| 1 | Karin Enke (Neo) | GDR | 42.04 | (1) | TR | 4:28.20 | (1) | TR | 2:05.59 | (1) | TR | 7:49.07 | (2) | SB | 175.510 | TR | - |
| 2 | Andrea Schöne-Mitscherlich (Neo) | GDR | 43.10 | (5) | | 4:28.92 | (2) | | 2:07.37 | (2) | | 7:46.04 | (1) | TR | 176.980 | | +1.470 |
| 3 | Gabi Schönbrunn (Neo) | GDR | 43.92 | (7) | | 4:38.94 | (6) | | 2:10.44 | (4) | | 7:51.73 | (3) | | 181.063 | | +5.553 |
| 4 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 42.48 | (3) | | 4:44.39 | (11) | | 2:09.58 | (3) | | 8:06.94 | (9) | SB | 181.765 | SB | +6.255 |
| 5 | Sabine Brehm (Neo) | GDR | 43.95 | (8) | | 4:37.03 | (4) | | 2:14.34 | (10) | | 7:51.78 | (4) | | 182.079 | | +6.569 |
| 6 | Olga Plesjkova (Senior) | URS | 45.00 | (18) | | 4:37.76 | (5) | | 2:11.51 | (6) | | 7:57.10 | (7) | | 182.839 | | +7.329 |
| 7 | Natalja Sjive-Glebova (Neo) | URS | 42.17 | (2) | | 4:47.44 | (15) | SB | 2:11.61 | (7) | SB | 8:13.09 | (11) | SB | 183.255 | SB | +7.745 |
| 8 | Valentina Lalenkova-Golovenkina (Senior) | URS | 42.51 | (4) | | 4:46.12 | (14) | | 2:10.67 | (5) | | 8:16.86 | (13) | | 183.438 | | +7.928 |
| 9 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Senior) | NOR | 45.24 | (19) | | 4:39.42 | (7) | | 2:13.72 | (9) | | 7:53.15 | (6) | SB | 183.698 | | +8.188 |
| 10 | Mary Docter (Neo) | USA | 45.62 | (23) | | 4:32.44 | (3) | SB | 2:17.15 | (14) | | 7:52.44 | (5) | NR | 183.986 | SB | +8.476 |
| 11 | Ria Visser (Neo) | NED | 44.42 | (11) | | 4:40.29 | (8) | | 2:14.43 | (11) | | 8:08.07 | (10) | | 184.752 | | +9.242 |
| 12 | Yvonne van Gennip (Neo) | NED | 44.68 | (14) | | 4:41.90 | (9) | | 2:13.69 | (8) | | 8:05.54 | (8) | SB | 184.780 | | +9.270 |
| 13 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.70 | (16) | | 4:44.75 | (12) | | 2:15.60 | (12) | | 8:17.12 | (14) | | 187.070 | | +11.560 |
| 14 | Seiko Hashimoto (A2) | JPN | 44.01 | (9) | | 4:48.75 | (16) | TRJ | 2:18.24 | (15) | TRJ | 8:16.75 | (12) | TRJ, SB | 187.890 | TRJ, SB | +12.380 |
| 15 | Marieke Stam (Neo) | NED | 44.58 | (13) | | 4:44.16 | (10) | | 2:19.00 | (18) | | 8:29.01 | (16) | | 189.174 | | +13.664 |
| 16 | Nancy Swider (Senior) | USA | 46.00 | (26) | | 4:44.76 | (13) | | 2:20.23 | (23) | | 8:17.92 | (15) | | 189.995 | | +14.485 |
| 17 | Thea Limbach (Senior) | NED | 45.36 | (22) | | 4:53.54 | (19) | | 2:16.05 | (13) | | - | | | 139.633 | | -35.877 |
| 18 | Janet Goldman (A2) | USA | 45.32 | (20) | | 4:48.89 | (17) | | 2:19.17 | (19) | | - | | | 139.858 | | -35.652 |
| 19 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 44.53 | (12) | | 4:56.48 | (23) | | 2:18.67 | (17) | | - | | | 140.166 | | -35.344 |
| 20 | Sylvie Daigle (Neo) | CAN | 44.27 | (10) | | 4:53.86 | (20) | SB | 2:21.15 | (24) | | - | | | 140.296 | | -35.214 |
| 21 | Sigrid Smuda (Senior) | FRG | 45.35 | (21) | | 4:54.63 | (21) | | 2:18.28 | (16) | | - | | | 140.548 | | -34.962 |
| 22 | Natalie Grenier (Neo) | CAN | 45.86 | (25) | | 4:49.98 | (18) | | 2:22.40 | (25) | | - | | | 141.656 | | -33.854 |
| 23 | Ariane Loignon (A2) | CAN | 46.84 | (29) | | 4:56.28 | (22) | | 2:19.28 | (20) | | - | | | 142.646 | | -32.864 |
| 24 | Shouko Fusano (A1) | JPN | 43.82 | (6) | TRJ | 5:02.90 | (27) | | 2:25.39 | (28) | SB | - | | | 142.766 | | -32.744 |
| 25 | Miriam Heruth (Neo) | FRG | 46.32 | (27) | | 4:58.57 | (25) | | 2:20.22 | (22) | | - | | | 142.821 | | -32.689 |
| 26 | Jasmin Krohn (B2) | SWE | 46.83 | (28) | | 4:56.62 | (24) | | 2:19.69 | (21) | | - | | | 142.829 | | -32.681 |
| 27 | Marie-France van Helden-Vives (Senior) | FRA | 45.76 | (24) | | 5:00.03 | (26) | | 2:24.26 | (27) | | - | | | 143.851 | | -31.659 |
| 28 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Senior) | POL | 44.68 | (14) | | 5:07.70 | (28) | | 2:23.80 | (26) | SB | - | | | 143.896 | | -31.614 |
| 29 | Hiromi Ozawa (Neo) | JPN | 44.79 | (17) | | 5:14.84 | (29) | SB | 2:26.82 | (29) | SB | - | | | 146.203 | | -29.307 |
| 30 | Ans Kremer (M40) | NZL | 54.10 | (30) | NRM | 5:24.78 | (30) | NRM | 2:36.08 | (30) | NRM, NR | - | | | 160.256 | | -15.254 |