| Final A | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Tracy Caulkins | USA | 4:39.24 | 1. | | 2. Suzie Landells | AUS | 4:48.30 | 8. | | 3. Petra Zindler | FRG | 4:48.57 | 4. | | 4. Susan Heon | USA | 4:49.41 | 2. | | 5. Nathalie Gingras | CAN | 4:50.55 | 3. | | 6. Donna McGinnis | CAN | 4:50.65 | 6. | | 7. Gaynor Stanley | GBR | 4:52.83 | 7. | | 8. Kathrine Bomstad | NOR | 4:53.28 | 5. |
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. | | 9. Sarah Hardcastle | GBR | 4:51.55 | 12. | | 10.Sofia Kraft | SWE | 4:53.25 | 11. | | 11.Karen Phillips | AUS | 4:53.37 | 10. | | 12.Roberta Felotti | ITA | 4:57.74 | 9. | | 13.Sonja Hausladen | AUT | 4:57.78 | 13. | | 14.Hideka Koshimizu | JPN | 4:58.02 | 14. | | 15.Gail Jonson | NZL | 4:58.40 | 15. | | 16.Aneta Pătrăşcoiu | ROU | 5:05.53 | 16. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Tracy Caulkins | USA | 4:44.42 | 1. | | 2. Suzie Landells | AUS | 4:54.13 | 8. | | 3. Roberta Felotti | ITA | 4:54.14 | 9. | | 4. Karen Phillips | AUS | 4:54.28 | 10. | | 5. Sarah Hardcastle | GBR | 4:55.78 | 12. | | 6. Gail Jonson | NZL | 4:59.92 | 15. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Susan Heon | USA | 4:51.32 | 2. | | 2. Nathalie Gingras | CAN | 4:51.77 | 3. | | 3. Kathrine Bomstad | NOR | 4:52.74 | 5. | | 4. Sonja Hausladen | AUT | 4:58.68 | 13. | | 5. Aneta Pătrăşcoiu | ROU | 5:03.97 | 16. | | 6. Monika Bayer | AUT | 5:05.61 | 17. | | 7. Karin Brandes | PER | 5:11.92 | 18. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Petra Zindler | FRG | 4:52.49 | 4. | | 2. Donna McGinnis | CAN | 4:53.30 | 6. | | 3. Gaynor Stanley | GBR | 4:53.70 | 7. | | 4. Sofia Kraft | SWE | 4:55.10 | 11. | | 5. Hideka Koshimizu | JPN | 4:59.18 | 14. |
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