| Final | | time | | gap | L | | 1. Dagmar Hase |  Germany | 4:10.47 | | | 4 | | 2. Kerstin Kielgaß | Germany | 4:12.18 | | 1.61s | 6 | | 3. Irene Dalby |  Norway | 4:12.51 | | 2.04s | 5 | | 4. Malin Nilsson |  Sweden | 4:12.67 | | 2.20s | 7 | | 5. Beatrice Caslaru-Coada |  Romania | 4:13.74 | | 3.27s | 3 | | 6. Olga Kiritsjenko |  Russia | 4:16.94 | | 6.47s | 1 | | 7. Kirsten Vlieghuis |  Netherlands | 4:17.16 | | 6.69s | 8 | | 8. Sarah Hardcastle |  Great Britain | 4:17.47 | | 7.00s | 2 |
| Final B | | time | | gap | L | | 9. Olga ŀplíchalova |  Czechoslovakia | 4:16.07 | | | - | | 10.Audrey Astruc |  France | 4:16.01 | | 0.06s | - | | 12.Vlieghuis | Netherlands | 4:16.86 | | 0.79s | - |
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| Heat | | time | | gap | L | | 1. Dagmar Hase | Germany | 4:12.51 | | | - | | 2. Irene Dalby | Norway | 4:14.52 | | 2.01s | - | | 3. Beatrice Caslaru-Coada | Romania | 4:14.82 | | 2.31s | - | | 4. Kerstin Kielgaß | Germany | 4:14.83 | | 2.32s | - | | 5. Sarah Hardcastle | Great Britain | 4:16.13 | | 3.62s | - | | 6. Malin Nilsson | Sweden | 4:16.13 | | 3.62s | - | | 7. Olga Kiritchenko | Russia | 4:16.78 | | 4.27s | - | | 8. Kirsten Vlieghuis | Netherlands | 4:16.83 | | 4.32s | - | | --.Olga ŀplíchalova | Czechoslovakia | 4:1-.-- | | -.--s | - | | --.Audrey Astruc | France | 4:1-.-- | | -.--s | - | | 11.Vlieghuis | Netherlands | 4:18.67 | | 6.16s | - |
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