| 1 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 44.28 | (1) | | 2:15.65 | (1) | | 1:28.86 | (1) | | 133.926 | | - |
| 2 | Chun-Ok Han (A2) | PRK | 45.05 | (4) | | 2:20.97 | (7) | SB | 1:30.91 | (2) | | 137.495 | | +3.569 |
| 3 | Heike Pöhland (A2) | GDR | 46.28 | (8) | | 2:17.26 | (2) | | 1:31.97 | (5) | | 138.018 | | +4.092 |
| 4 | Constanze Scandolo (A2) | GDR | 45.84 | (7) | | 2:19.37 | (3) | | 1:32.10 | (6) | | 138.346 | | +4.420 |
| 5 | Tatjana Petridi (Neo) | URS | 45.47 | (6) | | 2:20.80 | (6) | | 1:31.92 | (4) | | 138.363 | | +4.437 |
| 6 | Galina Akilova-Pankova (Senior) | URS | 44.68 | (2) | | 2:22.85 | (11) | SB | 1:33.33 | (8) | | 138.961 | | +5.035 |
| 7 | Gjuzel Muftakhova (Senior) | URS | 45.14 | (5) | | 2:21.46 | (9) | | 1:35.80 | (11) | | 140.193 | | +6.267 |
| 8 | Ljudmila Filimonova (Neo) | URS | 47.63 | (16) | | 2:19.91 | (5) | | 1:32.27 | (7) | | 140.401 | | +6.475 |
| 9 | Svetlana Sjurova-Bojko (A2) | URS | 46.90 | (12) | | 2:19.68 | (4) | | 1:36.24 | (12) | | 141.580 | | +7.654 |
| 10 | Grit Licker (A2) | GDR | 46.48 | (10) | | 2:21.58 | (10) | | 1:36.65 | (14) | | 141.998 | | +8.072 |
| 11 | Natalja Repnina-Panina (A2) | URS | 46.79 | (11) | | 2:23.61 | (13) | | 1:35.67 | (10) | | 142.495 | | +8.569 |
| 12 | Andrea Schulze (Neo) | GDR | 47.70 | (17) | | 2:23.59 | (12) | | 1:35.59 | (9) | | 143.358 | | +9.432 |
| 13 | Irina Blinova (Neo) | URS | 47.42 | (15) | | 2:24.46 | (14) | | 1:36.31 | (13) | | 143.728 | | +9.802 |
| 14 | Valentina Abramova (Neo) | URS | 47.12 | (13) | | 2:25.17 | (15) | | 1:36.81 | (15) | | 143.915 | | +9.989 |
| 15 | Svetlana Korobova-Konopljova (A2) | URS | 47.25 | (14) | | 2:25.26 | (16) | | 1:38.34 | (17) | | 144.840 | | +10.914 |
| 16 | Szilviá Szikora (Neo) | HUN | 48.96 | (19) | | 2:28.10 | (17) | | 1:37.91 | (16) | | 147.281 | | +13.355 |
| 17 | Liliana Coman (A1) | ROU | 49.24 | (20) | | 2:31.22 | (18) | | 1:39.22 | (18) | | 149.256 | | +15.330 |
| 18 | Mihaela Timiş (B2) | ROU | 48.23 | (18) | | 2:34.76 | (19) | | 1:43.65 | (20) | | 151.641 | | +17.715 |
| 19 | Cerasela Simona Hordobeţiu (B1) | ROU | 49.51 | (21) | | 2:34.96 | (20) | | 1:41.97 | (19) | | 152.148 | | +18.222 |
| Olga Sjabajeva (Neo) | URS | DQ | | | 2:21.32 | (8) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Senior) | POL | 46.36 | (9) | | 2:54.22 | (21) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Nina Sjafikova-Rykova (Neo) | URS | 44.90 | (3) | | - | | | 1:31.43 | (3) | | - | | - |