| 1 | Anna Kanatova-Bugrejeva (Neo) | URS | 4:53.59 | SB | - |
| 2 | Ljudmila Stegalova-Bulanova (Neo) | URS | 4:58.43 | SB | +4.840 |
| 3 | Natalja Zaborskikh (Senior) | URS | 4:59.35 | SB | +5.760 |
| 4 | Irina Skobreva-Gavrilova (Neo) | URS | 5:00.27 | SB | +6.680 |
| 5 | Tatjana Kotsjnova (Neo) | URS | 5:00.75 | SB | +7.160 |
| 6 | Alfija Tujkina (Neo) | URS | 5:03.58 | SB | +9.990 |
| 7 | Ljudmila Lavrenkova (Senior) | URS | 5:06.32 | SB | +12.730 |
| 8 | Galina Budajeva-Samotokhina (A2) | URS | 5:06.75 | SB | +13.160 |
| 9 | Ljubov Slojeva-Berezina (Senior) | URS | 5:07.53 | SB | +13.940 |
| 10 | Tatjana Ljasjkova (Neo) | URS | 5:07.78 | SB | +14.190 |
| 11 | Tatjana Belousova (Senior) | URS | 5:08.17 | SB | +14.580 |
| 12 | Tatjana Tumanova-Arefjeva (Neo) | URS | 5:08.42 | SB | +14.830 |
| 13 | Nina Lasjukova (Senior) | URS | 5:10.40 | SB | +16.810 |
| 14 | Nadezjda Dmitrijeva (Neo) | URS | 5:11.78 | PB | +18.190 |
| 15 | Larisa Laptenkova (Neo) | URS | 5:12.35 | SB | +18.760 |
| 16 | Zulfija Kenbajeva (Neo) | URS | 5:12.96 | SB | +19.370 |
| 17 | Svetlana Zenkova (Senior) | URS | 5:13.14 | SB | +19.550 |
| 18 | Irina Blinova (A2) | URS | 5:13.24 | SB | +19.650 |
| 19 | Jelena Gontsjarova (A2) | URS | 5:14.31 | SB | +20.720 |
| 20 | Jelena Jegorova (A2) | URS | 5:15.11 | SB | +21.520 |
| 21 | Natalja Jevstifejeva (Neo) | URS | 5:15.37 | SB | +21.780 |
| Tatjana Durandina (Neo) | URS | 5:15.37 | SB | +21.780 |
| 23 | Alla Briljova (Senior) | URS | 5:15.55 | SB | +21.960 |
| 24 | Anna Sorokina (Neo) | URS | 5:15.70 | SB | +22.110 |
| 25 | Nina Melnova (Neo) | URS | 5:16.14 | SB | +22.550 |
| 26 | Olga Krivosjeina (Neo) | URS | 5:16.81 | SB | +23.220 |
| 27 | Jelena Bulganina (Neo) | URS | 5:16.85 | PB | +23.260 |
| 28 | Natalja Priljopina (Neo) | URS | 5:17.28 | SB | +23.690 |
| 29 | Olga Aleksandrova (A2) | URS | 5:17.29 | SB | +23.700 |
| 30 | Gjuzel Muftakhova (Neo) | URS | 5:17.72 | SB | +24.130 |
| 31 | Ljudmila Dunajeva (Neo) | URS | 5:18.04 | SB | +24.450 |
| 32 | Svetlana Zjeltova (Neo) | URS | 5:18.95 | SB | +25.360 |
| 33 | Tatjana Sotnikova (A2) | URS | 5:19.31 | SB | +25.720 |
| 34 | Svetlana Ambrosovskaja (Neo) | URS | 5:20.09 | SB | +26.500 |
| 35 | Ljudmila.58 Lobova (Neo) | URS | 5:24.16 | SB | +30.570 |
| 36 | Olga Nikonenko (A2) | URS | 5:25.67 | SB | +32.080 |