| 1 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M35) | NED | 43.78 | (1) | NRM | 2:15.84 | (1) | ER | 1:28.26 | (1) | ER, NR | 4:59.67 | (4) | NRM | 183.135 | NRM | - |
| 2 | Nina Statkevitsj (M30) | URS | 44.53 | (4) | | 2:17.41 | (2) | SB | 1:29.46 | (4) | SB | 4:54.98 | (1) | | 184.226 | SB | +1.091 |
| 3 | Tatjana Sjelekhova-Rastopsjina (Senior) | URS | 44.94 | (6) | | 2:18.81 | (4) | | 1:28.79 | (2) | | 5:01.19 | (6) | | 185.803 | | +2.668 |
| 4 | Ljudmila Kiseljova-Savrulina (Neo) | URS | 45.41 | (8) | SB | 2:17.49 | (3) | SB | 1:30.94 | (7) | | 4:55.97 | (2) | SB | 186.038 | SB | +2.903 |
| 5 | Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 46.70 | (14) | | 2:19.15 | (5) | SB | 1:31.26 | (8) | SB | 4:58.00 | (3) | | 188.380 | SB | +5.245 |
| 6 | Truus de Koning-Dijkstra (Neo) | NED | 45.85 | (10) | | 2:19.44 | (6) | PB | 1:30.69 | (6) | PB | 5:05.27 | (8) | PB | 188.553 | PB | +5.418 |
| 7 | Monika Pflug (Neo) | FRG | 43.99 | (2) | | 2:20.12 | (8) | NR | 1:29.66 | (5) | | 5:20.67 | (13) | | 188.972 | SB | +5.837 |
| 8 | Monika Zernicek (A2) | GDR | 46.06 | (12) | | 2:19.57 | (7) | NRJ, NR | 1:31.41 | (10) | SB | 5:04.53 | (7) | | 189.043 | | +5.908 |
| 9 | Sippie Tigchelaar (Neo) | NED | 47.29 | (19) | | 2:21.44 | (11) | | 1:32.50 | (13) | SB | 5:00.81 | (5) | | 190.822 | SB | +7.687 |
| 10 | Tuula Vilkas (Senior) | FIN | 47.00 | (17) | | 2:22.64 | (13) | SB | 1:32.15 | (11) | SB | 5:07.93 | (9) | | 191.944 | | +8.809 |
| 11 | Karin Kessow (Neo) | GDR | 47.04 | (18) | | 2:22.52 | (12) | | 1:33.10 | (15) | | 5:08.34 | (10) | | 192.487 | | +9.352 |
| 12 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (M30) | NOR | 45.97 | (11) | | 2:24.42 | (14) | | 1:33.06 | (14) | | 5:22.72 | (15) | | 194.427 | SB | +11.292 |
| 13 | Sylvia Filipsson (Neo) | SWE | 46.25 | (13) | SB | 2:26.48 | (17) | | 1:33.88 | (16) | SB | 5:14.59 | (12) | | 194.449 | SB | +11.314 |
| 14 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 44.97 | (7) | | 2:24.97 | (15) | SB | 1:32.23 | (12) | | 5:31.38 | (16) | | 194.638 | SB | +11.503 |
| 15 | Erwina Rys (A2) | POL | 59.42 | (24) | | 2:20.61 | (10) | | 1:31.26 | (8) | NRJ, NR | 5:11.04 | (11) | | 203.760 | | +20.625 |
| 16 | Ewa Malewicka (A2) | POL | 57.94 | (23) | | 2:26.39 | (16) | | 1:34.71 | (18) | | 5:22.12 | (14) | | 207.779 | | +24.644 |
| 17 | Stanislawa Wachala-Pietruszczak (Neo) | POL | 44.86 | (5) | | 2:29.97 | (21) | | 1:36.01 | (21) | | - | | | 142.855 | | -40.280 |
| 18 | Monika Stützle (Neo) | FRG | 46.73 | (15) | | 2:27.26 | (18) | | 1:34.79 | (19) | | - | | | 143.212 | | -39.923 |
| 19 | Tatjana Averina (Senior) | URS | 44.01 | (3) | | 2:45.75 | (24) | | 1:28.84 | (3) | | - | | | 143.680 | | -39.455 |
| 20 | Merja Törrönen (A1) | FIN | 47.89 | (20) | SB | 2:27.29 | (19) | SB | 1:34.57 | (17) | SB | - | | | 144.272 | | -38.863 |
| 21 | Lena Tillqvist (Neo) | SWE | 46.76 | (16) | | 2:31.15 | (22) | SB | 1:34.96 | (20) | SB | - | | | 144.623 | | -38.512 |
| 22 | Dolores Gysin-Lier (B2) | SUI | 47.96 | (21) | | 2:29.65 | (20) | NRJ, NR | 1:37.51 | (22) | | - | | | 146.598 | | -36.537 |
| 23 | Zsuzsa Dénes (Neo) | HUN | 49.90 | (22) | | 2:33.73 | (23) | SB | 1:38.89 | (23) | | - | | | 150.588 | | -32.547 |
| Lisbeth Berg (Senior) | NOR | DNF | | | DNS | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ute Dix (A1) | GDR | 45.48 | (9) | | 2:20.14 | (9) | SB | DNF | | | - | | | 92.193 | | -1.30.942 |