| 1 | Monika Pflug (A1) | FRG | 45.15 | (5) | TRJ | 1:32.39 | (3) | TRJ | 45.36 | (5) | | 1:32.76 | (2) | | 183.085 | NRJ, NR, TR | - |
| 2 | Dianne Holum (Neo) | USA | 45.33 | (8) | | 1:31.88 | (1) | TR | 45.75 | (11) | | 1:32.65 | (1) | | 183.345 | | +0.260 |
| 3 | Ljudmila Titova (Senior) | URS | 45.32 | (7) | | 1:32.57 | (4) | | 44.94 | (2) | | 1:33.79 | (7) | | 183.440 | SB | +0.355 |
| 4 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M30) | NED | 44.96 | (3) | | 1:32.37 | (2) | | 45.55 | (7) | | 1:33.65 | (5) | | 183.520 | SB | +0.435 |
| 5 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (Senior) | NOR | 45.12 | (4) | | 1:32.73 | (5) | | 45.61 | (9) | | 1:33.48 | (4) | | 183.835 | SB | +0.750 |
| 6 | Leah Poulos (Neo) | USA | 44.64 | (2) | | 1:33.17 | (9) | | 44.99 | (3) | | 1:35.81 | (13) | | 184.120 | SB | +1.035 |
| 7 | Connie Carpenter (C2) | USA | 45.34 | (9) | | 1:32.93 | (6) | | 45.45 | (6) | | 1:34.73 | (10) | | 184.620 | | +1.535 |
| 8 | Sheila Young (Neo) | USA | 44.20 | (1) | TR | 1:34.87 | (12) | | 44.76 | (1) | | 1:37.60 | (17) | | 185.195 | | +2.110 |
| 9 | Elly van den Brom (Neo) | NED | 45.69 | (14) | | 1:33.14 | (8) | | 46.20 | (17) | | 1:33.76 | (6) | | 185.340 | SB | +2.255 |
| 10 | Stien Baas-Kaiser (Senior) | NED | 46.00 | (17) | | 1:32.93 | (6) | | 46.56 | (18) | | 1:33.17 | (3) | | 185.610 | SB | +2.525 |
| 11 | Trijnie Rep (Neo) | NED | 45.76 | (16) | | 1:33.47 | (10) | | 46.14 | (16) | | 1:34.49 | (8) | | 185.880 | SB | +2.795 |
| 12 | Vera Surovikina (Neo) | URS | 45.75 | (15) | | 1:34.55 | (11) | | 45.95 | (13) | | 1:34.54 | (9) | | 186.245 | SB | +3.160 |
| 13 | Sylvia Burka (A1) | CAN | 45.30 | (6) | | 1:35.00 | (14) | | 45.81 | (12) | | 1:35.59 | (12) | | 186.405 | NRJ, NR | +3.320 |
| 14 | Sachiko Saito-Yobekura (Senior) | JPN | 45.39 | (10) | | 1:35.71 | (15) | | 45.70 | (10) | | 1:35.50 | (11) | | 186.695 | | +3.610 |
| 15 | Alla Butova-Bujanova (Neo) | URS | 45.40 | (11) | | 1:36.05 | (17) | SB | 45.59 | (8) | | 1:36.99 | (16) | | 187.510 | SB | +4.425 |
| 16 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Neo) | SWE | 45.68 | (13) | | 1:35.75 | (16) | | 46.08 | (14) | | 1:36.45 | (14) | | 187.860 | SB | +4.775 |
| 17 | Kathryn Ann Lunda (C2) | USA | 45.66 | (12) | | 1:36.57 | (20) | | 46.12 | (15) | | 1:38.71 | (22) | | 189.420 | | +6.335 |
| 18 | Lena.54 Andersson (B2) | SWE | 46.13 | (18) | SB | 1:36.70 | (21) | SB | 46.69 | (19) | | 1:38.44 | (19) | | 190.390 | NRJ | +7.305 |
| 19 | Kaname Ide (Senior) | JPN | 46.95 | (20) | | 1:36.19 | (18) | | 47.51 | (22) | | 1:36.88 | (15) | | 190.995 | PB | +7.910 |
| 20 | Inger Karset (Neo) | NOR | 46.77 | (19) | | 1:36.80 | (22) | PB | 47.07 | (21) | | 1:38.56 | (21) | | 191.520 | PB | +8.435 |
| 21 | Romana Troicka (Neo) | POL | 47.28 | (21) | | 1:37.21 | (23) | | 46.81 | (20) | | 1:40.15 | (23) | | 192.770 | SB | +9.685 |
| 22 | Erwina Rys (B2) | POL | 47.67 | (22) | | 1:37.48 | (24) | | 48.27 | (23) | | 1:38.54 | (20) | | 193.950 | SB | +10.865 |
| 23 | Yingshu Piao (Neo) | CHN | 49.51 | (23) | | 1:42.36 | (26) | PB | 49.37 | (24) | PB | 1:44.19 | (25) | | 202.155 | NR | +19.070 |
| 24 | Vera Krasnova (Neo) | URS | 1:00.96 | (25) | | 1:34.90 | (13) | | 45.19 | (4) | | 1:37.96 | (18) | | 202.580 | | +19.495 |
| 25 | Cailian Tien (Neo) | CHN | 49.58 | (24) | | 1:40.65 | (25) | PB | 59.67 | (25) | | 1:42.86 | (24) | | 211.005 | PB | +27.920 |
| 26 | Tuula Vilkas (Neo) | FIN | 1:00.97 | (26) | | 1:36.48 | (19) | | - | | | - | | | 109.210 | | - |