| 1 | Klara Guseva-Nesterova (Neo) | URS | 1:34.10 | OR, TR | - |
| 2 | Helga Haase (Senior) | GDR | 1:34.30 | NR | +0.200 |
| 3 | Tamara Rylova (Senior) | URS | 1:34.80 | SB | +0.700 |
| 4 | Lidija Skoblikova (Neo) | URS | 1:35.30 | SB | +1.200 |
| 5 | Hatsue Takemizawa (Senior) | JPN | 1:35.80 | NR | +1.700 |
| Helena Pilejczyk (Senior) | POL | 1:35.80 | NR | +1.700 |
| 7 | Fumie Hama (Neo) | JPN | 1:36.10 | PB | +2.000 |
| 8 | Jean Ashworth (Neo) | USA | 1:36.50 | NR | +2.400 |
| 9 | Eevi Huttunen (Senior) | FIN | 1:37.20 | NRM, NR | +3.100 |
| 10 | Iris Sihvonen (Neo) | FIN | 1:37.30 | PB | +3.200 |
| 11 | Christina Scherling (Neo) | SWE | 1:37.50 | NR | +3.400 |
| 12 | Elsa Einarsson (A1) | SWE | 1:38.00 | WRJ, TRJ | +3.900 |
| 13 | Doreen Ryan (Senior) | CAN | 1:38.10 | NR | +4.000 |
| 14 | Françoise Lucas (Neo) | FRA | 1:38.40 | NR | +4.300 |
| 15 | Jeanne Omelenchuk (Senior) | USA | 1:39.80 | SB | +5.700 |
| 16 | Yoshiko Takano (A1) | JPN | 1:39.90 | NRJ | +5.800 |
| 17 | Natascha Liebknecht (Neo) | GDR | 1:43.50 | PB | +9.400 |
| 18 | Sigrid Behrenz (A2) | GDR | 1:43.80 | NRJ | +9.700 |
| 19 | Margaret Robb (A1) | CAN | 1:45.80 | NRJ | +11.700 |
| 20 | Hye-Ja Han (A2) | KOR | 1:48.80 | NRJ, NR | +14.700 |
| DQ | Kyeong-Hee Kim (A2) | KOR | DQ | | - |
| DQ | Elwira Seroczynska (Senior) | POL | DQ | | - |