| 1 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 2:04.27 | TR | - | 25 |
| 2 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 2:06.64 | | +2.370 | 22 |
| 3 | Sabine Brehm (Senior) | GDR | 2:07.34 | SB | +3.070 | 20 |
| 4 | Yvonne van Gennip (Neo) | NED | 2:08.64 | | +4.370 | 18 |
| 5 | Jacqueline Börner (Neo) | GDR | 2:09.32 | | +5.050 | 16 |
| 6 | Marieke Stam (Neo) | NED | 2:11.28 | | +7.010 | 15 |
| 7 | Leslie Bader (Neo) | USA | 2:12.52 | | +8.250 | 14 |
| 8 | Lidia Olcon (Neo) | POL | 2:14.55 | | +10.280 | 13 |
| 9 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 2:15.04 | | +10.770 | 12 |
| 10 | Ariane Loignon (Neo) | CAN | 2:15.10 | | +10.830 | 11 |
| 11 | Angelika Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 2:15.82 | | +11.550 | 10 |
| 12 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Neo) | ITA | 2:16.08 | | +11.810 | 9 |
| 13 | Mariska Hekkers (Neo) | NED | 2:16.11 | | +11.840 | 8 |
| 14 | Ylva Fors (Neo) | SWE | 2:16.38 | | +12.110 | 7 |
| 15 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 2:16.52 | SB | +12.250 | 6 |
| Cerasela Simona Hordobeţiu (A1) | ROU | 2:16.52 | NRJ, NR | +12.250 | 6 |
| 17 | Minna Nystedt (A2) | NOR | 2:17.02 | | +12.750 | 4 |
| Mihaela Dascălu (B2) | ROU | 2:17.02 | NRJ | +12.750 | 4 |
| 19 | Grietje Mulder (Neo) | NED | 2:17.04 | | +12.770 | 2 |
| 20 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 2:17.09 | | +12.820 | 1 |
| 21 | Johanna "Hanne" Steeg (Neo) | FRG | 2:17.80 | | +13.530 | 0 |
| 22 | Małgorzata Tomporowska (Neo) | POL | 2:19.38 | | +15.110 | 0 |
| 23 | Chantal Côté (Neo) | CAN | 2:20.17 | | +15.900 | 0 |
| 24 | Tatjana Sjmotkina (B2) | URS | 2:20.68 | | +16.410 | 0 |
| 25 | Birgitta Ranudd (A2) | SWE | 2:21.75 | | +17.480 | 0 |
| 26 | Szilviá Szikora (Neo) | HUN | 2:22.81 | | +18.540 | 0 |
| 27 | Erzsébet Kútvölgyi (Neo) | HUN | 2:24.41 | SB | +20.140 | 0 |
| DNF | Maila Lehtimäki (Neo) | FIN | DNF | | - | 0 |