| 1 | Sylvia Burka (Neo) | CAN | 43.42 | (3) | | 2:17.45 | (1) | TR | 1:29.36 | (3) | | 4:44.98 | (3) | SB | 181.412 | SB | - |
| 2 | Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 44.79 | (15) | | 2:17.55 | (3) | | 1:29.70 | (4) | | 4:39.15 | (1) | NR, TR | 182.015 | SB | +0.603 |
| 3 | Sylvia Filipsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.17 | (10) | | 2:18.21 | (4) | | 1:30.48 | (7) | | 4:41.49 | (2) | NR | 182.395 | NR | +0.983 |
| 4 | Annie Borckink (Senior) | NED | 45.25 | (18) | | 2:17.49 | (2) | | 1:30.04 | (6) | | 4:45.45 | (5) | SB | 183.675 | | +2.263 |
| 5 | Joke van Rijssel (Neo) | NED | 44.46 | (12) | | 2:19.60 | (6) | | 1:30.52 | (8) | | 4:46.28 | (6) | SB | 183.966 | SB | +2.554 |
| 6 | Ina Steenbruggen (Neo) | NED | 44.88 | (16) | | 2:19.55 | (5) | | 1:31.49 | (12) | | 4:45.22 | (4) | SB | 184.677 | SB | +3.265 |
| 7 | Sophie Piest-Westenbroek (Senior) | NED | 44.61 | (13) | SB | 2:19.60 | (6) | SB | 1:31.08 | (9) | SB | 4:54.61 | (8) | SB | 185.784 | SB | +4.372 |
| 8 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 43.64 | (4) | | 2:24.89 | (16) | | 1:31.18 | (10) | | 5:05.80 | (15) | PB | 188.492 | SB | +7.080 |
| 9 | Elisabeth Öhlin (B1) | SWE | 44.22 | (11) | NRJ | 2:23.84 | (13) | NRJ | 1:32.75 | (14) | SB | 4:59.98 | (10) | NRJ | 188.537 | SB | +7.125 |
| 10 | Pat Durnin (B2) | CAN | 44.08 | (9) | | 2:23.40 | (11) | | 1:33.76 | (18) | | 5:01.46 | (12) | SB | 189.003 | | +7.591 |
| 11 | Anna Lenner (Neo) | SWE | 43.95 | (7) | | 2:24.94 | (17) | | 1:32.84 | (16) | | 5:03.21 | (13) | PB | 189.218 | SB | +7.806 |
| 12 | Christina Larsson (Neo) | SWE | 45.71 | (20) | | 2:23.83 | (12) | | 1:33.29 | (17) | | 5:01.22 | (11) | PB | 190.501 | PB | +9.089 |
| 13 | Brigitte Flierl (B2) | FRG | 45.57 | (19) | | 2:25.61 | (18) | | 1:32.80 | (15) | | 5:03.80 | (14) | SB | 191.139 | | +9.727 |
| 14 | Elisabeth Appleby (A1) | CAN | 45.99 | (22) | | 2:27.40 | (19) | | 1:35.25 | (22) | | 5:08.59 | (16) | | 194.179 | | +12.767 |
| 15 | Kathy Vogt (A1) | CAN | 45.22 | (17) | | 2:27.74 | (20) | | 1:34.35 | (20) | | 5:16.04 | (17) | | 194.314 | SB | +12.902 |
| 16 | Linda Love (A1) | CAN | 46.00 | (23) | | 2:28.74 | (21) | | 1:35.40 | (23) | | 5:21.18 | (20) | | 196.810 | | +15.398 |
| 17 | Sirkku Santala (Neo) | FIN | 47.76 | (24) | | 2:30.91 | (23) | | 1:37.55 | (25) | SB | 5:18.22 | (18) | | 199.874 | SB | +18.462 |
| 18 | Erwina Rys (Neo) | POL | 1:05.83 | (26) | | 2:23.37 | (10) | | 1:31.28 | (11) | | 4:53.51 | (7) | SB | 208.178 | | +26.766 |
| 19 | Ljubov Sadtsjikova (Senior) | URS | 43.71 | (5) | | 2:20.88 | (8) | | 1:28.28 | (1) | | - | | | 134.810 | | - |
| 20 | Vera Krasnova (Senior) | URS | 42.23 | (1) | TR | 2:24.10 | (14) | | 1:29.30 | (2) | | - | | | 134.913 | | - |
| 21 | Tatjana Poljakova (Neo) | URS | 43.89 | (6) | | 2:22.48 | (9) | | 1:32.07 | (13) | | - | | | 137.418 | | - |
| 23 | Tatjana Tarasova-Kovalenko (A2) | URS | 43.96 | (8) | | 2:24.74 | (15) | | 1:34.11 | (19) | | - | | | 139.261 | | - |
| 24 | Linda Palle (B2) | SWE | 45.85 | (21) | | 2:28.85 | (22) | | 1:36.29 | (24) | | - | | | 143.611 | | - |
| 26 | Eva Molnar (B2) | ROU | 49.64 | (25) | | 2:40.80 | (24) | | 1:43.04 | (26) | | - | | | 154.760 | | - |
| Grażyna Nocoń (A1) | POL | 44.71 | (14) | | DQ | | | 1:34.66 | (21) | | 5:19.43 | (19) | | - | | - |
| Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman (Neo) | NED | 43.33 | (2) | | DQ | | | 1:29.72 | (5) | | 4:59.68 | (9) | | - | | - |