| 1 | Anne Henning (B1) | USA | 43.33 | OR, TR | - |
| 2 | Vera Krasnova (Neo) | URS | 44.01 | | +0.680 |
| 3 | Ljudmila Titova (Senior) | URS | 44.45 | | +1.120 |
| 4 | Sheila Young (Neo) | USA | 44.53 | | +1.200 |
| 5 | Monika Pflug (A1) | FRG | 44.75 | NRJ | +1.420 |
| 6 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra (M30) | NED | 44.89 | | +1.560 |
| 7 | Kay Lunda (C2) | USA | 44.95 | PB | +1.620 |
| 8 | Alla Butova-Bujanova (Neo) | URS | 45.17 | | +1.840 |
| 9 | Sachiko Saito-Yobekura (Senior) | JPN | 45.39 | | +2.060 |
| 10 | Elly van den Brom (Neo) | NED | 45.62 | | +2.290 |
| 11 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl (Senior) | NOR | 45.70 | | +2.370 |
| 12 | Paula Dufter (Neo) | FRG | 45.77 | | +2.440 |
| 13 | Ruth Budzisch (Neo) | GDR | 45.78 | | +2.450 |
| 14 | Cathy Priestner (B1) | CAN | 45.79 | NRJ | +2.460 |
| 15 | Ann-Sofie Järnström (Neo) | SWE | 45.83 | | +2.500 |
| 16 | Arja Kantola (Neo) | FIN | 46.12 | | +2.790 |
| 17 | Kirsti Biermann (Neo) | NOR | 46.18 | | +2.850 |
| 18 | Ylva Hedlund (Neo) | SWE | 46.24 | | +2.910 |
| 19 | Lisbeth Berg (Senior) | NOR | 46.33 | | +3.000 |
| 20 | Trijnie Rep (Neo) | NED | 46.60 | | +3.270 |
| 21 | Ryouko Onozawa (Neo) | JPN | 46.70 | | +3.370 |
| 22 | Jeong-Hee Choi (Neo) | KOR | 46.74 | SB | +3.410 |
| 23 | Sylvia Filipsson (A2) | SWE | 46.78 | | +3.450 |
| 24 | Tuula Vilkas (Neo) | FIN | 46.85 | | +3.520 |
| 25 | Donna McCannell (Neo) | CAN | 47.30 | | +3.970 |
| 26 | Kyeong-Hee Lee (C1) | KOR | 47.45 | NRJ | +4.120 |
| 27 | Monika Stützle (A1) | FRG | 48.15 | | +4.820 |
| 28 | In-Suk Tak (Neo) | PRK | 55.80 | SB | +12.470 |
| DQ | Sylvia Burka (A1) | CAN | 56.26 | | - |