| 1 | Olga Plesjkova (Neo) | URS | 43.93 | (7) | SB | 2:12.34 | (1) | SB | 1:26.00 | (1) | SB | 4:42.98 | (1) | SB | 178.206 | SB | - |
| 2 | Nadezjda Vasiljeva (Neo) | URS | 43.60 | (4) | SB | 2:14.13 | (6) | PB | 1:26.45 | (2) | PB | 4:51.48 | (4) | SB | 180.115 | SB | +1.909 |
| 3 | Vera Tsjudina (Neo) | URS | 44.17 | (9) | SB | 2:14.19 | (8) | PB | 1:26.55 | (3) | PB | 4:51.67 | (5) | PB | 180.786 | SB | +2.580 |
| 4 | Jelena Avdejeva (A2) | URS | 43.76 | (5) | SB | 2:14.15 | (7) | PB | 1:28.31 | (4) | SB | 4:49.27 | (2) | SB | 180.842 | PB | +2.636 |
| 5 | Jelena Karasjova (Senior) | URS | 44.27 | (11) | SB | 2:13.31 | (3) | PB | 1:28.41 | (5) | SB | 4:51.01 | (3) | SB | 181.412 | PB | +3.206 |
| 6 | Sylvia Filipsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.36 | (12) | SB | 2:14.68 | (9) | NR | 1:28.69 | (9) | SB | 4:52.84 | (7) | SB | 182.404 | SB | +4.198 |
| 7 | Natalja Kuimova (A2) | URS | 43.55 | (3) | SB | 2:14.94 | (10) | SB | 1:28.87 | (10) | SB | 4:56.75 | (10) | SB | 182.423 | SB | +4.217 |
| 8 | Jelena Tikhanovskaja (A2) | URS | 44.49 | (16) | SB | 2:13.90 | (5) | PB | 1:29.01 | (11) | SB | 4:55.42 | (8) | SB | 182.864 | SB | +4.658 |
| 9 | Galina Gurasj (A2) | URS | 45.11 | (24) | SB | 2:13.53 | (4) | PB | 1:29.85 | (14) | SB | 4:52.06 | (6) | SB | 183.221 | PB | +5.015 |
| 10 | Alla Briljova (Neo) | URS | 44.36 | (12) | SB | 2:15.52 | (11) | SB | 1:28.63 | (7) | SB | 4:56.28 | (9) | SB | 183.227 | SB | +5.021 |
| 11 | Nadezjda Aleksejeva (Neo) | URS | 44.87 | (21) | PB | 2:13.18 | (2) | PB | 1:28.63 | (7) | SB | 5:04.26 | (14) | SB | 184.288 | PB | +6.082 |
| 12 | Tarja Rinne (M30) | FIN | 44.84 | (19) | NRM | 2:16.55 | (14) | NRM | 1:30.32 | (16) | NRM | 4:59.11 | (11) | SB | 185.367 | NRM | +7.161 |
| 13 | Tatjana Tumanova-Arefjeva (B2) | URS | 44.52 | (17) | SB | 2:16.92 | (15) | SB | 1:30.88 | (18) | SB | 5:02.75 | (13) | SB | 186.057 | SB | +7.851 |
| 14 | Tatjana Baranova (M30) | URS | 44.77 | (18) | | 2:18.55 | (19) | SB | 1:31.29 | (19) | SB | 4:59.84 | (12) | | 186.571 | SB | +8.365 |
| 15 | Anneli Repola-Risku (Senior) | FIN | 45.02 | (22) | SB | 2:16.00 | (12) | SB | 1:29.80 | (13) | SB | 5:15.95 | (15) | SB | 187.911 | SB | +9.705 |
| 16 | Yong-Suk Kim (Neo) | PRK | 44.00 | (8) | NR | 2:21.40 | (24) | NR | 1:29.35 | (12) | NR | 5:17.09 | (16) | PB | 188.656 | NR | +10.450 |
| 17 | Galina Fradina (Neo) | URS | 42.85 | (1) | SB | 2:17.41 | (18) | PB | 1:30.51 | (17) | SB | - | | | 133.908 | | - |
| 18 | Nadezjda Tsjasovskikh (Neo) | URS | 43.44 | (2) | SB | 2:19.02 | (20) | PB | 1:28.45 | (6) | SB | - | | | 134.005 | | - |
| 19 | Valentina Okuneva (B2) | URS | 43.79 | (6) | SB | 2:17.03 | (16) | SB | 1:32.44 | (21) | PB | - | | | 135.686 | | - |
| 20 | Rozalija Khafizova (Neo) | URS | 44.20 | (10) | SB | 2:19.55 | (21) | SB | 1:30.15 | (15) | SB | - | | | 135.791 | | - |
| 21 | Ljudmila Lavrenkova (Neo) | URS | 44.47 | (15) | SB | 2:17.15 | (17) | SB | 1:31.63 | (20) | SB | - | | | 136.001 | | - |
| 22 | Ljudmila Gasnikova (Neo) | URS | 44.84 | (19) | | 2:19.90 | (22) | PB | 1:32.46 | (23) | SB | - | | | 137.703 | | - |
| 23 | Galina Dorzjinova (Neo) | URS | 45.02 | (22) | SB | 2:20.01 | (23) | PB | 1:32.45 | (22) | PB | - | | | 137.914 | | - |
| 24 | Tatjana Smirnykh (Neo) | URS | 46.41 | (27) | SB | 2:21.40 | (24) | PB | 1:35.25 | (25) | SB | - | | | 141.168 | | - |
| 25 | Valentina Bosjman (A1) | URS | 45.93 | (26) | SB | 2:25.53 | (29) | PB | 1:34.75 | (24) | SB | - | | | 141.815 | | - |
| 26 | Tatjana.58 Pevneva (Neo) | URS | 47.02 | (29) | SB | 2:23.57 | (26) | PB | 1:36.96 | (28) | SB | - | | | 143.356 | | - |
| 27 | Valentina Vagner (Neo) | URS | 47.09 | (30) | SB | 2:24.90 | (27) | SB | 1:36.21 | (27) | SB | - | | | 143.495 | | - |
| 28 | Tatjana Bondarenko (C1) | URS | 45.75 | (25) | SB | 2:26.84 | (31) | SB | 1:38.33 | (29) | SB | - | | | 143.861 | | - |
| 29 | Nadezjda Sorokina (A1) | URS | 47.59 | (31) | SB | 2:25.84 | (30) | SB | 1:35.69 | (26) | SB | - | | | 144.048 | | - |
| 30 | Tatjana Serebrjakova-Timosjina (Senior) | URS | 44.36 | (12) | SB | 2:16.37 | (13) | SB | 2:42.06 | (30) | SB | - | | | 170.846 | | - |
| 31 | Natalja Karangina (Neo) | URS | 46.79 | (28) | PB | 2:25.14 | (28) | PB | - | | | - | | | 95.169 | | - |