 1:30.46 | (8) | | 177.860 | | +4.695 |
| 9 | Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman (Senior) | NED | 43.75 | (10) | | 1:30.12 | (11) | | 44.10 | (11) | | 1:29.92 | (6) | | 177.870 | NR | +4.705 |
| 10 | Sophie Piest-Westenbroek (M30) | NED | 44.43 | (15) | | 1:30.00 | (10) | NRM | 44.32 | (14) | | 1:30.24 | (7) | | 178.870 | NRM | +5.705 |
| 11 | Kathy Vogt (Neo) | CAN | 44.00 | (12) | | 1:30.39 | (13) | | 44.24 | (13) | | 1:30.89 | (11) | | 178.880 | | +5.715 |
| 12 | Sylvia Brunner (Neo) | SUI | 43.56 | (7) | | 1:30.92 | (15) | | 44.01 | (10) | | 1:31.77 | (15) | | 178.915 | | +5.750 |
| 13 | Sylvia Vierkotten (B2) | GDR | 43.43 | (5) | | 1:31.10 | (16) | | 43.96 | (8) | | 1:32.93 | (18) | | 179.405 | | +6.240 |
| 14 | Irina Kovrova (B2) | URS | 43.83 | (11) | | 1:31.82 | (20) | | 43.96 | (8) | | 1:32.92 | (17) | | 180.160 | | +6.995 |
| 15 | Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 44.85 | (17) | | 1:29.71 | (8) | | 45.35 | (18) | | 1:30.64 | (9) | | 180.375 | | +7.210 |
| 16 | Joke van Rijssel (Neo) | NED | 45.42 | (21) | | 1:29.97 | (9) | | 45.19 | (16) | | 1:31.66 | (14) | | 181.425 | SB | +8.260 |
| 17 | Annie Borckink (Senior) | NED | 44.83 | (16) | | 1:30.78 | (14) | | 45.77 | (20) | | 1:31.86 | (16) | | 181.920 | SB | +8.755 |
| 18 | Ina Steenbruggen (Neo) | NED | 44.19 | (14) | | 1:31.46 | (18) | | 45.25 | (17) | | 1:33.93 | (20) | | 182.135 | | +8.970 |
| 19 | Nancy Swider (Neo) | USA | 45.70 | (22) | | 1:31.48 | (19) | | 46.17 | (21) | | 1:31.25 | (13) | | 183.235 | SB | +10.070 |
| 20 | Sigrid Smuda (A2) | FRG | 45.35 | (20) | | 1:31.45 | (17) | | 45.61 | (19) | | 1:33.67 | (19) | | 183.520 | | +10.355 |
| 21 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 45.10 | (18) | | 1:34.99 | (22) | | 44.75 | (15) | | 1:35.49 | (22) | | 185.090 | | +11.925 |
| 22 | Lilianna Morawiec (A1) | POL | 46.93 | (24) | | 1:35.43 | (23) | | 46.54 | (22) | | 1:34.79 | (21) | | 188.580 | SB | +15.415 |
| 23 | Dolores Gysin-Lier (Neo) | SUI | 46.58 | (23) | | 1:34.98 | (21) | | 47.32 | (23) | | 1:36.40 | (23) | | 189.590 | | +16.425 |
| 24 | Miriam Heruth (C2) | FRG | 45.34 | (19) | SB | - | | | - | | | 1:37.06 | (24) | | 93.870 | | - |
| 25 | Heike Horrmann (B1) | FRG | - | | | - | | | 47.81 | (24) | | 1:39.12 | (25) | | 97.370 | | - |
| 26 | Doris Weitzel (B1) | FRG | - | | | - | | | 55.85 | (26) | | 1:40.22 | (26) | | 105.960 | | - |
| 27 | Anja Mischke (D1) | FRG | - | | | - | | | 54.60 | (25) | | - | | | 54.600 | | - |