| 1 | Christa Rothenburger (Senior) | GDR | 39.39 | NR, TR | - | 25 |
| 2 | Bonnie Blair (Senior) | USA | 39.56 | | +0.170 | 22 |
| 3 | Karin Kania-Enke (Senior) | GDR | 40.11 | | +0.720 | 20 |
| 4 | Seiko Hashimoto (Neo) | JPN | 40.34 | NR | +0.950 | 18 |
| 5 | Angela Stahnke (Neo) | GDR | 40.51 | | +1.120 | 16 |
| 6 | Ingrid Haringa (Neo) | NED | 40.61 | NR | +1.220 | 15 |
| 7 | Edel Therese Høiseth (Neo) | NOR | 40.75 | NR | +1.360 | 14 |
| 8 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 40.94 | | +1.550 | 13 |
| 9 | Monika Gawenus-Pflug (M30) | FRG | 41.16 | | +1.770 | 12 |
| 10 | Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 41.21 | | +1.820 | 11 |
| 11 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 41.62 | | +2.230 | 10 |
| 12 | Katie Class (Senior) | USA | 41.73 | | +2.340 | 9 |
| 13 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Neo) | AUT | 42.10 | | +2.710 | 8 |
| 14 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 42.34 | PB | +2.950 | 7 |
| 15 | Marie-Pierre Lamarche (A2) | CAN | 42.52 | | +3.130 | 6 |
| 16 | Caroline Maheux (A2) | CAN | 42.55 | TRJ | +3.160 | 5 |
| 17 | Gabi Zange (Senior) | GDR | 42.73 | | +3.340 | 4 |
| 18 | Petra Moolhuizen (Senior) | NED | 42.75 | SB | +3.360 | 3 |
| 19 | Anette Hammarin (Neo) | SWE | 43.13 | | +3.740 | 2 |
| 20 | Kathy Gordon (Neo) | CAN | 45.28 | | +5.890 | 1 |
| DQ | Christine Aaftink (Neo) | NED | DQ | | - | 0 |