| 1 | Beth Heiden (B2) | USA | 4:45.66 | NRJ | - |
| 2 | Vera Bryndzej (Senior) | URS | 4:46.55 | | +0.890 |
| 3 | Galina Blinkova (Neo) | URS | 4:46.61 | | +0.950 |
| 4 | Tatjana Serebrjakova-Timosjina (Neo) | URS | 4:47.57 | | +1.910 |
| 5 | Alla Briljova (Neo) | URS | 4:47.70 | | +2.040 |
| 6 | Jelena Karasjova (Senior) | URS | 4:48.00 | | +2.340 |
| 7 | Nancy Swider (Neo) | USA | 4:48.09 | | +2.430 |
| 8 | Gulnur Murtazina (B1) | URS | 4:49.39 | NRJ | +3.730 |
| 9 | Vera Mazeina-Malygina (Neo) | URS | 4:49.43 | | +3.770 |
| 10 | Galina Nikitina (Senior) | URS | 4:50.77 | | +5.110 |
| 11 | Kim Kostron (Neo) | USA | 4:51.08 | | +5.420 |
| 12 | Irina Mamosjina (Senior) | URS | 4:51.10 | | +5.440 |
| 13 | Ljudmila Batujeva-Jelsukova (Neo) | URS | 4:51.43 | | +5.770 |
| 14 | Natalja Girenko (Senior) | URS | 4:51.99 | | +6.330 |
| 15 | Ljudmila Ankudimova (Senior) | URS | 4:52.72 | | +7.060 |
| 16 | Tatjana Baranova (Senior) | URS | 4:52.93 | | +7.270 |
| 17 | Ljubov Tsjujeva-Pogodajeva (Neo) | URS | 4:54.24 | | +8.580 |
| 18 | Ljudmila Kuznetsova (Senior) | URS | 4:55.07 | | +9.410 |
| 19 | Jelena Arkhipova (Neo) | URS | 4:55.34 | | +9.680 |
| 20 | Tatjana Fradina (Neo) | URS | 4:55.40 | | +9.740 |
| 21 | Nadezjda Romanova (Senior) | URS | 4:55.50 | | +9.840 |
| 22 | Tatjana Vinogradova (Senior) | URS | 4:55.72 | | +10.060 |
| 23 | Anzjelika Rozjkova (Senior) | URS | 4:57.01 | | +11.350 |
| 24 | Tatjana Malastsjenko (Senior) | URS | 4:58.39 | | +12.730 |
| 25 | Ljudmila Versjinina (Senior) | URS | 4:58.60 | | +12.940 |
| 26 | Nina Lezjenina (Senior) | URS | 5:00.43 | SB | +14.770 |
| 27 | Anna Pugavjova (Senior) | URS | 5:01.72 | | +16.060 |
| 28 | Cindy Seikkula (A2) | USA | 5:01.85 | | +16.190 |
| 29 | Tatjana Belousova (A2) | URS | 5:02.80 | | +17.140 |
| 30 | Ljubov Grisjina (Senior) | URS | 5:03.47 | | +17.810 |
| 31 | Tatjana Rusakova (Senior) | URS | 5:04.20 | | +18.540 |
| 32 | Tatjana Tarasova-Kovalenko (A2) | URS | 5:04.55 | | +18.890 |
| 33 | Svetlana Moskvina-Len (Neo) | URS | 5:09.84 | | +24.180 |
| 34 | Ljudmila Lavrenkova (A2) | URS | 5:10.41 | | +24.750 |
| 35 | Nina Isakova (Senior) | URS | 5:16.82 | | +31.160 |
| 36 | Tatjana Pevneva (Neo) | URS | 5:23.90 | | +38.240 |
| 37 | Vera Tsjudina (Neo) | URS | 5:27.25 | | +41.590 |
| 38 | Ljubov Slojeva-Berezina (Neo) | URS | 5:32.90 | | +47.240 |