| 1 | Sylvia Burka (Neo) | CAN | 44.24 | (3) | | 2:21.56 | (3) | | 1:33.82 | (1) | | 5:12.93 | (4) | | 190.492 | SB | - |
| 2 | Tatjana Averina (Senior) | URS | 43.45 | (1) | | 2:23.54 | (11) | | 1:34.11 | (2) | | 5:21.01 | (8) | | 191.853 | | +1.361 |
| 3 | Erwina Rys (Neo) | POL | 44.96 | (8) | | 2:22.19 | (6) | | 1:35.73 | (6) | | 5:17.54 | (7) | | 193.146 | | +2.654 |
| 4 | Annie Borckink (Neo) | NED | 46.00 | (15) | | 2:22.76 | (9) | | 1:35.77 | (7) | | 5:13.25 | (5) | | 193.680 | SB | +3.188 |
| 5 | Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg (Senior) | NOR | 45.49 | (13) | | 2:23.31 | (10) | SB | 1:37.17 | (11) | | 5:12.63 | (3) | | 193.950 | | +3.458 |
| 6 | Haitske Pijlman (Neo) | NED | 44.91 | (7) | | 2:23.74 | (12) | SB | 1:36.81 | (9) | | 5:21.23 | (9) | | 194.760 | SB | +4.268 |
| 7 | Monika Holzner-Pflug (Neo) | FRG | 43.73 | (2) | | 2:22.21 | (7) | | 1:35.24 | (4) | | 5:36.79 | (18) | | 194.885 | SB | +4.393 |
| 8 | Ljudmila Ankudimova (Senior) | URS | 45.10 | (10) | | 2:26.45 | (17) | | 1:34.93 | (3) | | 5:21.45 | (10) | | 194.957 | | +4.465 |
| 9 | Sippie Tigchelaar (Neo) | NED | 47.15 | (25) | | 2:22.47 | (8) | | 1:37.92 | (14) | | 5:08.16 | (1) | | 194.963 | | +4.471 |
| 10 | Tuula Vilkas (Senior) | FIN | 46.57 | (20) | | 2:21.82 | (4) | | 1:37.95 | (15) | | 5:14.22 | (6) | | 195.189 | | +4.697 |
| 11 | Tatjana Fradina (Neo) | URS | 45.08 | (9) | | 2:26.11 | (16) | | 1:35.46 | (5) | | 5:22.06 | (11) | | 195.190 | | +4.698 |
| 12 | Galina Stepanskaja (Senior) | URS | 45.88 | (14) | | 2:22.15 | (5) | | 1:37.77 | (12) | | 5:22.82 | (12) | | 195.952 | | +5.460 |
| 13 | Galina Medvedeva (Neo) | URS | 44.70 | (6) | | 2:24.65 | (13) | | 1:37.89 | (13) | | 5:27.21 | (17) | | 196.397 | | +5.905 |
| 14 | Janina Urszula Korowicka (Neo) | POL | 46.18 | (19) | | 2:24.72 | (14) | | 1:37.09 | (10) | | 5:26.43 | (16) | | 197.470 | SB | +6.978 |
| 15 | Ljudmila Kiseljova-Savrulina (Neo) | URS | 46.95 | (23) | | 2:25.48 | (15) | | 1:40.91 | (20) | | 5:23.69 | (14) | | 199.847 | | +9.355 |
| 16 | Dolores Gysin-Lier (A1) | SUI | 46.58 | (21) | | 2:27.89 | (19) | | 1:43.47 | (21) | | 5:26.31 | (15) | | 201.997 | SB | +11.505 |
| 17 | Sylvia Filipsson (Neo) | SWE | 59.38 | (29) | | 2:20.25 | (1) | NR | 1:36.47 | (8) | | 5:09.69 | (2) | | 205.980 | | +15.488 |
| 18 | Ewa Malewicka (Neo) | POL | 1:02.92 | (30) | | 2:28.73 | (21) | | 1:39.66 | (18) | | 5:23.21 | (13) | | 212.656 | | +22.164 |
| Ann-Sofie Järnström (Senior) | SWE | 44.52 | (4) | | 2:44.45 | (29) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sijtje van der Lende (Senior) | NED | 46.21 | (18) | | 2:26.54 | (18) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Tatjana Sjelekhova-Rastopsjina (Senior) | URS | 45.20 | (11) | | 2:21.32 | (2) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sophie Piest-Westenbroek (Senior) | NED | 46.18 | (16) | | 2:44.63 | (30) | | 1:39.16 | (17) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Lisa Wicklund (B2) | USA | 47.47 | (26) | PB | 2:34.96 | (28) | | 1:45.08 | (26) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Maaret Löfroos (A2) | FIN | 48.12 | (28) | | 2:33.76 | (27) | | 1:44.63 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Merja Törrönen (A2) | FIN | 47.64 | (27) | | 2:31.26 | (26) | | 1:43.48 | (22) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Elisabeth Appleby (B1) | CAN | 46.76 | (22) | | 2:31.07 | (25) | | 1:44.10 | (23) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Linda Rombouts (Neo) | BEL | 47.12 | (24) | | 2:30.06 | (23) | | 1:44.28 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Gayle Gordon (A2) | CAN | 46.19 | (17) | | 2:28.91 | (22) | | 1:46.15 | (27) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (M30) | NOR | 45.46 | (12) | | 2:28.58 | (20) | | 1:40.79 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Stanislawa Wachala-Pietruszczak (Neo) | POL | 44.58 | (5) | | 2:30.17 | (24) | | 1:38.73 | (16) | | - | | | - | | - |