| 1 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M30) | NED | 44.23 | (3) | SB | 2:17.98 | (1) | TR | 1:30.49 | (1) | TR | 4:59.24 | (2) | | 185.341 | TR | - |
| 2 | Stien Baas-Kaiser (Senior) | NED | 44.81 | (8) | PB | 2:18.09 | (2) | SB | 1:31.20 | (2) | | 4:54.62 | (1) | TR | 185.543 | SB | +0.202 |
| 3 | Dianne Holum (Neo) | USA | 43.59 | (1) | TR, PB | 2:18.51 | (3) | NR | 1:31.73 | (3) | | 5:03.76 | (5) | | 186.252 | PB | +0.911 |
| 4 | Nina Statkevitsj (Senior) | URS | 45.04 | (12) | | 2:20.71 | (4) | | 1:32.55 | (4) | | 5:03.68 | (4) | | 188.831 | | +3.490 |
| 5 | Trijnie Rep (Neo) | NED | 44.73 | (7) | SB | 2:21.75 | (6) | | 1:33.71 | (8) | | 5:11.02 | (8) | | 190.672 | SB | +5.331 |
| 6 | Ljudmila Titova (Senior) | URS | 44.85 | (9) | | 2:21.87 | (7) | | 1:33.69 | (7) | | 5:16.46 | (10) | | 191.728 | | +6.387 |
| 7 | Ljudmila Kiseljova-Savrulina (Neo) | URS | 45.35 | (13) | | 2:22.19 | (9) | | 1:35.34 | (14) | | 5:08.33 | (6) | | 191.805 | | +6.464 |
| 8 | Kapitolina Panova (M30) | URS | 46.74 | (25) | | 2:22.40 | (10) | | 1:34.14 | (10) | | 5:03.66 | (3) | NRM | 191.887 | | +6.546 |
| 9 | Elly van den Brom (Neo) | NED | 44.35 | (4) | PB | 2:24.64 | (14) | | 1:32.96 | (5) | | 5:18.21 | (11) | | 192.078 | SB | +6.737 |
| 10 | Sachiko Saito-Yobekura (Senior) | JPN | 44.93 | (10) | | 2:22.14 | (8) | | 1:34.06 | (9) | | 5:19.52 | (12) | | 192.593 | | +7.252 |
| 11 | Tuula Vilkas (Neo) | FIN | 46.02 | (21) | | 2:24.89 | (15) | | 1:35.11 | (12) | | 5:10.48 | (7) | | 193.619 | | +8.278 |
| 12 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (Senior) | NOR | 44.64 | (6) | | 2:24.46 | (13) | | 1:35.19 | (13) | | 5:19.68 | (13) | | 193.668 | | +8.327 |
| 13 | Wil Schenk-Burgmeijer (Senior) | NED | 45.48 | (16) | | 2:21.61 | (5) | | 1:34.30 | (11) | | 5:26.35 | (15) | | 194.225 | SB | +8.884 |
| 14 | Leah Poulos (Neo) | USA | 43.79 | (2) | SB | 2:26.01 | (20) | SB | 1:33.44 | (6) | | 5:30.38 | (16) | | 194.243 | SB | +8.902 |
| 15 | Galina Baranova (Neo) | URS | 47.16 | (28) | | 2:22.96 | (11) | | 1:36.21 | (15) | | 5:12.03 | (9) | | 194.923 | | +9.582 |
| 16 | Sylvia Burka (A1) | CAN | 45.01 | (11) | TRJ | 2:24.30 | (12) | TRJ | 1:36.29 | (16) | | 5:22.35 | (14) | | 194.980 | TRJ, SB | +9.639 |
| 17 | Connie Carpenter (C2) | USA | 45.68 | (17) | | 2:25.42 | (17) | | 1:38.24 | (17) | | - | | | 143.273 | | -42.068 |
| 18 | Rosemarie Taupadel (Neo) | GDR | 45.79 | (19) | | 2:24.91 | (16) | | 1:39.19 | (18) | | - | | | 143.688 | | -41.653 |
| 19 | Kaname Ide (Senior) | JPN | 45.39 | (14) | PB | 2:25.89 | (19) | | 1:39.49 | (20) | | - | | | 143.765 | | -41.576 |
| 20 | Ylva Hedlund (Neo) | SWE | 45.68 | (17) | | 2:25.87 | (18) | | 1:39.40 | (19) | | - | | | 144.003 | | -41.338 |
| 21 | Sylvia Filipsson (A2) | SWE | 46.34 | (22) | | 2:26.64 | (21) | | 1:40.38 | (22) | | - | | | 145.410 | | -39.931 |
| 22 | Tarja Rinne (Senior) | FIN | 46.35 | (23) | SB | 2:27.36 | (22) | SB | 1:40.04 | (21) | | - | | | 145.490 | | -39.851 |
| 23 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Neo) | SWE | 44.58 | (5) | NR | 2:29.81 | (26) | | 1:43.51 | (28) | | - | | | 146.272 | | -39.069 |
| 24 | Romana Troicka (Neo) | POL | 45.46 | (15) | | 2:28.18 | (23) | | 1:43.07 | (27) | | - | | | 146.388 | | -38.953 |
| 25 | Anneli Repola-Risku (A1) | FIN | 46.80 | (26) | | 2:28.19 | (24) | | 1:41.87 | (24) | | - | | | 147.132 | | -38.209 |
| 26 | Erwina Rys (B2) | POL | 45.87 | (20) | NRJ | 2:33.26 | (29) | | 1:40.55 | (23) | | - | | | 147.232 | | -38.109 |
| 27 | Monika Zernicek (B2) | GDR | 47.07 | (27) | SB | 2:28.35 | (25) | | 1:41.95 | (26) | | - | | | 147.495 | | -37.846 |
| 28 | Tove Berntsen (Neo) | NOR | 46.56 | (24) | PB | 2:30.81 | (28) | | 1:41.89 | (25) | | - | | | 147.775 | | -37.566 |
| 29 | Cailian Tien (Neo) | CHN | 47.90 | (29) | PB | 2:30.35 | (27) | PB | 1:45.49 | (29) | | - | | | 150.762 | | -34.579 |
| 30 | Yufeng Jiang (Neo) | CHN | 48.13 | (30) | PB | 2:34.64 | (30) | SB | 1:47.33 | (30) | | - | | | 153.342 | | -31.999 |