| 1 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 2:02.94 | TR, SB | - | 25 |
| 2 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 2:05.90 | | +2.960 | 22 |
| 3 | Bonnie Blair (Neo) | USA | 2:06.94 | NR | +4.000 | 20 |
| 4 | Jacqueline Börner (Neo) | GDR | 2:07.40 | SB | +4.460 | 18 |
| 5 | Leslie Bader (Neo) | USA | 2:09.00 | SB | +6.060 | 16 |
| 6 | Carola Bürger (Neo) | GDR | 2:09.90 | | +6.960 | 15 |
| 7 | Natalie Grenier (Neo) | CAN | 2:10.10 | NR | +7.160 | 14 |
| 8 | Thea Limbach (Senior) | NED | 2:10.36 | SB | +7.420 | 13 |
| 9 | Irina Kulesjova-Kovrova (Senior) | URS | 2:10.71 | PB | +7.770 | 12 |
| 10 | Katie Class (Senior) | USA | 2:11.03 | | +8.090 | 11 |
| 11 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 2:11.66 | | +8.720 | 10 |
| 12 | Ingrid Paul (Neo) | NED | 2:11.89 | | +8.950 | 9 |
| 13 | Irina Fatejeva (Senior) | URS | 2:12.20 | SB | +9.260 | 8 |
| 14 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Neo) | ITA | 2:12.24 | NR | +9.300 | 7 |
| 15 | Tatjana Kabutova (A2) | URS | 2:12.86 | SB | +9.920 | 6 |
| 16 | Erna Uitham (Senior) | NED | 2:13.76 | SB | +10.820 | 5 |
| 17 | Kelly Mullen (Neo) | USA | 2:14.00 | | +11.060 | 4 |
| 18 | Hanneke de Vries (Senior) | NED | 2:14.41 | SB | +11.470 | 3 |
| 19 | Ylva Fors (Neo) | SWE | 2:14.59 | | +11.650 | 2 |
| 20 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 2:14.66 | | +11.720 | 1 |
| 21 | Angelika Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 2:14.86 | | +11.920 | 0 |
| 22 | Kathy Gordon (A2) | CAN | 2:16.11 | SB | +13.170 | 0 |
| 23 | Marina Jevgrafova (A2) | URS | 2:17.63 | SB | +14.690 | 0 |
| 24 | Chantal Côté (Neo) | CAN | 2:18.14 | | +15.200 | 0 |
| 25 | Birgitta Ranudd (A2) | SWE | 2:19.73 | PB | +16.790 | 0 |
| 26 | Szilviá Szikora (Neo) | HUN | 2:24.48 | | +21.540 | 0 |