| 1 | Andrea Schöne-Mitscherlich (Neo) | GDR | 43.33 | (5) | | 4:28.18 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:10.64 | (3) | | 7:40.97 | (1) | WR | 177.669 | | - |
| 2 | Karin Enke (Neo) | GDR | 42.51 | (1) | | 4:36.19 | (3) | | 2:08.58 | (1) | ER, TR | 7:49.64 | (2) | | 178.365 | | +0.696 |
| 3 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 43.02 | (3) | | 4:36.67 | (4) | | 2:10.41 | (2) | | 7:57.89 | (6) | | 180.390 | | +2.721 |
| 4 | Gabi Schönbrunn (Neo) | GDR | 44.52 | (12) | | 4:34.02 | (2) | | 2:10.85 | (4) | | 7:49.98 | (3) | SB | 180.804 | | +3.135 |
| 5 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Neo) | NOR | 44.78 | (14) | | 4:38.55 | (5) | | 2:13.02 | (6) | | 7:56.44 | (4) | | 183.189 | | +5.520 |
| 6 | Svetlana Katsjuk (Senior) | URS | 44.58 | (13) | | 4:39.28 | (7) | | 2:12.17 | (5) | | 8:01.46 | (7) | | 183.329 | | +5.660 |
| 7 | Sabine Brehm (Neo) | GDR | 45.06 | (17) | | 4:39.27 | (6) | | 2:13.65 | (10) | | 7:56.68 | (5) | SB | 183.823 | | +6.154 |
| 8 | Natalja Glebova (Neo) | URS | 42.70 | (2) | | 4:42.50 | (10) | | 2:16.97 | (17) | | 8:07.54 | (9) | | 184.193 | | +6.524 |
| 9 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.86 | (15) | | 4:41.57 | (8) | SB | 2:13.08 | (7) | | 8:05.22 | (8) | NR | 184.670 | NR | +7.001 |
| 10 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.71 | (9) | | 4:43.32 | (12) | SB | 2:13.36 | (8) | | 8:18.16 | (14) | NR | 185.199 | NR | +7.530 |
| 11 | Alie Boorsma (Neo) | NED | 43.84 | (11) | | 4:44.26 | (14) | SB | 2:14.10 | (11) | | 8:17.57 | (13) | | 185.673 | | +8.004 |
| 12 | Ria Visser (Neo) | NED | 45.52 | (20) | | 4:43.00 | (11) | | 2:13.41 | (9) | | 8:10.54 | (10) | | 186.210 | | +8.541 |
| 13 | Sigrid Smuda (Neo) | FRG | 43.61 | (7) | | 4:48.40 | (16) | | 2:15.01 | (12) | | 8:21.84 | (15) | | 186.863 | NR | +9.194 |
| 14 | Ineke Kooiman-van Homoet (Senior) | NED | 46.59 | (25) | | 4:44.88 | (15) | | 2:15.71 | (14) | | 8:10.64 | (11) | | 188.370 | | +10.701 |
| 15 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 45.36 | (19) | | 4:49.24 | (17) | SB | 2:15.46 | (13) | SB | 8:33.60 | (16) | NR | 190.079 | NR | +12.410 |
| 16 | Valentina Lalenkova-Golovenkina (Senior) | URS | 43.04 | (4) | | 4:43.48 | (13) | | 2:39.74 | (27) | | 8:10.82 | (12) | | 192.614 | | +14.945 |
| 17 | Sylvia Brunner (Senior) | SUI | 43.56 | (6) | | 4:49.55 | (18) | | 2:16.24 | (15) | | - | | | 137.231 | | -40.438 |
| 18 | Edel Therese Høiseth (B2) | NOR | 43.72 | (10) | | 4:57.86 | (21) | SB | 2:18.52 | (19) | | - | | | 139.536 | | -38.133 |
| 19 | Taina Salmia (Neo) | FIN | 45.25 | (18) | | 4:58.28 | (22) | SB | 2:16.35 | (16) | | - | | | 140.413 | | -37.256 |
| 20 | Brigitte Flierl (Neo) | FRG | 45.63 | (21) | | 5:00.51 | (24) | | 2:18.06 | (18) | | - | | | 141.735 | | -35.934 |
| 21 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (A2) | ITA | 46.65 | (26) | | 4:54.66 | (20) | SB | 2:21.73 | (23) | | - | | | 143.003 | | -34.666 |
| 22 | Maila Lehtimäki (B2) | FIN | 45.02 | (16) | | 5:03.20 | (26) | NRJ | 2:23.12 | (25) | NRJ | - | | | 143.259 | | -34.410 |
| 23 | Karin Rybäck (Neo) | SWE | 46.75 | (27) | | 5:00.18 | (23) | SB | 2:20.89 | (21) | | - | | | 143.743 | | -33.926 |
| 24 | Angelika Haßmann (Neo) | FRG | 47.20 | (28) | | 4:54.18 | (19) | | 2:22.78 | (24) | | - | | | 143.823 | | -33.846 |
| 25 | Turid Lillehagen-Welo (Senior) | NOR | 46.28 | (23) | | 5:02.49 | (25) | SB | 2:21.42 | (22) | | - | | | 143.835 | | -33.834 |
| 26 | Rauni Poikolainen (Neo) | FIN | 45.87 | (22) | | 5:10.91 | (28) | | 2:20.04 | (20) | | - | | | 144.368 | | -33.301 |
| 27 | Marie-France van Helden-Vives (Neo) | FRA | 46.51 | (24) | | 5:05.32 | (27) | | 2:23.29 | (26) | | - | | | 145.160 | | -32.509 |
| Ina Steenbruggen (Senior) | NED | 43.68 | (8) | | 4:42.02 | (9) | | DQ | | | - | | | 90.683 | | - |