| 1 | Lidija Skoblikova (Senior) | URS | 2:23.60 | TR | - |
| 2 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 2:25.80 | | +2.200 |
| 3 | Kaija Mustonen (Neo) | FIN | 2:27.10 | NR | +3.500 |
| 4 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka (A1) | FIN | 2:29.20 | NRJ, TRJ | +5.600 |
| 5 | Irina.40 Jegorova (Senior) | URS | 2:29.40 | SB | +5.800 |
| 6 | Christina Scherling (Senior) | SWE | 2:31.40 | | +7.800 |
| 7 | Berta Kolokoltseva (Senior) | URS | 2:31.50 | | +7.900 |
| 8 | Jean Ashworth (Senior) | USA | 2:33.30 | | +9.700 |
| 9 | Janice Smith (A2) | USA | 2:33.80 | NRJ | +10.200 |
| 10 | Tatjana Sidorova (Senior) | URS | 2:34.20 | NR | +10.600 |
| Kaneko Takahashi (Neo) | JPN | 2:34.20 | | +10.600 |
| 13 | Inger Eriksson (Neo) | SWE | 2:35.00 | | +11.400 |
| 14 | Willy de Beer (Neo) | NED | 2:35.40 | | +11.800 |
| 22 | Christina.46 Karlsson (A1) | SWE | 2:39.00 | | +15.400 |
| 26 | Jarmila Štastná-Königová (M30) | TCH | 2:47.10 | | +23.500 |