| 1 | Irina Bogatova (Senior) | URS | 43.17 | (1) | | 2:16.26 | (1) | | 1:28.43 | (3) | | 4:51.49 | (3) | | 181.386 | | - |
| 2 | Carola Bürger (Neo) | GDR | 44.85 | (10) | | 2:16.91 | (2) | | 1:28.23 | (2) | | 4:45.08 | (1) | | 182.114 | | +0.728 |
| 3 | Jacqueline Börner (Neo) | GDR | 44.24 | (4) | | 2:18.04 | (3) | | 1:28.48 | (4) | | 4:53.19 | (5) | | 183.358 | | +1.972 |
| 4 | Ljudmila Titova-Morozova (Senior) | URS | 44.75 | (8) | | 2:19.50 | (4) | | 1:28.05 | (1) | SB | 4:51.86 | (4) | | 183.918 | PB | +2.532 |
| 5 | Heike Schalling (Neo) | GDR | 45.76 | (13) | | 2:19.53 | (5) | | 1:33.37 | (15) | | 4:47.46 | (2) | | 186.865 | | +5.479 |
| 6 | Svetlana Korobova-Konopljova (Neo) | URS | 44.80 | (9) | | 2:22.67 | (11) | | 1:31.07 | (10) | SB | 4:55.48 | (6) | | 187.137 | PB | +5.751 |
| 7 | Oksana Ravilova (Neo) | URS | 44.50 | (5) | | 2:21.78 | (9) | | 1:30.27 | (6) | | 5:09.91 | (12) | | 188.546 | PB | +7.160 |
| 8 | Ok-Nam Hong (B2) | PRK | 46.32 | (15) | SB | 2:21.65 | (7) | SB | 1:31.46 | (11) | | 4:57.31 | (9) | | 188.817 | SB | +7.431 |
| 9 | Jelena Banadysenko (A1) | URS | 46.84 | (17) | | 2:22.57 | (10) | | 1:31.65 | (12) | | 4:57.10 | (8) | SB | 189.704 | SB | +8.318 |
| 10 | Svetlana Suslova (Neo) | URS | 44.58 | (6) | | 2:20.69 | (6) | | 1:30.60 | (8) | | 5:22.75 | (14) | | 190.567 | SB | +9.181 |
| 11 | Ljudmila Tuberozova (Neo) | URS | 45.58 | (11) | | 2:24.72 | (12) | | 1:33.00 | (14) | | 5:09.24 | (11) | | 191.860 | | +10.474 |
| 12 | Vera Petrikova (A2) | URS | 46.49 | (16) | SB | 2:24.84 | (13) | PB | 1:33.68 | (16) | PB | 5:12.68 | (13) | PB | 193.723 | PB | +12.337 |
| 13 | Natalja Sitko (Neo) | URS | 48.34 | (21) | | 2:25.20 | (16) | | 1:35.96 | (21) | | 4:56.33 | (7) | | 194.108 | SB | +12.722 |
| 14 | Ljudmila Netsjajeva (A2) | URS | 48.11 | (20) | SB | 2:25.13 | (15) | SB | 1:33.98 | (17) | SB | 5:04.48 | (10) | SB | 194.222 | SB | +12.836 |
| Nadezjda Jermolina-Vasiljeva (Senior) | URS | 47.70 | (19) | | 2:29.27 | (20) | | 1:35.17 | (20) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Beata Górniak (Neo) | POL | 45.76 | (13) | | 2:31.58 | (21) | | 1:34.72 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Diana Masjkovtseva-Babikova (A2) | URS | 47.20 | (18) | | 2:25.41 | (17) | | 1:33.98 | (17) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Anzjela Kudrjavtseva (A1) | URS | 44.72 | (7) | | 2:24.88 | (14) | | 1:32.87 | (13) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Natalja Severjukhina (B2) | URS | 43.80 | (3) | TRJ | 2:26.33 | (18) | | 1:31.04 | (9) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Petridi (Senior) | URS | 43.21 | (2) | | 2:26.73 | (19) | SB | 1:29.80 | (5) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Anzjelika Vasiljeva (Neo) | URS | 45.73 | (12) | | 2:21.69 | (8) | | 1:30.35 | (7) | | - | | | - | | - |