| 1 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 42.77 | (6) | | 2:09.35 | (1) | | 1:24.34 | (4) | | 4:40.07 | (2) | | 174.734 | NR | - |
| 2 | Svetlana Sjurova-Bojko (Neo) | URS | 44.20 | (21) | | 2:15.39 | (14) | | 1:26.39 | (9) | | 4:49.26 | (5) | | 180.735 | SB | +6.001 |
| 3 | Alida Pasveer (Senior) | NED | 44.52 | (26) | | 2:14.91 | (12) | | 1:27.58 | (13) | | 4:51.55 | (8) | | 181.871 | SB | +7.137 |
| 4 | Erna Uitham (Neo) | NED | 44.22 | (22) | | 2:18.85 | (19) | | 1:28.51 | (14) | | 4:59.04 | (11) | | 184.598 | SB | +9.864 |
| 5 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 43.65 | (15) | | 2:18.88 | (20) | | 1:29.91 | (18) | | 5:11.48 | (17) | | 186.811 | NR | +12.077 |
| 6 | Murielle Leyssieux (A2) | FRA | 44.42 | (25) | | 2:21.63 | (28) | | 1:31.49 | (23) | | 5:03.62 | (13) | | 187.978 | PB | +13.244 |
| 7 | Stéphanie Dumont (A1) | FRA | 44.24 | (23) | | 2:19.92 | (23) | | 1:31.35 | (22) | | 5:11.44 | (16) | | 188.461 | SB | +13.727 |
| 8 | Dorine van der Scheer (Neo) | NED | 46.68 | (31) | | 2:19.02 | (21) | PB | 1:32.59 | (24) | | 4:57.75 | (10) | | 188.940 | PB | +14.206 |
| 9 | Lena.61 Andersson (Senior) | SWE | 45.41 | (30) | | 2:36.57 | (30) | | 1:29.61 | (17) | | 4:54.58 | (9) | | 191.501 | | +16.767 |
| 10 | Szilviá Szikora (Neo) | HUN | 47.84 | (32) | | 2:26.36 | (29) | | 1:35.00 | (26) | | 5:07.73 | (14) | | 195.414 | | +20.680 |
| 11 | Bonnie Blair (Neo) | USA | 41.07 | (1) | | 2:10.92 | (2) | | 1:23.27 | (1) | | - | | | 126.345 | | - |
| 12 | Monika Gawenus-Pflug (Senior) | FRG | 41.84 | (2) | | 2:13.47 | (6) | | 1:24.06 | (3) | | - | | | 128.360 | | - |
| 13 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 42.34 | (3) | | 2:14.82 | (11) | | 1:24.52 | (5) | | - | | | 129.540 | | - |
| 14 | Katie Class (Neo) | USA | 43.50 | (12) | | 2:15.03 | (13) | | 1:26.12 | (7) | | - | | | 131.570 | | - |
| 15 | Lilianna Jezierska-Morawiec (Senior) | POL | 43.14 | (9) | | 2:15.78 | (15) | | 1:27.24 | (11) | | - | | | 132.020 | | - |
| 16 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 42.68 | (5) | | - | | | 1:24.00 | (2) | | 4:44.67 | (3) | | 132.125 | | - |
| 17 | Manuela Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 43.71 | (17) | | 2:16.49 | (17) | | 1:27.48 | (12) | | - | | | 132.946 | | - |
| 18 | Svetlana Bykova (Neo) | URS | 42.77 | (6) | | 2:21.09 | (26) | | 1:28.93 | (15) | | - | | | 134.265 | | - |
| 19 | Jelena Rudenko (Neo) | URS | 43.66 | (16) | | 2:19.99 | (24) | | 1:29.37 | (16) | | - | | | 135.008 | | - |
| 20 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Senior) | NOR | 43.94 | (19) | | 2:14.14 | (9) | | - | | | 4:39.86 | (1) | | 135.296 | | - |
| 21 | Lidia Olcon (Neo) | POL | 43.31 | (11) | | 2:13.23 | (5) | | - | | | 4:50.56 | (7) | | 136.146 | | - |
| 22 | Leslie Bader (Neo) | USA | 44.99 | (28) | | 2:19.04 | (22) | | 1:30.96 | (21) | | - | | | 136.816 | | - |
| 23 | Anja Bollaart (A2) | NED | 45.19 | (29) | | 2:20.43 | (25) | | 1:30.42 | (20) | | - | | | 137.210 | | - |
| 24 | Hanne Eriksson (A2) | NOR | 43.60 | (13) | | - | | | 1:30.04 | (19) | | 5:01.51 | (12) | | 138.871 | | - |
| 25 | Antje Douvern (Neo) | FRG | - | | | 2:21.39 | (27) | | 1:34.87 | (25) | | 5:11.04 | (15) | | 146.405 | | - |
| 26 | Zofia Tokarczyk (Neo) | POL | 42.57 | (4) | | - | | | 1:26.38 | (8) | | - | | | 85.760 | | - |
| 27 | Virve Mäkelä (Senior) | FIN | 43.23 | (10) | | - | | | 1:25.45 | (6) | | - | | | 85.955 | | - |
| 28 | Inga Gilauri (Neo) | URS | 43.00 | (8) | | 2:11.63 | (4) | | - | | | - | | | 86.876 | | - |
| 29 | Olga Plesjkova (M30) | URS | 43.79 | (18) | | 2:11.05 | (3) | | - | | | - | | | 87.473 | | - |
| 30 | Angelika Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 44.18 | (20) | | 2:14.06 | (8) | | - | | | - | | | 88.866 | | - |
| 31 | Anja Mischke (A2) | FRG | 43.63 | (14) | | 2:15.95 | (16) | NRJ | - | | | - | | | 88.946 | | - |
| 32 | Johanna "Hanne" Steeg (Neo) | FRG | 44.36 | (24) | | 2:13.90 | (7) | | - | | | - | | | 88.993 | | - |
| 33 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | - | | | 2:14.33 | (10) | | - | | | 4:46.76 | (4) | | 92.569 | | - |
| 34 | Maila Lehtimäki (Neo) | FIN | - | | | 2:16.52 | (18) | | - | | | 4:49.86 | (6) | | 93.816 | | - |
| 35 | Sigrid Smuda-Fröschl (Senior) | FRG | - | | | - | | | 1:26.39 | (9) | | - | | | 43.195 | | - |
| 36 | Martina Weyer (Neo) | FRG | 44.85 | (27) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 44.850 | | - |