| 1 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 42.20 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:10.46 | (1) | ER, TR | 1:24.74 | (1) | ER, TR | 4:38.90 | (2) | | 174.539 | ER, TR | - |
| 2 | Karin Enke (Neo) | GDR | 42.50 | (2) | | 2:11.88 | (3) | | 1:25.66 | (2) | | 4:41.73 | (7) | | 176.245 | | +1.706 |
| 3 | Gabi Schönbrunn (Neo) | GDR | 43.79 | (9) | | 2:11.10 | (2) | | 1:27.13 | (4) | | 4:36.28 | (1) | ER, TR | 177.101 | | +2.562 |
| 4 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Neo) | NOR | 44.17 | (13) | | 2:13.62 | (5) | | 1:26.99 | (3) | | 4:41.45 | (6) | | 179.113 | SB | +4.574 |
| 5 | Irina Mikhajlova (Neo) | URS | 43.48 | (7) | | 2:15.49 | (11) | | 1:27.52 | (7) | | 4:41.17 | (5) | | 179.264 | | +4.725 |
| 6 | Ines Pochert (Neo) | GDR | 43.32 | (6) | | 2:15.51 | (12) | | 1:28.03 | (10) | | 4:41.12 | (4) | SB | 179.358 | | +4.819 |
| 7 | Svetlana Katsjuk (Neo) | URS | 43.48 | (7) | | 2:14.72 | (8) | | 1:27.65 | (9) | | 4:46.25 | (9) | | 179.919 | | +5.380 |
| 8 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.31 | (5) | | 2:14.31 | (7) | | 1:27.57 | (8) | | 4:50.24 | (11) | | 180.238 | SB | +5.699 |
| 9 | Olga Plesjkova (Senior) | URS | 44.86 | (20) | | 2:12.46 | (4) | | 1:29.33 | (15) | | 4:39.50 | (3) | | 180.261 | | +5.722 |
| 10 | Ina Steenbruggen (Senior) | NED | 43.81 | (10) | | 2:14.90 | (9) | | 1:28.63 | (13) | | 4:44.52 | (8) | | 180.511 | | +5.972 |
| 11 | Alie Boorsma (Neo) | NED | 43.02 | (3) | | 2:15.72 | (13) | | 1:27.21 | (5) | | 4:53.66 | (13) | | 180.808 | | +6.269 |
| 12 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 43.98 | (12) | | 2:15.27 | (10) | SB | 1:28.15 | (11) | | 4:50.91 | (12) | SB | 181.630 | SB | +7.091 |
| 13 | Annie Borckink (Senior) | NED | 45.30 | (22) | | 2:13.85 | (6) | SB | 1:28.27 | (12) | | 4:46.39 | (10) | | 181.782 | SB | +7.243 |
| 14 | Monika Holzner-Pflug (Senior) | FRG | 43.16 | (4) | | 2:16.04 | (14) | | 1:27.31 | (6) | | 5:01.40 | (15) | | 182.394 | NR | +7.855 |
| 15 | Ewa Białkowska-Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 44.25 | (14) | | 2:17.26 | (15) | SB | 1:30.55 | (20) | | 5:06.26 | (16) | | 186.321 | SB | +11.782 |
| 16 | Sigrid Smuda (Neo) | FRG | 44.52 | (17) | | 2:17.87 | (16) | | 1:38.01 | (26) | | 4:56.93 | (14) | | 188.969 | SB | +14.430 |
| Joke van Rijssel (Senior) | NED | 44.27 | (15) | | DQ | | | 1:29.28 | (14) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Linda Palle (Neo) | SWE | 1:00.18 | (26) | | 2:18.96 | (20) | PB | 1:30.11 | (17) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Amanda Horsepool (Neo) | GBR | 47.46 | (25) | | 2:23.46 | (25) | | 1:34.90 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Pirjo Hyvärinen (Senior) | FIN | 44.59 | (18) | | 2:21.87 | (24) | | 1:30.67 | (22) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Brigitte Flierl (Neo) | FRG | 44.94 | (21) | | 2:19.86 | (22) | | 1:31.56 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Elisabeth Öhlin (Neo) | SWE | 45.66 | (23) | | 2:19.09 | (21) | SB | 1:30.93 | (23) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Aila Tartia (Neo) | FIN | 44.46 | (16) | | 2:20.11 | (23) | | 1:30.13 | (18) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Karin Rybäck (A1) | SWE | 45.86 | (24) | | 2:18.17 | (19) | NRJ | 1:30.63 | (21) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Sylvia Brunner (Neo) | SUI | 43.84 | (11) | | 2:18.10 | (18) | | 1:30.54 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ann-Mari Tollefsen-Amundsen (Neo) | NOR | 44.63 | (19) | SB | 2:18.09 | (17) | PB | 1:29.35 | (16) | SB | - | | | - | | - |