| 1 | Christa Rothenburger (Neo) | GDR | 41.10 | SB | - |
| 2 | Tatjana Barabasj-Averina (M30) | URS | 41.30 | SB | +0.200 |
| 3 | Natalja Petrusjova (Senior) | URS | 41.40 | | +0.300 |
| 4 | Valentina Lalenkova-Golovenkina (Neo) | URS | 41.90 | | +0.800 |
| 5 | Natalja Kurova (A1) | URS | 42.10 | SB | +1.000 |
| 6 | Petra Richter (Neo) | GDR | 42.20 | | +1.100 |
| 7 | Galina Petrova-Blinkova (Neo) | URS | 42.30 | PB | +1.200 |
| 8 | Gulnur Murtazina (A2) | URS | 42.70 | PB | +1.600 |
| 9 | Sylvia Vierkotten (A1) | GDR | 42.80 | | +1.700 |
| 10 | Olga Plesjkova (Senior) | URS | 43.30 | SB | +2.200 |
| 11 | Marina Abrasjina (Neo) | URS | 43.40 | SB | +2.300 |
| 12 | Ljudmila Kuznetsova (M30) | URS | 44.00 | SB | +2.900 |
| 13 | Anna Kanatova-Bugrejeva (Neo) | URS | 44.70 | SB | +3.600 |