| 1 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 2:00.16 | TR | - | 25 |
| 2 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 2:03.58 | | +3.420 | 22 |
| 3 | Bonnie Blair (Senior) | USA | 2:03.92 | NR | +3.760 | 20 |
| 4 | Gabi Zange (Senior) | GDR | 2:04.98 | | +4.820 | 18 |
| 5 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 2:05.82 | NR | +5.660 | 16 |
| 6 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 2:06.59 | NR | +6.430 | 15 |
| 7 | Natalie Grenier (Senior) | CAN | 2:06.70 | NR | +6.540 | 14 |
| 8 | Ariane Loignon (Neo) | CAN | 2:07.05 | PB | +6.890 | 13 |
| 9 | Marieke Stam (Senior) | NED | 2:07.29 | | +7.130 | 12 |
| 10 | Petra Moolhuizen (Senior) | NED | 2:07.51 | | +7.350 | 11 |
| 11 | Ingrid Paul (Neo) | NED | 2:08.44 | PB | +8.280 | 10 |
| 12 | Ria Visser (Senior) | NED | 2:09.41 | SB | +9.250 | 9 |
| 13 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 2:09.67 | | +9.510 | 8 |
| 14 | Minna Nystedt (Neo) | NOR | 2:09.68 | PB | +9.520 | 7 |
| 15 | Chantal Côté (Senior) | CAN | 2:10.31 | | +10.150 | 6 |
| 16 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 2:10.38 | SB | +10.220 | 5 |
| 17 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 2:10.77 | | +10.610 | 4 |
| 18 | Stéphanie Dumont (Neo) | FRA | 2:11.01 | NR | +10.850 | 3 |
| 19 | Kathy Gordon (Neo) | CAN | 2:11.31 | PB | +11.150 | 2 |
| 20 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 2:12.12 | PB | +11.960 | 1 |
| 21 | Marie-Pierre Lamarche (A2) | CAN | 2:12.64 | TRJ | +12.480 | 0 |
| DNF | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | DNF | | - | 0 |