| 1 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 2:01.45 | TR | - | 25 |
| 2 | Gabi Zange (Senior) | GDR | 2:05.49 | | +4.040 | 22 |
| 3 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 2:06.20 | | +4.750 | 20 |
| 4 | Bonnie Blair (Senior) | USA | 2:06.64 | | +5.190 | 18 |
| 5 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 2:09.17 | NR | +7.720 | 16 |
| 6 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 2:10.19 | | +8.740 | 15 |
| 7 | Katie Class (Senior) | USA | 2:10.76 | | +9.310 | 14 |
| 8 | Ariane Loignon (Neo) | CAN | 2:10.83 | | +9.380 | 13 |
| 9 | Marieke Stam (Senior) | NED | 2:11.27 | | +9.820 | 12 |
| 10 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 2:11.64 | | +10.190 | 11 |
| 11 | Ingrid Paul (Neo) | NED | 2:11.94 | | +10.490 | 10 |
| 12 | Natalie Grenier (Senior) | CAN | 2:12.43 | | +10.980 | 9 |
| 13 | Petra Moolhuizen (Senior) | NED | 2:13.25 | | +11.800 | 8 |
| 14 | Janet Goldman (Neo) | USA | 2:13.49 | | +12.040 | 7 |
| 15 | Chantal Côté (Senior) | CAN | 2:13.61 | | +12.160 | 6 |
| 16 | Kelly Mullen (Neo) | USA | 2:13.63 | SB | +12.180 | 5 |
| 17 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 2:13.89 | | +12.440 | 4 |
| 18 | Minna Nystedt (Neo) | NOR | 2:14.03 | | +12.580 | 3 |
| 19 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 2:14.33 | | +12.880 | 2 |
| 20 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 2:17.09 | | +15.640 | 1 |
| 21 | Marie-Pierre Lamarche (A2) | CAN | 2:18.99 | TRJ | +17.540 | 0 |
| DNF | Ria Visser (Senior) | NED | DNF | | - | 0 |