| 1. Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary | 4:39.55 | | | L | | 2. Darya Shmeleva |  Russia | 4:44.91 | | -.--s | - | | 3. Hana Ŭerna-Netrefova |  Czechoslovakia | 4:46.37 | | -.--s | - | | 4. Petra Haussmann |  Germany | 4:46.43 | | -.--s | - | | 5. Silvia Parera Carrau |  Spain | 4:47.21 | | -.--s | - | | 6. Beatrice Caslaru-Coada |  Romania | 4:49.02 | | -.--s | - | | 7. Haas | Germany | 4:50.90 | | -.--s | - | | 8. Synowska |  Poland | 4:52.42 | | -.--s | - |
| Final B | | time | | gap | L | | 9. Lourdes Becarra Portero | Spain | 4:48.29 | | -.--s | - | | 10.Britta Vestergaard |  Denmark | 4:49.38 | | -.--s | - |
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| Heats | | time | | gap | L | | 1. Krisztina Egerszegi | Hungary | 4:44.86 | | | - | | 2. Beatrice Caslaru-Coada | Romania | 4:46.87 | | 2.01s | - | | 3. Hana Ŭerna-Netrefova | Czechoslovakia | 4:47.91 | | 3.05s | - | | 4. Petra Haussmann | Germany | 4:48.89 | | 4.03s | - | | 5. Silvia Parera Carrau | Spain | 4:49.12 | | 4.26s | - | | 6. Darya Shmeleva | Russia | 4:49.42 | | 4.56s | - | | 6. Synowska | Poland | 4:49.42 | | 4.56s | - | | 8. Haas | Germany | 4:51.62 | | 6.86s | - | | 11.M. Hardmann |  Great Britain | 4:52.62 | | 7.76s | - | | 15.H. Slatter | Great Britain | 4:54.90 | | 10.04s | - |
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