| 1 | Gunda Niemann (Senior) | GER | 4:23.26 | | - | 25 |
| 2 | Lia van Schie (Neo) | NED | 4:28.69 | | +5.430 | 22 |
| 3 | Carla Zijlstra (Neo) | NED | 4:28.95 | | +5.690 | 20 |
| 4 | Heike Warnicke (Senior) | GER | 4:29.21 | | +5.950 | 18 |
| 5 | Yvonne van Gennip (Senior) | NED | 4:30.37 | | +7.110 | 16 |
| 6 | Emese Hunyady (Senior) | AUT | 4:30.42 | | +7.160 | 15 |
| 7 | Ljudmila Prokasjeva (Neo) | URS | 4:31.87 | | +8.610 | 14 |
| 8 | Mitsue Uehara (Neo) | JPN | 4:33.44 | | +10.180 | 13 |
| 9 | Jacqueline Börner (Senior) | GER | 4:33.75 | | +10.490 | 12 |
| 10 | Elena Belci-Dal Farra (Senior) | ITA | 4:35.00 | | +11.740 | 11 |
| 11 | Svetlana Sjurova-Bojko (Senior) | URS | 4:35.16 | | +11.900 | 10 |
| 12 | Yumi Kaeriyama (Senior) | JPN | 4:35.35 | | +12.090 | 9 |
| 13 | Emese Antal (Neo) | AUT | 4:36.45 | | +13.190 | 8 |
| 14 | Michelle Kline (Neo) | USA | 4:37.36 | | +14.100 | 7 |
| 15 | Ulrike Adeberg (Neo) | GER | 4:37.38 | | +14.120 | 6 |
| 16 | Natsue Seki (Senior) | JPN | 4:39.71 | | +16.450 | 5 |
| 17 | Else Ragni Yttredal (Neo) | NOR | 4:39.75 | | +16.490 | 4 |
| 18 | Anette Tønsberg (Neo) | NOR | 4:39.81 | | +16.550 | 3 |
| 19 | Ewa Justyna Wasilewska-Borkowska (Senior) | POL | 4:40.09 | | +16.830 | 2 |
| 20 | Mihaela Dascălu (Neo) | ROU | 4:40.11 | | +16.850 | 1 |
| 21 | Jasmin Krohn (Senior) | SWE | 4:40.29 | | +17.030 | 0 |
| 22 | Jolanda Grimbergen (Senior) | NED | 4:43.72 | SB | +20.460 | 0 |
| 23 | Jaana Kivipelto (Neo) | FIN | 4:44.75 | SB | +21.490 | 0 |
| 24 | Angela Zuckerman (Senior) | USA | 4:44.80 | | +21.540 | 0 |
| 25 | Minna Nystedt (Senior) | NOR | 4:45.05 | | +21.790 | 0 |
| 26 | Regula Ledergerber-Bürgin (Senior) | SUI | 4:45.58 | NR | +22.320 | 0 |
| 27 | Elke Felicetti (Neo) | ITA | 4:45.60 | | +22.340 | 0 |
| 28 | Aneta Rekas (Neo) | POL | 4:46.49 | | +23.230 | 0 |
| 29 | Cerasela Simona Hordobeţiu (Neo) | ROU | 4:46.64 | | +23.380 | 0 |
| 30 | Caroline Maheux (Neo) | CAN | 4:47.44 | | +24.180 | 0 |
| 31 | Hege Langli (Neo) | NOR | 4:47.51 | | +24.250 | 0 |
| 32 | Chantal Côté (Senior) | CAN | 4:47.52 | | +24.260 | 0 |
| 33 | Elisabetta Pizio (Neo) | ITA | 4:49.41 | | +26.150 | 0 |
| 34 | Moira d'Andrea (Senior) | USA | 4:49.65 | | +26.390 | 0 |
| 35 | Tama Sundstrom (Neo) | USA | 4:50.14 | SB | +26.880 | 0 |
| 36 | Mirjam Davatz (B2) | SUI | 5:24.20 | | +1.00.940 | 0 |