| 1 | Gunda Kleemann (Neo) | GDR | 4:30.40 | TR | - | 25 |
| 2 | Constanze Moser (Senior) | GDR | 4:31.32 | | +0.920 | 22 |
| 3 | Heike Schalling (Senior) | GDR | 4:31.81 | | +1.410 | 20 |
| 4 | Svetlana Sjurova-Bojko (Senior) | URS | 4:32.53 | | +2.130 | 18 |
| 5 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 4:35.97 | | +5.570 | 16 |
| 6 | Jacqueline Börner (Senior) | GDR | 4:38.48 | | +8.080 | 15 |
| 7 | Petra Becker (Neo) | FRG | 4:41.98 | | +11.580 | 14 |
| 8 | Sabine Becker (Senior) | FRG | 4:42.50 | | +12.100 | 13 |
| 9 | Emese Nemeth-Hunyady (Senior) | AUT | 4:42.58 | | +12.180 | 12 |
| 10 | Marieke Stam (Senior) | NED | 4:42.77 | | +12.370 | 11 |
| 11 | Jelena Lapuga-Konotopova (Senior) | URS | 4:43.08 | | +12.680 | 10 |
| 12 | Jasmin Krohn (Neo) | SWE | 4:43.13 | | +12.730 | 9 |
| 13 | Lia van Schie (A2) | NED | 4:44.86 | TRJ | +14.460 | 8 |
| 14 | Minna Nystedt (Neo) | NOR | 4:46.51 | | +16.110 | 7 |
| 15 | Sandra Zwolle (A2) | NED | 4:46.69 | SB | +16.290 | 6 |
| 16 | Ewa Justyna Wasilewska-Borkowska (Neo) | POL | 4:47.97 | | +17.570 | 5 |
| 17 | Heidi Skjeggestad (Neo) | NOR | 4:49.15 | | +18.750 | 4 |
| 18 | Anette Tønsberg (Neo) | NOR | 4:50.05 | | +19.650 | 3 |
| 19 | Else Ragni Yttredal (Neo) | NOR | 4:52.30 | | +21.900 | 2 |
| 20 | Anja Mischke (Neo) | FRG | 4:52.87 | | +22.470 | 1 |
| 21 | Susanna Kantanen (Neo) | FIN | 5:05.90 | | +35.500 | 0 |
| 22 | Regula Ledergerber-Bürgin (Neo) | SUI | 5:06.35 | | +35.950 | 0 |