| 1 | Nadezjda Jermolina-Vasiljeva (Neo) | URS | 4:32.74 | SB | - |
| 2 | Ljudmila Kostjukevitsj (A2) | URS | 4:38.56 | PB | +5.820 |
| 3 | Tatjana Denisova (Neo) | URS | 4:38.65 | PB | +5.910 |
| 4 | Svetlana Tretjakova-Buraja (Neo) | URS | 4:39.81 | SB | +7.070 |
| 5 | Irina Bogatova (Senior) | URS | 4:40.17 | SB | +7.430 |
| 6 | Irina Skobreva-Gavrilova (Neo) | URS | 4:41.17 | PB | +8.430 |
| 7 | Galina Bakhterova (B1) | URS | 4:41.33 | SB | +8.590 |
| 8 | Svetlana Suslova (B2) | URS | 4:42.13 | SB | +9.390 |
| 9 | Ljudmila Filimonova (Neo) | URS | 4:42.47 | SB | +9.730 |
| 10 | Irina Zjitnikova-Sosjnikova (Neo) | URS | 4:43.01 | PB | +10.270 |
| 11 | Jelena Borovkova (A2) | URS | 4:45.21 | SB | +12.470 |
| 12 | Jelena Akhrjomkina (A1) | URS | 4:45.34 | PB | +12.600 |
| 13 | Valentina Abramova (A2) | URS | 4:45.38 | SB | +12.640 |
| 14 | Marina Mokhova-Babkina (Neo) | URS | 4:46.03 | SB | +13.290 |
| 15 | Larisa Kharlamova (A1) | URS | 4:46.50 | SB | +13.760 |
| 16 | Natalja Kuimova (Senior) | URS | 4:46.51 | | +13.770 |
| 17 | Svetlana.59 Kozlova (Senior) | URS | 4:46.75 | PB | +14.010 |
| 18 | Ljubov Vasiljeva (Neo) | URS | 4:47.70 | PB | +14.960 |
| 19 | Lilija Gajnislamova (Neo) | URS | 4:48.00 | PB | +15.260 |
| 20 | Jelena Tjusjnjakova-Gontsjarova (Neo) | URS | 4:48.05 | | +15.310 |
| 21 | Jelena Alejnikova (Neo) | URS | 4:49.21 | SB | +16.470 |
| 22 | Svetlana Lovusjko (A2) | URS | 4:50.04 | PB | +17.300 |
| 23 | Marina Norina-Pantelejeva (A2) | URS | 4:50.15 | SB | +17.410 |
| 24 | Irina Tsjernova (A2) | URS | 4:51.91 | | +19.170 |
| 25 | Irina Surovneva (A1) | URS | 4:53.55 | | +20.810 |
| 26 | Marina Tsjugunova (B1) | URS | 4:53.66 | PB | +20.920 |
| 27 | Tatjana Artjusjenko (Neo) | URS | 4:53.85 | SB | +21.110 |
| 28 | Ljudmila Butakova (B1) | URS | 4:55.08 | PB | +22.340 |
| 29 | Tatjana Tsval (B2) | URS | 4:56.95 | | +24.210 |
| 30 | Galina Budajeva-Samotokhina (Neo) | URS | 4:58.38 | | +25.640 |
| 31 | Marina Ovsjukova (Neo) | URS | 5:00.94 | PB | +28.200 |
| 32 | Anna Bortsova (A2) | URS | 5:08.20 | | +35.460 |
| 33 | Ljudmila Boldyreva-Masjkovtseva (Senior) | URS | 5:16.62 | SB | +43.880 |
| 34 | Olga Nikonenko (Neo) | URS | 5:25.96 | | +53.220 |