| 1 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 41.24 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:09.50 | (1) | ER, TR | 1:23.36 | (1) | ER, TR | 4:43.80 | (5) | | 173.386 | ER, TR | - |
| 2 | Karin Busch (Neo) | GDR | 42.39 | (4) | | 2:10.07 | (2) | | 1:25.17 | (2) | | 4:36.84 | (1) | | 174.471 | | +1.085 |
| 3 | Natalja Glebova (A2) | URS | 42.09 | (2) | TRJ | 2:11.28 | (3) | NRJ, TRJ | 1:25.87 | (3) | TRJ | 4:47.70 | (8) | TRJ | 176.735 | TRJ | +3.349 |
| 4 | Gabi Schönbrunn (Neo) | GDR | 43.46 | (8) | | 2:11.73 | (4) | | 1:26.70 | (8) | | 4:38.03 | (2) | | 177.058 | | +3.672 |
| 5 | Bjørg Eva Jensen (Neo) | NOR | 43.55 | (11) | | 2:12.67 | (7) | | 1:27.27 | (11) | | 4:38.36 | (3) | | 177.801 | | +4.415 |
| 6 | Andrea Schöne-Mitscherlich (Neo) | GDR | 44.13 | (17) | | 2:11.80 | (5) | | 1:26.40 | (5) | | 4:40.44 | (4) | | 178.003 | | +4.617 |
| 7 | Thea Limbach (Neo) | NED | 43.69 | (13) | | 2:12.23 | (6) | | 1:26.03 | (4) | | 4:47.60 | (7) | | 178.714 | | +5.328 |
| 8 | Joke van Rijssel (Senior) | NED | 43.65 | (12) | | 2:12.72 | (8) | | 1:26.87 | (10) | | 4:47.79 | (9) | | 179.290 | | +5.904 |
| 9 | Marina Koltsova (Neo) | URS | 43.32 | (7) | | 2:14.64 | (11) | | 1:27.63 | (12) | | 4:45.60 | (6) | | 179.615 | | +6.229 |
| 10 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 43.95 | (15) | | 2:13.85 | (9) | | 1:26.76 | (9) | | 4:51.34 | (12) | | 180.502 | | +7.116 |
| 11 | Svetlana Katsjuk (Senior) | URS | 42.83 | (6) | | 2:15.94 | (13) | | 1:28.56 | (14) | | 4:49.20 | (11) | | 180.623 | | +7.237 |
| 12 | Ria Visser (Neo) | NED | 44.39 | (19) | | 2:14.47 | (10) | | 1:27.98 | (13) | | 4:48.35 | (10) | | 181.261 | | +7.875 |
| 13 | Monika Holzner-Pflug (Senior) | FRG | 42.50 | (5) | | 2:14.64 | (11) | | 1:26.49 | (6) | | 5:05.45 | (16) | | 181.533 | | +8.147 |
| 14 | Sylvia Brunner (Senior) | SUI | 43.46 | (8) | | 2:17.82 | (15) | | 1:28.99 | (15) | | 5:00.38 | (14) | | 183.958 | | +10.572 |
| 15 | Ines Pochert (Senior) | GDR | 43.99 | (16) | | 2:18.44 | (16) | | 1:31.04 | (20) | | 4:55.41 | (13) | | 184.891 | | +11.505 |
| 16 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 43.88 | (14) | | 2:18.49 | (17) | | 1:29.91 | (17) | | - | | | 134.998 | | -38.388 |
| Brigitte Flierl (Neo) | FRG | 44.26 | (18) | | 2:17.70 | (14) | | 1:29.12 | (16) | | 5:02.67 | (15) | | 185.165 | | +11.779 |
| 18 | Virve Mäkelä (Neo) | FIN | 43.47 | (10) | | 2:22.31 | (22) | SB | 1:29.96 | (18) | | - | | | 135.886 | | -37.500 |
| 19 | Turid Lillehagen-Welo (Neo) | NOR | 44.50 | (20) | | 2:19.15 | (19) | | 1:30.08 | (19) | | - | | | 135.923 | | -37.463 |
| 20 | Taina Salmia (Neo) | FIN | 44.62 | (21) | | 2:20.39 | (20) | SB | 1:31.14 | (21) | | - | | | 136.986 | | -36.400 |
| 21 | Elisabeth Öhlin (Neo) | SWE | 45.10 | (23) | SB | 2:18.85 | (18) | PB | 1:31.56 | (22) | | - | | | 137.163 | | -36.223 |
| 22 | Rose-Marie Karlsson (Neo) | SWE | 45.09 | (22) | SB | 2:21.26 | (21) | SB | 1:31.72 | (23) | | - | | | 138.036 | | -35.350 |
| 23 | Mona Iversen (Neo) | NOR | 46.48 | (24) | | 2:22.56 | (23) | | 1:32.46 | (24) | | - | | | 140.230 | | -33.156 |
| Alie Boorsma (Neo) | NED | 42.19 | (3) | | DQ | | | 1:26.62 | (7) | | - | | | 85.500 | | - |