| 1 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 41.17 | (2) | | 1:22.75 | (1) | | 41.42 | (2) | | 1:22.13 | (1) | | 165.030 | TR | - |
| 2 | Bonnie Blair (Neo) | USA | 40.83 | (1) | | 1:24.19 | (2) | | 40.74 | (1) | | 1:24.09 | (2) | | 165.710 | | +0.680 |
| 3 | Irina Kulesjova-Kovrova (Senior) | URS | 41.98 | (3) | | 1:24.94 | (3) | | 42.85 | (6) | | 1:26.03 | (4) | | 170.315 | | +5.285 |
| 4 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 42.05 | (4) | | 1:25.77 | (5) | | 42.26 | (3) | | 1:26.63 | (6) | | 170.510 | | +5.480 |
| 5 | Constanze Scandolo (Neo) | GDR | 42.94 | (10) | | 1:25.82 | (6) | | 43.34 | (10) | | 1:24.99 | (3) | | 171.685 | | +6.655 |
| 6 | Heike Pöhland (Neo) | GDR | 42.75 | (6) | | 1:24.99 | (4) | | 43.34 | (10) | | 1:26.35 | (5) | | 171.760 | | +6.730 |
| 7 | Ingrid Haringa (Neo) | NED | 42.64 | (5) | | 1:26.98 | (9) | | 42.62 | (4) | | 1:28.29 | (13) | | 172.895 | SB | +7.865 |
| 8 | Christine Aaftink (Neo) | NED | 42.79 | (7) | | 1:26.97 | (8) | | 42.98 | (7) | | 1:27.32 | (9) | | 172.915 | SB | +7.885 |
| 9 | Natalja Sjive-Glebova (Senior) | URS | 42.94 | (10) | | 1:28.53 | (15) | | 42.83 | (5) | | 1:27.12 | (7) | | 173.595 | | +8.565 |
| 10 | Seon-Hee Yoo (Neo) | KOR | 43.32 | (14) | | 1:27.90 | (11) | | 43.50 | (13) | | 1:27.64 | (11) | | 174.590 | | +9.560 |
| 11 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 43.32 | (14) | | 1:27.19 | (10) | | 43.63 | (14) | | 1:28.35 | (14) | | 174.720 | NR | +9.690 |
| 12 | Marina Jevgrafova (A2) | URS | 42.96 | (12) | | 1:28.44 | (13) | | 43.05 | (8) | | 1:30.01 | (18) | | 175.235 | | +10.205 |
| 13 | Grit Licker (Neo) | GDR | 44.19 | (19) | | 1:26.46 | (7) | | 44.52 | (18) | | 1:27.18 | (8) | | 175.530 | | +10.500 |
| 14 | Boukje Keulen (Neo) | NED | 42.82 | (9) | | 1:28.30 | (12) | | 43.93 | (15) | | 1:29.78 | (16) | | 175.790 | SB | +10.760 |
| 15 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 43.75 | (17) | | 1:28.92 | (16) | | 44.46 | (17) | | 1:28.27 | (12) | | 176.805 | SB | +11.775 |
| 16 | Iwona Iwanaszko (A2) | POL | 43.96 | (18) | | 1:29.21 | (17) | | 44.33 | (16) | | 1:31.49 | (22) | | 178.640 | PB | +13.610 |
| 17 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 43.69 | (16) | | 1:29.80 | (20) | | 44.62 | (19) | | 1:31.34 | (21) | | 178.880 | PB | +13.850 |
| 18 | Yeong-Ok Kim (Neo) | KOR | 44.28 | (20) | | 1:29.51 | (18) | | 44.74 | (20) | | 1:30.32 | (19) | | 178.935 | PB | +13.905 |
| 19 | Moira d'Andrea (A2) | USA | 44.77 | (22) | | 1:29.56 | (19) | | 45.00 | (22) | | 1:29.75 | (15) | | 179.425 | SB | +14.395 |
| 20 | Heidi Skjeggestad (B2) | NOR | 44.66 | (21) | | 1:30.20 | (21) | | 44.98 | (21) | | 1:30.32 | (19) | | 179.900 | | +14.870 |
| 21 | Rose-Marie Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 45.38 | (23) | | 1:30.37 | (22) | | 45.54 | (23) | | 1:29.94 | (17) | | 181.075 | SB | +16.045 |
| 22 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 42.81 | (8) | | 1:46.94 | (23) | | 43.29 | (9) | | 1:27.37 | (10) | | 183.255 | SB | +18.225 |
| 23 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 43.15 | (13) | | 1:28.46 | (14) | | 43.47 | (12) | | 1:48.33 | (23) | | 185.015 | | +19.985 |