| 1 | Bonnie Blair (Senior) | USA | 39.18 | (2) | | 1:18.74 | (1) | | 38.69 | (1) | TR | 1:18.39 | (1) | | 156.435 | WR | - |
| 2 | Susan Auch (Senior) | CAN | 39.15 | (1) | | 1:20.64 | (6) | | 38.94 | (2) | | 1:20.05 | (5) | NR | 158.435 | NR | +2.000 |
| 3 | Franziska Schenk (Neo) | GER | 39.85 | (8) | | 1:21.25 | (10) | | 39.82 | (6) | | 1:19.06 | (2) | SB | 159.825 | SB | +3.390 |
| 4 | Sabine Völker (Neo) | GER | 39.59 | (4) | NR | 1:20.22 | (3) | | 39.73 | (4) | | 1:20.83 | (7) | | 159.845 | SB | +3.410 |
| 5 | Monique Garbrecht (Senior) | GER | 39.65 | (5) | | 1:20.29 | (4) | | 39.95 | (8) | | 1:20.42 | (6) | | 159.955 | SB | +3.520 |
| Chris Witty (Neo) | USA | 40.26 | (12) | | 1:19.39 | (2) | | 40.16 | (12) | | 1:19.68 | (3) | | 159.955 | SB | +3.520 |
| 7 | Tomomi Okazaki (Neo) | JPN | 39.87 | (9) | | 1:20.95 | (9) | | 39.76 | (5) | | 1:21.33 | (12) | | 160.770 | | +4.335 |
| 8 | Shiho Kusunose (Senior) | JPN | 40.42 | (15) | | 1:21.34 | (12) | | 40.12 | (11) | | 1:20.01 | (4) | SB | 161.215 | SB | +4.780 |
| 9 | Kyuoko Shimazaki (Neo) | JPN | 39.47 | (3) | NR | 1:22.09 | (17) | SB | 39.82 | (6) | | 1:22.66 | (20) | | 161.665 | SB | +5.230 |
| 10 | Emese Hunyady (Senior) | AUT | 40.61 | (20) | | 1:20.78 | (8) | SB | 40.50 | (18) | | 1:21.17 | (9) | | 162.085 | NR | +5.650 |
| 11 | Sandra Zwolle (Senior) | NED | 40.89 | (21) | | 1:20.41 | (5) | NR | 40.60 | (20) | | 1:20.89 | (8) | | 162.140 | NR | +5.705 |
| 12 | Svetlana Zjurova (Neo) | RUS | 39.68 | (6) | | 1:23.15 | (20) | | 39.66 | (3) | | 1:22.81 | (21) | SB | 162.320 | SB | +5.885 |
| Christine Aaftink (Senior) | NED | 40.49 | (18) | | 1:21.37 | (13) | | 40.51 | (19) | | 1:21.27 | (11) | SB | 162.320 | SB | +5.885 |
| 14 | Eriko Sanmiya-Mitake (Neo) | JPN | 40.33 | (13) | | 1:21.32 | (11) | SB | 40.60 | (20) | | 1:21.47 | (13) | | 162.325 | SB | +5.890 |
| 15 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Senior) | NOR | 40.40 | (14) | | 1:22.03 | (15) | | 40.45 | (17) | | 1:21.22 | (10) | SB | 162.475 | NR | +6.040 |
| 16 | Rieko Kaji (Neo) | JPN | 40.12 | (11) | | 1:21.66 | (14) | PB | 40.37 | (16) | | 1:22.88 | (22) | | 162.760 | PB | +6.325 |
| 17 | Emese Antal (Senior) | AUT | 41.17 | (24) | | 1:22.27 | (18) | | 40.86 | (22) | | 1:21.75 | (14) | SB | 164.040 | PB | +7.605 |
| 18 | Mihaela Dascălu (Senior) | ROU | 41.25 | (25) | | 1:22.05 | (16) | | 41.05 | (25) | | 1:21.88 | (17) | SB | 164.265 | SB | +7.830 |
| 19 | Christina Zummack (Senior) | GER | 41.01 | (22) | | 1:22.41 | (19) | SB | 40.87 | (23) | | 1:23.19 | (24) | | 164.680 | SB | +8.245 |
| 20 | Hee-Joo Cheon (A2) | KOR | 41.33 | (26) | NRJ | 1:23.21 | (22) | | 41.48 | (27) | | 1:21.80 | (15) | NRJ | 165.315 | NRJ | +8.880 |
| 21 | Cerasela Simona Hordobeţiu (Senior) | ROU | 41.42 | (27) | | 1:23.15 | (20) | | 41.45 | (26) | | 1:22.90 | (23) | SB | 165.895 | PB | +9.460 |
| 22 | Linda Johnson-Blair (Senior) | CAN | 41.54 | (29) | | 1:23.67 | (23) | | 41.01 | (24) | | 1:23.55 | (26) | SB | 166.160 | SB | +9.725 |
| 23 | Sylvie Cantin (Senior) | CAN | 41.48 | (28) | | 1:24.91 | (25) | SB | 41.53 | (28) | | 1:25.91 | (28) | | 168.420 | SB | +11.985 |
| 24 | Chantal Bailey (M30) | USA | 42.49 | (30) | | 1:24.84 | (24) | | 42.59 | (29) | | 1:23.97 | (27) | SB | 169.485 | SB | +13.050 |