| 1 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M30) | NED | 44.30 | (1) | TR | 2:18.30 | (1) | SB | 1:30.58 | (1) | | 4:56.56 | (3) | | 185.117 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Trijnie Rep (Neo) | NED | 44.90 | (2) | SB | 2:21.80 | (3) | | 1:31.55 | (3) | SB | 5:01.31 | (4) | | 188.161 | PB | +3.044 |
| 3 | Nina Statkevitsj (Senior) | URS | 45.60 | (6) | | 2:22.70 | (5) | | 1:32.56 | (4) | | 4:56.17 | (2) | | 188.809 | | +3.692 |
| 4 | Monika Pflug (A2) | FRG | 44.90 | (2) | TRJ | 2:23.20 | (6) | | 1:31.04 | (2) | | 5:14.84 | (14) | | 190.628 | TRJ | +5.511 |
| 5 | Tatjana Sjelekhova-Rastopsjina (Senior) | URS | 45.70 | (7) | | 2:21.90 | (4) | | 1:34.04 | (10) | | 5:06.85 | (7) | | 191.163 | | +6.046 |
| 6 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (M30) | NOR | 45.10 | (4) | | 2:23.70 | (7) | | 1:33.91 | (9) | | 5:07.61 | (8) | | 191.224 | | +6.107 |
| 7 | Elly van den Brom (Senior) | NED | 45.90 | (9) | SB | 2:23.80 | (8) | | 1:32.97 | (5) | | 5:07.88 | (9) | SB | 191.633 | SB | +6.516 |
| 8 | Lāsma Kauniste (M30) | URS | 45.80 | (8) | | 2:24.20 | (9) | | 1:33.10 | (6) | | 5:11.22 | (12) | | 192.288 | | +7.171 |
| 9 | Ljudmila Kiseljova-Savrulina (Neo) | URS | 46.50 | (14) | | 2:25.50 | (10) | | 1:33.54 | (8) | | 5:03.62 | (5) | | 192.374 | | +7.257 |
| 10 | Tatjana Averina (Neo) | URS | 45.50 | (5) | | 2:27.20 | (13) | | 1:33.42 | (7) | | 5:09.90 | (11) | | 192.927 | | +7.810 |
| 11 | Sippie Tigchelaar (Neo) | NED | 47.00 | (18) | SB | 2:21.60 | (2) | | 1:41.13 | (23) | | 4:52.89 | (1) | | 193.580 | SB | +8.463 |
| 12 | Lisbeth Berg (Senior) | NOR | 46.00 | (11) | | 2:27.40 | (14) | | 1:34.77 | (12) | | 5:08.88 | (10) | | 193.999 | | +8.882 |
| 13 | Sijtje van der Lende (Neo) | NED | 47.90 | (22) | | 2:26.40 | (11) | | 1:35.34 | (14) | | 5:04.76 | (6) | | 195.165 | | +10.048 |
| 14 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Neo) | SWE | 45.90 | (9) | | 2:26.50 | (12) | SB | 1:34.04 | (10) | | 5:22.53 | (15) | | 195.509 | SB | +10.392 |
| 15 | Erwina Rys (A1) | POL | 46.10 | (12) | SB | 2:27.60 | (15) | | 1:35.20 | (13) | | 5:26.51 | (16) | | 197.319 | SB | +12.202 |
| 16 | Ute Dix (B2) | GDR | 48.80 | (23) | | 2:27.80 | (16) | | 1:35.50 | (15) | | 5:12.29 | (13) | | 197.866 | | +12.749 |
| 17 | Monika Zernicek (A1) | GDR | 46.70 | (16) | | 2:27.90 | (17) | | 1:35.99 | (16) | | - | | | 143.996 | | - |
| 18 | Sylvia Filipsson (Neo) | SWE | 46.60 | (15) | SB | 2:29.40 | (19) | | 1:36.38 | (17) | | - | | | 144.591 | | - |
| 19 | Tarja Rinne (Senior) | FIN | 47.10 | (19) | | 2:29.00 | (18) | SB | 1:37.76 | (19) | SB | - | | | 145.647 | | - |
| 20 | Wanda Król (Senior) | POL | 46.20 | (13) | | 2:31.10 | (20) | | 1:38.83 | (22) | | - | | | 145.982 | | - |
| 21 | Helene Engman (Senior) | SWE | 46.80 | (17) | PB | 2:31.30 | (21) | PB | 1:37.82 | (20) | | - | | | 146.144 | | - |
| 22 | Birgit Männel (A1) | GDR | 47.60 | (21) | | 2:31.40 | (22) | | 1:36.95 | (18) | | - | | | 146.542 | | - |
| 23 | Monika Stützle (A2) | FRG | 47.30 | (20) | | 2:32.50 | (23) | | 1:38.25 | (21) | | - | | | 147.259 | | - |
| 24 | Cecilie Funnemark (A1) | NOR | 48.80 | (23) | | 2:43.20 | (24) | | 1:41.13 | (23) | | - | | | 153.765 | | - |