| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karyn Davis |  AUS |
| 2 | Nicky Green-Bethwaite | AUS |
| 3 | Cinthia Knoth |  BRA |
| 4 | Márcia Pellicano | BRA |
| 5 | Gail Johnson |  CAN |
| 6 | Karen Johnson | CAN |
| 7 | Chen Ruili |  CHN |
| 8 | Chen Xiumei | CHN |
| 9 | Mette Munch |  DEN |
| 10 | Lone Sørensen | DEN |
| 11 | Adelina González |  ESP |
| 12 | Patricia Guerra | ESP |
| 13 | Annika Lemström |  FIN |
| 14 | Bettina Lemström | FIN |
| 15 | Sophie Berge |  FRA |
| 16 | Florence Lebrun | FRA |
| 17 | Katrin Adlkofer |  FRG |
| 18 | Susanne Meyer | FRG |
| 19 | Sue Hay-Carr |  GBR |
| 20 | Debbie Jarvis | GBR |
| 21 | Silke Preuß |  GDR |
| 22 | Susanne Theel | GDR |
| 23 | Aisling Byrne |  IRL |
| 24 | Cathy MacAleavey | IRL |
| 25 | Anna Bacchiega |  ITA |
| 26 | Nives Monico | ITA |
| 27 | Keiko Nogami |  JPN |
| 28 | Aiko Saito | JPN |
| 29 | Han Jeong-Mi |  KOR |
| 30 | Kim Hye-Suk | KOR |
| 31 | Eliane Fierro |  MEX |
| 32 | Tania Fierro | MEX |
| 33 | Marion Bultman |  NED |
| 34 | Henny Vegter | NED |
| 35 | Fiona Galloway |  NZL |
| 36 | Jan Shearer | NZL |
| 37 | Birgitta Bengtsson |  SWE |
| 38 | Marit Söderström | SWE |
| 39 | Irina Chunikhovskaya |  URS |
| 40 | Larisa Moskalenko | URS |
| 41 | Lynne Jewell |  USA |
| 42 | Allison Jolly | USA |
