| 1 | Inga Voronina-Artamonova (Senior) | URS | 48.60 | (9) | | 2:32.20 | (1) | TR, SB | 1:41.60 | (1) | TR, SB | 5:27.30 | (1) | TR, SB | 204.683 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Lidija Skoblikova (Neo) | URS | 48.20 | (5) | | 2:34.50 | (2) | | 1:42.90 | (5) | | 5:30.20 | (2) | | 206.183 | | +1.500 |
| 3 | Albina Tuzova (M30) | URS | 48.30 | (6) | | 2:38.60 | (9) | | 1:42.60 | (3) | | 5:35.20 | (3) | | 208.332 | | +3.649 |
| 4 | Fengrong Liu (Senior) | CHN | 48.30 | (6) | SB | 2:36.60 | (5) | SB | 1:44.30 | (8) | SB | 5:36.00 | (4) | PB | 208.650 | SB | +3.967 |
| 5 | Helga Haase (Senior) | GDR | 47.90 | (3) | SB | 2:38.70 | (10) | | 1:42.60 | (3) | | 5:40.00 | (6) | | 208.766 | SB | +4.083 |
| 6 | Jeva Ivanova (Senior) | URS | 48.40 | (8) | | 2:36.30 | (4) | | 1:42.10 | (2) | | 5:47.70 | (11) | | 209.500 | | +4.817 |
| 7 | Christina Scherling (Neo) | SWE | 48.90 | (10) | SB | 2:37.90 | (7) | | 1:44.70 | (9) | | 5:40.40 | (7) | | 210.616 | SB | +5.933 |
| 8 | Arija Gulite (Neo) | URS | 49.60 | (12) | | 2:36.90 | (6) | | 1:43.10 | (6) | | 5:43.60 | (8) | | 210.716 | | +6.033 |
| 9 | Elwira Seroczynska (M30) | POL | 47.60 | (1) | NRM | 2:38.10 | (8) | NRM | 1:43.40 | (7) | NRM | 5:53.10 | (14) | NRM | 210.850 | NRM | +6.167 |
| 10 | Jean Ashworth (Neo) | USA | 48.00 | (4) | SB | 2:40.70 | (15) | | 1:45.30 | (12) | | 5:45.50 | (10) | | 211.799 | NR | +7.116 |
| 11 | Kaneko Takahashi (A2) | JPN | 51.00 | (19) | | 2:35.80 | (3) | TRJ, SB | 1:45.70 | (13) | TRJ | 5:36.90 | (5) | TRJ, SB | 211.933 | NRJ, NR, TRJ | +7.250 |
| 12 | Elsa Einarsson (Neo) | SWE | 47.80 | (2) | NR | 2:39.70 | (14) | | 1:44.80 | (10) | | 5:51.60 | (13) | | 212.033 | SB | +7.350 |
| 13 | Fumie Hama (Senior) | JPN | 49.60 | (12) | | 2:39.20 | (11) | SB | 1:45.00 | (11) | SB | 5:48.10 | (12) | PB | 213.182 | PB | +8.499 |
| 14 | Kaija Mustonen (Neo) | FIN | 50.20 | (14) | SB | 2:39.60 | (13) | SB | 1:47.60 | (18) | | 5:44.00 | (9) | | 214.533 | SB | +9.850 |
| 15 | Yungxiang Yang (Neo) | CHN | 50.90 | (17) | SB | 2:39.40 | (12) | SB | 1:45.80 | (14) | SB | 6:03.00 | (16) | SB | 217.433 | SB | +12.750 |
| 16 | Randi Elisabeth Nilsen (A2) | NOR | 50.50 | (15) | TRJ, SB | 2:40.90 | (16) | PB | 1:50.40 | (22) | | 5:55.60 | (15) | | 218.599 | SB | +13.916 |
| 17 | Helena Pilejczyk (M30) | POL | 49.40 | (11) | SB | 2:43.50 | (19) | | 1:45.80 | (14) | | - | | | 156.800 | | - |
| 18 | Hongxia Sun (Senior) | CHN | 51.40 | (24) | | 2:42.00 | (18) | | 1:46.50 | (17) | | - | | | 158.650 | | - |
| 19 | Françoise Lucas (Neo) | FRA | 50.70 | (16) | SB | 2:47.00 | (26) | SB | 1:46.10 | (16) | SB | - | | | 159.416 | | - |
| 20 | Inger Eriksson (A2) | SWE | 50.90 | (17) | | 2:47.00 | (26) | | 1:48.30 | (20) | | - | | | 160.716 | | - |
| 21 | Tsedenjavyn Lhamjav (Neo) | MGL | 51.70 | (25) | | 2:45.00 | (21) | SB | 1:48.20 | (19) | | - | | | 160.800 | | - |
| 22 | Meiyu Jin (Neo) | CHN | 51.00 | (19) | PB | 2:41.80 | (17) | PB | 1:51.90 | (26) | SB | - | | | 160.883 | | - |
| 23 | Kornelia Ihász (Senior) | HUN | 51.70 | (25) | SB | 2:46.00 | (24) | | 1:49.30 | (21) | | - | | | 161.683 | | - |
| 24 | Tove Jacobsen-Steinmoen (B2) | NOR | 51.10 | (21) | PB | 2:44.60 | (20) | NRJ | 1:52.80 | (27) | | - | | | 162.366 | | - |
| 25 | Berit.040444 Larsson (A1) | SWE | 51.30 | (22) | | 2:46.10 | (25) | | 1:51.50 | (25) | | - | | | 162.416 | | - |
| 26 | Renata Szmidt (Senior) | POL | 51.80 | (27) | | 2:45.70 | (23) | SB | 1:51.40 | (24) | | - | | | 162.733 | | - |
| 27 | Adelhejda Mroske (A1) | POL | 52.10 | (28) | | 2:50.90 | (28) | | 1:50.80 | (23) | | - | | | 164.466 | | - |
| 28 | Maila Ankkuri (A1) | FIN | 51.30 | (22) | SB | 2:45.20 | (22) | SB | 2:04.50 | (31) | | - | | | 168.616 | | - |
| 29 | Barbara Frackiewicz (A1) | POL | 54.50 | (31) | | 2:53.60 | (29) | | 1:54.70 | (28) | | - | | | 169.716 | | - |
| 30 | Mendbayryn Naratsetseg (Neo) | MGL | 53.90 | (30) | PB | 2:57.00 | (30) | | 1:55.80 | (29) | | - | | | 170.800 | | - |
| 31 | Carol Johnson (Senior) | USA | 52.60 | (29) | | 3:00.60 | (31) | | 1:56.10 | (30) | | - | | | 170.850 | | - |