| 1 | Ljudmila Filimonova (Neo) | URS | 44.58 | (7) | | 2:15.09 | (1) | | 1:29.01 | (1) | | 4:52.18 | (4) | | 182.813 | | - |
| 2 | Natalja Zaborskikh (Senior) | URS | 44.40 | (5) | | 2:17.36 | (2) | | 1:30.59 | (5) | | 4:47.19 | (1) | TR | 183.347 | | +0.534 |
| 3 | Gum-Hyon Park (A1) | PRK | 44.07 | (2) | NRJ, TRJ | 2:18.06 | (4) | | 1:29.74 | (2) | | 4:54.66 | (6) | | 184.070 | NRJ, NR, TRJ | +1.257 |
| 4 | Natalja Kuimova (Neo) | URS | 44.32 | (4) | | 2:18.91 | (6) | | 1:30.97 | (7) | | 4:50.40 | (2) | | 184.508 | | +1.695 |
| 5 | Hwa-Seon Song (C2) | PRK | 44.18 | (3) | NRJ | 2:19.11 | (7) | | 1:30.43 | (4) | | 5:02.85 | (12) | | 186.240 | NRJ | +3.427 |
| 6 | Marina Koltsova (Neo) | URS | 45.21 | (10) | | 2:20.26 | (10) | | 1:32.30 | (9) | | 4:50.76 | (3) | | 186.573 | SB | +3.760 |
| 7 | Chun-Ok Han (B2) | PRK | 44.83 | (9) | | 2:19.54 | (8) | | 1:32.39 | (10) | | 4:54.50 | (5) | NRJ, NR | 186.621 | | +3.808 |
| 8 | Olga Krivosjeina (Neo) | URS | 44.71 | (8) | | 2:19.94 | (9) | | 1:31.40 | (8) | | 4:58.36 | (8) | | 186.782 | | +3.969 |
| 9 | Lilianna Jezierska-Morawiec (Neo) | POL | 44.55 | (6) | | 2:18.87 | (5) | | 1:30.19 | (3) | | 5:09.08 | (15) | | 187.448 | | +4.635 |
| 10 | Anna Kanatova-Bugrejeva (Neo) | URS | 45.80 | (15) | | 2:17.80 | (3) | | 1:33.36 | (14) | | 4:54.75 | (7) | | 187.538 | SB | +4.725 |
| 11 | Jelena Tjusjnjakova-Gontsjarova (Neo) | URS | 45.21 | (10) | | 2:20.71 | (11) | | 1:32.71 | (13) | | 4:58.98 | (9) | | 188.298 | | +5.485 |
| 12 | Marina Redkina (A2) | URS | 45.63 | (13) | | 2:23.02 | (15) | | 1:32.44 | (11) | | 5:00.92 | (10) | | 189.676 | | +6.863 |
| 13 | Irina Blinova (Neo) | URS | 45.77 | (14) | | 2:21.92 | (13) | | 1:32.69 | (12) | | 5:09.46 | (16) | | 190.997 | | +8.184 |
| 14 | Irina Bogatova (Neo) | URS | 45.46 | (12) | | 2:24.17 | (16) | | 1:33.59 | (15) | | 5:04.60 | (13) | | 191.077 | | +8.264 |
| 15 | Nadezjda Jermolina-Vasiljeva (A2) | URS | 46.43 | (18) | | 2:24.40 | (17) | | 1:35.58 | (18) | SB | 5:01.87 | (11) | | 192.665 | SB | +9.852 |
| 16 | Larisa Lepilova (Neo) | URS | 46.42 | (17) | PB | 2:24.57 | (18) | PB | 1:34.53 | (16) | PB | 5:06.68 | (14) | PB | 192.988 | PB | +10.175 |
| Zsuzsa Paty Nagy (Senior) | HUN | 47.31 | (21) | | 2:29.87 | (21) | | 1:39.13 | (21) | | - | | | 146.832 | | -35.981 |
| Marina Mokhova-Babkina (A2) | URS | 46.99 | (20) | | 2:25.60 | (19) | | 1:38.34 | (20) | | - | | | 144.693 | | -38.120 |
| Natalja Tolkusjina (A2) | URS | 46.51 | (19) | SB | 2:27.31 | (20) | SB | 1:34.90 | (17) | SB | - | | | 143.063 | | -39.750 |
| Olga Plesjkova (Senior) | URS | 46.15 | (16) | | 2:22.97 | (14) | | 1:37.04 | (19) | | - | | | 142.327 | | -40.486 |
| Ljudmila Boldyreva-Masjkovtseva (Senior) | URS | 43.63 | (1) | | 2:21.18 | (12) | | 1:30.76 | (6) | | - | | | 136.070 | | -46.743 |