| 1 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 43.01 | (1) | | 4:28.89 | (1) | TR | 2:12.46 | (1) | TR | 8:01.85 | (1) | TR | 180.164 | | - |
| 2 | Gunda Kleemann (Neo) | GDR | 43.13 | (2) | | 4:33.94 | (2) | | 2:13.71 | (2) | | 8:02.38 | (2) | | 181.595 | | +1.431 |
| 3 | Yvonne van Gennip (Senior) | NED | 43.35 | (7) | | 4:38.09 | (4) | | 2:15.75 | (3) | | 8:09.78 | (3) | | 183.927 | | +3.763 |
| 4 | Constanze Scandolo (Neo) | GDR | 43.16 | (4) | PB | 4:36.43 | (3) | PB | 2:16.17 | (4) | | 8:17.62 | (4) | PB | 184.384 | PB | +4.220 |
| 5 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.19 | (5) | | 4:41.64 | (7) | | 2:16.67 | (5) | | 8:28.64 | (11) | | 186.551 | | +6.387 |
| 6 | Natalja Artamonova-Kurova (Senior) | URS | 43.26 | (6) | | 4:42.77 | (8) | SB | 2:17.15 | (6) | | 8:32.23 | (13) | SB | 187.329 | SB | +7.165 |
| 7 | Inga Gilauri (Neo) | URS | 43.90 | (11) | | 4:39.91 | (6) | | 2:20.12 | (13) | | 8:25.70 | (9) | | 187.829 | | +7.665 |
| 8 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 44.11 | (12) | | 4:43.68 | (10) | | 2:19.77 | (11) | | 8:21.84 | (5) | | 188.164 | SB | +8.000 |
| 9 | Marieke Stam (Senior) | NED | 43.57 | (8) | | 4:46.23 | (13) | | 2:19.75 | (10) | | 8:25.41 | (7) | | 188.402 | SB | +8.238 |
| 10 | Svetlana Sjurova-Bojko (Neo) | URS | 45.18 | (20) | | 4:39.59 | (5) | | 2:18.83 | (8) | | 8:25.41 | (7) | | 188.598 | | +8.434 |
| 11 | Jacqueline Börner (Neo) | GDR | 43.87 | (10) | | 4:45.91 | (12) | | 2:18.12 | (7) | | 8:30.54 | (12) | SB | 188.616 | SB | +8.452 |
| 12 | Jelena Tumanova (Neo) | URS | 44.49 | (13) | | 4:44.72 | (11) | | 2:19.24 | (9) | | 8:24.77 | (6) | | 188.835 | | +8.671 |
| 13 | Ingrid Paul (Neo) | NED | 44.63 | (16) | | 4:43.41 | (9) | | 2:19.77 | (11) | | 8:26.23 | (10) | | 189.080 | SB | +8.916 |
| 14 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (n/a) | AUT | 43.15 | (3) | PB | 4:46.52 | (15) | PB | 2:20.70 | (14) | | 8:46.00 | (15) | PB | 190.404 | PB | +10.240 |
| 15 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Senior) | NOR | 45.50 | (21) | | 4:47.23 | (16) | | 2:21.06 | (15) | | 8:47.03 | (16) | | 193.095 | | +12.931 |
| 16 | Minna Nystedt (Neo) | NOR | 46.03 | (23) | | 4:46.46 | (14) | | 2:24.99 | (21) | | 8:37.87 | (14) | | 193.892 | | +13.728 |
| 17 | Marga Preuter (Neo) | NED | 43.79 | (9) | | 4:50.52 | (17) | | 2:21.44 | (16) | | - | | | 139.357 | | - |
| 18 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 44.56 | (15) | | 4:52.58 | (21) | | 2:22.37 | (17) | | - | | | 140.781 | | - |
| 19 | Marie-France van Helden-Vives (Senior) | FRA | 44.63 | (16) | | 4:51.96 | (20) | | 2:22.63 | (18) | | - | | | 140.834 | | - |
| 20 | Elena Belci (Senior) | ITA | 45.13 | (19) | | 4:51.85 | (19) | | 2:24.79 | (20) | | - | | | 142.036 | | - |
| 21 | Ylva Fors (Senior) | SWE | 44.50 | (14) | | 4:59.70 | (23) | | 2:23.57 | (19) | | - | | | 142.307 | | - |
| 22 | Else Ragni Yttredal (A2) | NOR | 44.83 | (18) | | 5:02.28 | (24) | | 2:25.52 | (23) | | - | | | 143.717 | | - |
| 23 | Stéphanie Dumont (Neo) | FRA | 45.77 | (22) | | 4:57.55 | (22) | | 2:25.35 | (22) | | - | | | 143.812 | | - |
| 24 | Petra Becker (Neo) | FRG | 46.33 | (24) | | 4:51.73 | (18) | | 2:26.65 | (24) | | - | | | 143.836 | | - |
| 25 | Bibija Kerla (Senior) | YUG | 55.60 | (25) | | 5:31.03 | (25) | | 2:35.92 | (25) | | - | | | 162.746 | | - |