| 1 | Svetlana Kopylova (Senior) | URS | 43.29 | (1) | TR | 2:19.20 | (1) | TR | 1:28.72 | (1) | TR | 5:01.12 | (6) | SB | 184.236 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Irina Abdullina (Senior) | URS | 45.18 | (7) | | 2:21.78 | (4) | | 1:31.70 | (4) | | 4:55.20 | (1) | | 187.490 | | +3.254 |
| 3 | Ljudmila Filimonova (Senior) | URS | 45.67 | (8) | SB | 2:20.96 | (2) | | 1:30.78 | (2) | | 4:57.18 | (3) | SB | 187.576 | SB | +3.340 |
| 4 | Marina Strizjova (Neo) | URS | 44.15 | (4) | | 2:21.67 | (3) | | 1:30.78 | (2) | | 5:05.65 | (8) | | 187.704 | SB | +3.468 |
| 5 | Ljubov Osipova (Neo) | URS | 46.98 | (14) | | 2:23.91 | (5) | | 1:33.70 | (9) | | 4:56.20 | (2) | | 191.166 | | +6.930 |
| 6 | Yenzhi Li (Neo) | CHN | 44.04 | (3) | SB | 2:26.51 | (8) | SB | 1:34.83 | (13) | SB | 5:13.86 | (12) | SB | 192.601 | SB | +8.365 |
| 7 | Tatjana Simusjina (Neo) | URS | 47.27 | (15) | | 2:24.12 | (6) | | 1:34.18 | (10) | | 5:02.32 | (7) | | 192.786 | | +8.550 |
| 8 | Svetlana Laletina-Tsjernobrovkina (Neo) | URS | 46.71 | (12) | | 2:27.08 | (10) | | 1:35.27 | (15) | | 4:57.30 | (4) | | 192.921 | | +8.685 |
| 9 | Ok-Nam Hong (Neo) | PRK | 46.06 | (10) | SB | 2:29.17 | (12) | | 1:32.27 | (5) | | 5:06.30 | (9) | | 192.968 | SB | +8.732 |
| 10 | Nadezjda Jermolina-Vasiljeva (Senior) | URS | 47.45 | (16) | | 2:26.17 | (7) | | 1:34.43 | (11) | | 4:57.49 | (5) | | 192.969 | | +8.733 |
| 11 | Myong-Sim Moon (n/a) | PRK | 47.92 | (18) | PB | 2:28.05 | (11) | SB | 1:34.47 | (12) | PB | 5:12.31 | (11) | SB | 196.556 | PB | +12.320 |
| 12 | Haihua Wang (A1) | CHN | 47.51 | (17) | SB | 2:31.27 | (15) | SB | 1:35.13 | (14) | PB | 5:15.10 | (13) | SB | 198.014 | PB | +13.778 |
| 13 | Lei Fang (n/a) | CHN | 45.89 | (9) | PB | 2:30.78 | (14) | PB | 1:36.86 | (16) | PB | 5:22.22 | (14) | PB | 198.283 | PB | +14.047 |
| 14 | Yanling Song (Neo) | CHN | 44.62 | (5) | SB | 2:29.23 | (13) | SB | 1:32.42 | (6) | SB | 5:52.96 | (15) | SB | 199.409 | SB | +15.173 |
| 15 | Ljudmila Netsjajeva (Neo) | URS | 49.09 | (19) | | 2:32.29 | (16) | | 1:37.19 | (18) | SB | 5:11.71 | (10) | | 200.399 | SB | +16.163 |
| Zhongshu Piao (n/a) | CHN | 46.75 | (13) | PB | 2:34.57 | (18) | PB | 2:05.41 | (19) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Yong-Suk Kim (M30) | PRK | 46.58 | (11) | SB | 2:36.34 | (19) | SB | 1:37.11 | (17) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Natalja Severjukhina (Neo) | URS | 44.84 | (6) | SB | 2:33.52 | (17) | SB | 1:33.17 | (8) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Martynova (Neo) | URS | 43.72 | (2) | | 2:26.54 | (9) | SB | 1:32.89 | (7) | | - | | | - | | - |