| 1 | Lidija Skoblikova (Neo) | URS | 5:14.30 | OR, TR | - |
| 2 | Valentina.34 Stenina (Senior) | URS | 5:16.90 | SB | +2.600 |
| 3 | Eevi Huttunen (Senior) | FIN | 5:21.00 | NRM | +6.700 |
| 4 | Hatsue Takemizawa (Senior) | JPN | 5:21.40 | NR | +7.100 |
| 5 | Christina Scherling (Neo) | SWE | 5:25.50 | NR | +11.200 |
| 6 | Helena Pilejczyk (Senior) | POL | 5:26.20 | NR | +11.900 |
| 7 | Elwira Seroczynska (Senior) | POL | 5:27.30 | PB | +13.000 |
| 8 | Jean Ashworth (Neo) | USA | 5:28.50 | NR | +14.200 |
| 9 | Tamara Rylova (Senior) | URS | 5:30.00 | | +15.700 |
| 10 | Yoshiko Takano (A1) | JPN | 5:30.90 | NRJ, TRJ | +16.600 |
| 11 | Elsa Einarsson (A1) | SWE | 5:32.20 | NRJ | +17.900 |
| 12 | Iris Sihvonen (Neo) | FIN | 5:35.20 | PB | +20.900 |
| 13 | Inge Görmer (Senior) | GDR | 5:37.50 | | +23.200 |
| 14 | Doreen Ryan (Senior) | CAN | 5:39.70 | NR | +25.400 |
| 15 | Françoise Lucas (Neo) | FRA | 5:42.50 | NR | +28.200 |
| 16 | Margaret Robb (A1) | CAN | 5:43.50 | NRJ | +29.200 |
| 17 | Gisela Toews (A2) | GDR | 5:48.30 | NRJ | +34.000 |
| 18 | Cornelia Harrington (B2) | USA | 5:57.50 | NRJ | +43.200 |
| 19 | Beverly Buhr (A1) | USA | 6:03.10 | PB | +48.800 |
| 20 | Kyeong-Hee Kim (A2) | KOR | 6:08.20 | NRJ | +53.900 |