| 1 | Tatjana Averina (Senior) | URS | 45.20 | (2) | | 2:21.44 | (1) | TR | 1:29.56 | (1) | TR | 4:58.59 | (5) | | 186.891 | TR | - |
| 2 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 45.45 | (5) | | 2:22.42 | (2) | | 1:30.50 | (6) | | 4:54.27 | (2) | | 187.218 | | +0.327 |
| 3 | Marion Dittmann (Neo) | GDR | 45.90 | (12) | | 2:22.95 | (5) | | 1:30.34 | (4) | | 4:54.24 | (1) | TR | 187.760 | | +0.869 |
| 4 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (A1) | NOR | 45.82 | (10) | | 2:24.20 | (9) | TRJ | 1:30.66 | (7) | TRJ | 4:54.99 | (3) | TRJ | 188.381 | TRJ | +1.490 |
| 5 | Valentina Golovenkina (Neo) | URS | 44.91 | (1) | | 2:24.41 | (11) | | 1:30.34 | (4) | | 5:01.98 | (9) | | 188.546 | | +1.655 |
| 6 | Sylvia Burka (Senior) | CAN | 45.63 | (6) | | 2:23.41 | (6) | | 1:30.25 | (3) | | 5:04.18 | (12) | | 189.254 | | +2.363 |
| 7 | Sylvia Filipsson (Senior) | SWE | 45.41 | (4) | | 2:22.81 | (3) | | 1:32.12 | (20) | | 5:02.81 | (10) | | 189.541 | | +2.650 |
| 8 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg (M30) | NOR | 46.48 | (22) | | 2:23.87 | (7) | | 1:31.48 | (12) | | 4:59.35 | (6) | | 190.067 | | +3.176 |
| 9 | Kim Kostron (Neo) | USA | 45.67 | (7) | | 2:24.69 | (12) | | 1:29.99 | (2) | | 5:07.22 | (15) | SB | 190.098 | SB | +3.207 |
| 10 | Beth Heiden (A1) | USA | 45.75 | (9) | TRJ | 2:25.03 | (14) | | 1:31.86 | (17) | | 5:00.73 | (8) | | 190.144 | | +3.253 |
| 11 | Nancy Swider (Neo) | USA | 46.82 | (25) | | 2:24.25 | (10) | | 1:31.86 | (17) | | 4:57.00 | (4) | | 190.333 | | +3.442 |
| 12 | Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 47.05 | (26) | | 2:22.87 | (4) | | 1:31.51 | (13) | | 5:00.18 | (7) | | 190.458 | | +3.567 |
| 13 | Sophie Piest-Westenbroek (M30) | NED | 45.99 | (14) | WRM | 2:25.50 | (15) | WRM | 1:31.04 | (9) | WRM | 5:03.05 | (11) | WRM | 190.518 | WRM | +3.627 |
| 14 | Vera Bryndzej (Senior) | URS | 45.88 | (11) | | 2:24.80 | (13) | | 1:31.02 | (8) | | 5:05.46 | (13) | | 190.566 | | +3.675 |
| 15 | Annette Karlsson (Neo) | SWE | 46.27 | (18) | | 2:24.13 | (8) | | 1:31.33 | (11) | | 5:06.70 | (14) | | 191.094 | | +4.203 |
| 16 | Kathy Vogt (A2) | CAN | 46.02 | (15) | | 2:25.97 | (16) | | 1:31.11 | (10) | | 5:19.85 | (16) | | 193.539 | | +6.648 |
| 17 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Neo) | POL | 45.37 | (3) | | 2:26.05 | (17) | | 1:31.53 | (14) | | - | | | 139.818 | | - |
| 18 | Ina Steenbruggen (Neo) | NED | 45.72 | (8) | | 2:26.31 | (19) | | 1:32.08 | (19) | | - | | | 140.530 | | - |
| 19 | Joke van Rijssel (Neo) | NED | 46.39 | (20) | | 2:26.21 | (18) | | 1:31.78 | (16) | | - | | | 141.016 | | - |
| 20 | Cindy Seikkula (Neo) | USA | 46.15 | (17) | | 2:27.19 | (22) | | 1:31.75 | (15) | | - | | | 141.088 | | - |
| 21 | Pat Durnin (A1) | CAN | 45.91 | (13) | | 2:27.08 | (21) | | 1:33.58 | (27) | | - | | | 141.726 | | - |
| 22 | Yuko Ota (Neo) | JPN | 47.32 | (29) | | 2:26.59 | (20) | | 1:33.01 | (22) | SB | - | | | 142.688 | | - |
| 23 | Brenda Webster (B1) | CAN | 46.58 | (24) | | 2:28.73 | (25) | | 1:33.20 | (23) | | - | | | 142.756 | | - |
| 24 | Anna Lenner (Neo) | SWE | 46.08 | (16) | | 2:31.01 | (29) | | 1:33.30 | (24) | | - | | | 143.066 | | - |
| 25 | Tarja Rinne (M30) | FIN | 47.14 | (27) | | 2:28.04 | (24) | | 1:33.37 | (25) | | - | | | 143.171 | | - |
| 26 | Brigitte Flierl (A1) | FRG | 46.27 | (18) | | 2:30.27 | (26) | | 1:33.74 | (28) | | - | | | 143.230 | | - |
| 27 | Paula-Irmeli Halonen (Senior) | FIN | 46.42 | (21) | | 2:31.25 | (30) | | 1:32.83 | (21) | | - | | | 143.251 | | - |
| 28 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 46.50 | (23) | | 2:30.86 | (28) | | 1:33.45 | (26) | | - | | | 143.511 | | - |
| 29 | Dolores Gysin-Lier (Neo) | SUI | 48.01 | (31) | | 2:27.81 | (23) | | 1:34.71 | (29) | | - | | | 144.635 | | - |
| 30 | Etsuko Nakamichi (Neo) | JPN | 47.85 | (30) | | 2:30.35 | (27) | | 1:35.45 | (30) | | - | | | 145.691 | | - |
| 31 | Shuhua Chen (Neo) | CHN | 47.16 | (28) | | 2:31.70 | (31) | | 1:38.12 | (31) | | - | | | 146.786 | | - |