| 1 | Christa Rothenburger (Senior) | GDR | 41.30 | (1) | | 1:23.78 | (1) | | 46.32 | (31) | | 1:22.74 | (1) | TR | 170.880 | | - |
| 2 | Angela Stahnke (A2) | GDR | 41.61 | (2) | | 1:25.80 | (5) | TRJ | 41.33 | (1) | TRJ | 1:22.95 | (2) | | 167.315 | TR | -3.565 |
| 3 | Erwina Rys-Ferens (Senior) | POL | 41.67 | (3) | | 1:24.60 | (3) | | 41.88 | (5) | | 1:23.12 | (4) | | 167.410 | | -3.470 |
| 4 | Andrea Schöne-Mitscherlich (Senior) | GDR | 42.42 | (8) | | 1:24.12 | (2) | | 42.05 | (6) | | 1:22.95 | (2) | | 168.005 | SB | -2.875 |
| 5 | Monika Gawenus (M30) | FRG | 41.91 | (4) | | 1:26.33 | (7) | | 41.44 | (2) | SB | 1:25.10 | (6) | SB | 169.065 | SB | -1.815 |
| 6 | Skadi Walter (Neo) | GDR | 41.95 | (5) | | 1:26.21 | (6) | | 41.58 | (3) | | 1:25.67 | (10) | | 169.470 | | -1.410 |
| 7 | Seiko Hashimoto (Neo) | JPN | 42.35 | (7) | | 1:27.47 | (13) | | 41.83 | (4) | | 1:24.41 | (5) | NR | 170.120 | NR | -0.760 |
| 8 | Valentina Lalenkova-Golovenkina (Senior) | URS | 42.91 | (12) | | 1:25.64 | (4) | | 42.57 | (11) | | 1:25.63 | (9) | | 171.115 | | +0.235 |
| 9 | Bonnie Blair (Neo) | USA | 42.09 | (6) | | 1:27.55 | (14) | | 42.12 | (7) | | 1:26.45 | (14) | | 171.210 | | +0.330 |
| 10 | Irina Fatejeva (Senior) | URS | 43.16 | (15) | | 1:26.38 | (8) | | 42.31 | (9) | | 1:25.25 | (7) | | 171.285 | SB | +0.405 |
| 11 | Alie Boorsma (Senior) | NED | 43.02 | (13) | | 1:26.74 | (11) | | 42.56 | (10) | | 1:26.19 | (12) | SB | 172.045 | | +1.165 |
| 12 | Annette Carlén-Karlsson (Senior) | SWE | 43.55 | (17) | | 1:26.62 | (10) | | 42.61 | (12) | | 1:25.52 | (8) | SB | 172.230 | PB | +1.350 |
| 13 | Anne Girard (Neo) | CAN | 43.15 | (14) | | 1:28.23 | (16) | | 42.22 | (8) | | 1:26.44 | (13) | | 172.705 | | +1.825 |
| 14 | Lilianna Jezierska-Morawiec (Senior) | POL | 43.67 | (19) | | 1:26.39 | (9) | | 43.22 | (16) | | 1:25.92 | (11) | | 173.045 | | +2.165 |
| 15 | Shouko Fusano (A2) | JPN | 42.74 | (11) | | 1:28.66 | (18) | | 42.69 | (13) | | 1:27.12 | (16) | | 173.320 | NRJ | +2.440 |
| 16 | Tatjana Kabutova (B2) | URS | 42.65 | (10) | | 1:29.18 | (22) | | 43.03 | (15) | | 1:27.27 | (18) | | 173.905 | | +3.025 |
| 17 | Shelley Rhead (Neo) | CAN | 43.30 | (16) | | 1:28.70 | (19) | | 42.88 | (14) | | 1:27.21 | (17) | | 174.135 | | +3.255 |
| 18 | Ljudmila Tuberozova (B2) | URS | 42.53 | (9) | | 1:30.23 | (27) | | 43.41 | (19) | | 1:27.68 | (24) | | 174.895 | | +4.015 |
| 19 | Edel Therese Høiseth (A2) | NOR | 43.56 | (18) | | 1:28.65 | (17) | | 43.36 | (17) | | 1:27.64 | (23) | | 175.065 | | +4.185 |
| 20 | Thea Limbach (Senior) | NED | 43.92 | (23) | | 1:27.11 | (12) | | 44.11 | (25) | | 1:27.31 | (19) | | 175.240 | | +4.360 |
| 21 | Nathalie Lambert (Neo) | CAN | 44.06 | (25) | | 1:27.80 | (15) | | 44.13 | (26) | | 1:26.63 | (15) | | 175.405 | | +4.525 |
| 22 | Manuela Haßmann (Senior) | FRG | 43.93 | (24) | | 1:28.88 | (21) | | 43.56 | (20) | | 1:27.50 | (21) | | 175.680 | SB | +4.800 |
| 23 | Virve Mäkelä (Senior) | FIN | 43.85 | (21) | | 1:29.20 | (23) | | 43.67 | (22) | | 1:28.56 | (25) | | 176.400 | | +5.520 |
| 24 | Hiromi Ozawa (Neo) | JPN | 43.88 | (22) | | 1:29.89 | (26) | | 43.37 | (18) | | 1:28.68 | (26) | | 176.535 | | +5.655 |
| 25 | Sigrid Smuda (Senior) | FRG | 44.15 | (26) | | 1:29.39 | (24) | | 44.04 | (24) | | 1:27.55 | (22) | | 176.660 | | +5.780 |
| 26 | Aila Tartia (Senior) | FIN | 43.79 | (20) | | 1:29.77 | (25) | | 43.63 | (21) | | 1:28.88 | (27) | SB | 176.745 | PB | +5.865 |
| 27 | Marie-France van Helden-Vives (Senior) | FRA | 44.21 | (27) | | 1:28.82 | (20) | | 44.62 | (27) | | 1:27.32 | (20) | | 176.900 | | +6.020 |
| 28 | Yeon-Joo.64 Lee (Neo) | KOR | 44.28 | (28) | | 1:30.44 | (29) | SB | 43.80 | (23) | SB | 1:30.80 | (30) | | 178.700 | SB | +7.820 |
| 29 | Ylva Fors (Neo) | SWE | 45.01 | (29) | | 1:30.43 | (28) | | 44.95 | (28) | | 1:29.43 | (28) | | 179.890 | | +9.010 |
| 30 | Hanne Eriksson (A1) | NOR | 45.77 | (31) | | 1:32.44 | (30) | | 45.65 | (30) | | 1:32.71 | (31) | | 183.995 | | +13.115 |
| 31 | Moira d'Andrea (B2) | USA | 45.50 | (30) | | 1:34.01 | (32) | | 45.30 | (29) | | 1:33.49 | (32) | | 184.550 | SB | +13.670 |
| 32 | Kelly Mullen (A1) | USA | 46.43 | (32) | | 1:33.51 | (31) | | 46.33 | (32) | | 1:30.46 | (29) | SB | 184.745 | SB | +13.865 |