| 1 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | |
4:05,19 |
| 2 | Mary Slaney | USA | |
4:05,22 |
| 3 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | FRA | |
4:06,16 |
| 4 | Lidia Chojecka | POL | 4:06,25 | |
| 5 | Carla Sacramento | POR | 4:06,33 | |
| 6 | Sylvia Kühnemund | GER | 4:06,56 | |
| 7 | Catalina Gheorghiu | ROM | 4:07,04 | |
| 8 | Malin Ewerlöf | SWE | 4:09,72 | |
| 9 | Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 4:09,76 | |
| 10 | Suzi Hamilton | USA | 4:10,82 | |
| 11 | Mayte Zuñiga | ESP | 4:11,56 | |
| 12 | Margarita Marusova | RUS | 4:14,43 |