| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravilya Agletdinova-Kotovich |
URS
|
4:10.71 |
| 2 | Ivana Kubesova |
TCH
|
4:10.82 |
| 3 | Brit Lind-Petersen-McRoberts |
CAN
|
4:10.88 |
| 4 | Christiane Wartenberg |
GDR
|
4:10.89 |
| 5 | Totka Petrova |
BUL
|
4:12.31 |
| 6 | Cindy Bremser |
USA
|
4:14.10 |
| 7 | Krisia L. GarcÃa |
ESA
|
4:40.21 |
| 8 | Bigna Samuel |
VIN
|
4:51.35 |
| 9 | Kungu Bakombo |
COD
|
4:54.12 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Slaney |
USA
|
4:07.47 |
| 2 | Zamira Zaitseva |
URS
|
4:07.64 |
| 3 | Wendy Sly |
GBR
|
4:08.16 |
| 4 | Cornelia Bürki |
SUI
|
4:08.61 |
| 5 | Maria Radu |
ROU
|
4:10.15 |
| 6 | Marcianne Mukamurenzi |
RWA
|
4:30.58 |
| 7 | Vivian Pearson |
MAW
|
5:03.70 |
| Aurora Cunha |
POR
|
DNS |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva |
URS
|
4:09.39 |
| 2 | Gabriella Dorio |
ITA
|
4:09.45 |
| 3 | Doina Melinte |
ROU
|
4:09.71 |
| 4 | Christina Boxer-Cahill |
GBR
|
4:09.88 |
| 5 | Betty Van Steenbroeck |
BEL
|
4:12.93 |
| 6 | Marjo-Riitta Lakka |
FIN
|
4:22.33 |
| 7 | Hala El Moughrabi |
SYR
|
4:45.62 |
| 8 | Khadija Al Matari |
JOR
|
5:01.83 |
| Brigitte Kraus |
FRG
|
DNS |