| Tamara Kuznetsova (Senior) | URS | 5:09.70 | SB | - |
| Anna Sablina (Senior) | URS | 5:10.20 | SB | +0.500 |
| Jelena Kuznetsova (Senior) | URS | 5:12.00 | SB | +2.300 |
| Ljudmila Kivi (Neo) | URS | 5:12.56 | PB | +2.860 |
| Galina Nefjodova (Senior) | URS | 5:12.60 | SB | +2.900 |
| Natalja Komarova (Neo) | URS | 5:12.80 | SB | +3.100 |
| Nina Kuznetsova (Neo) | URS | 5:13.00 | SB | +3.300 |
| Nina Karetnikova (Neo) | URS | 5:13.20 | PB | +3.500 |
| Tamara Maksimova (Senior) | URS | 5:13.60 | SB | +3.900 |
| Galina Stepanskaja (Neo) | URS | 5:14.80 | SB | +5.100 |
| Tatjana Fradina (A1) | URS | 5:14.80 | SB | +5.100 |
| Natalja Soldatova (Neo) | URS | 5:15.47 | SB | +5.770 |
| Galina Mesjalkina (Senior) | URS | 5:16.50 | PB | +6.800 |
| Irina Zjolobova (Neo) | URS | 5:17.00 | PB | +7.300 |
| Tatjana Gorobets (Neo) | URS | 5:17.10 | SB | +7.400 |
| Anzjelika Rozjkova (Neo) | URS | 5:17.15 | SB | +7.450 |
| Khalida Fardejeva (Neo) | URS | 5:17.60 | SB | +7.900 |
| Lāsma Kauniste (M30) | URS | 5:17.80 | SB | +8.100 |
| Larisa Mamusjkina (A1) | URS | 5:17.90 | SB | +8.200 |
| Zoja Bitsjerova (Senior) | URS | 5:18.00 | SB | +8.300 |
| Rimma Panova (Neo) | URS | 5:18.09 | SB | +8.390 |
| Tamara Suvorova (Senior) | URS | 5:18.40 | PB | +8.700 |
| Aleksandra Sivkova (Neo) | URS | 5:18.42 | SB | +8.720 |
| Galina Sukhomlinova (Neo) | URS | 5:19.01 | SB | +9.310 |
| Nadezjda Sjeveljova (Neo) | URS | 5:19.27 | SB | +9.570 |
| S Khisamutdinova (Senior) | URS | 5:19.40 | PB | +9.700 |
| Jelena.51 Ivanova (Neo) | URS | 5:19.60 | SB | +9.900 |
| Irina Avramenko (Neo) | URS | 5:19.80 | PB | +10.100 |
| Alla Butova-Bujanova (Neo) | URS | 5:20.01 | SB | +10.310 |
| Lidija.49 Vorobjova (Neo) | URS | 5:20.30 | SB | +10.600 |
| Olga Nepomijastsjikh (Neo) | URS | 5:20.50 | SB | +10.800 |
| Nelja Tsjukhlovina (Senior) | URS | 5:20.90 | SB | +11.200 |
| Galina Antipova (Neo) | URS | 5:21.20 | SB | +11.500 |
| Nina Podakina (A2) | URS | 5:21.30 | SB | +11.600 |
| Vera Surovikina (Neo) | URS | 5:21.37 | SB | +11.670 |
| Faina Tsjagina (M30) | URS | 5:22.00 | SB | +12.300 |
| Tamara Glusjkova (Senior) | URS | 5:22.00 | SB | +12.300 |
| Ljudmila Ankudimova (Neo) | URS | 5:22.26 | SB | +12.560 |