Held 3–13 February 1972 at Sapporo Makomanai.
Held on 9 February 1972 , with 30 skaters from 12 countries.
| Pos | Skater | Nat | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Henning | USA | 43,33 | OR |
| 2 | Vera Krasnova | URS | 44,01 | |
| 3 | Lyudmila Titova | URS | 44,45 | |
| 4 | Sheila Young | USA | 44,53 | |
| 5 | Monika Pflug | FRG | 44,75 | |
| 6 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | NED | 44,89 | |
| 7 | Kay Lunda | USA | 44,95 | |
| 8 | Alla Butova | URS | 45,17 | |
| 9 | Jitsuko Saito | JPN | 45,39 | |
| 10 | Elly van den Brom | NED | 45,62 | |
| 11 | Sigrid Sundby | NOR | 45,70 | |
| 12 | Paula Dufter | FRG | 45,77 | |
| 13 | Ruth Budzich-Schleiermacher | GDR | 45,78 | |
| 14 | Cathy Priestner | CAN | 45,79 | |
| 15 | Ann-Sofie Järnström | SWE | 45,83 | |
| 16 | Arja Kantola | FIN | 46,12 | |
| 17 | Kirsti Biermann | NOR | 46,18 | |
| 18 | Ylva Hedlund | SWE | 46,24 | |
| 19 | Lisbeth Berg | NOR | 46,33 | |
| 20 | Trijnie Rep | NED | 46,60 | |
| 21 | Yoshiko Onozawa | JPN | 46,70 | |
| 22 | Choi Jung-Hyi | KOR | 46,74 | |
| 23 | Sylvia Filipsson | SWE | 46,78 | |
| 24 | Tuula Vilkas | FIN | 46,85 | |
| 25 | Donna McCannell | CAN | 47,30 | |
| 26 | Lee Kyeong-Hyi | KOR | 47,45 | |
| 27 | Monika Stützle | FRG | 48,15 | |
| 28 | Tak In-Suk | PRK | 55,80 | fall |
| DQ | Sylvia Burka | CAN | 56,26 | fall |
| NS | Jeon Seon-Ok | KOR | - |
Held on 11 February 1972 , with 33 skaters from 12 countries.
| Pos | Skater | Nat | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monika Pflug | FRG | 1.31,40 | OR |
| 2 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | NED | 1.31,61 | |
| 3 | Anne Henning | USA | 1.31,62 | |
| 4 | Lyudmila Titova | URS | 1.31,85 | |
| 5 | Nina Statkevich | URS | 1.32,21 | |
| 6 | Dianne Holum | USA | 1.32,41 | |
| 7 | Elly van den Brom | NED | 1.32,60 | |
| 8 | Sylvia Burka | CAN | 1.32,95 | |
| 9 | Sigrid Sundby | NOR | 1.33,13 | |
| 10 | Lyudmila Savrulina | URS | 1.33,41 | |
| 11 | Tuula Vilkas | FIN | 1.33,51 | |
| 12 | Han Pil-Hwa | PRK | 1.33,79 | |
| = | Rosemarie Taupadel | GDR | 1.33,79 | |
| 14 | Ylva Hedlund | SWE | 1.33,82 | |
| 15 | Emiko Taguchi | JPN | 1.34,40 | |
| 16 | Paula Dufter | FRG | 1.34,86 | |
| 17 | Sheila Young | USA | 1.34,97 | |
| 18 | Jitsuko Saito | JPN | 1.35,12 | |
| 19 | Ann-Sofie Järnström | SWE | 1.35,21 | |
| 20 | Tak In-Suk | PRK | 1.35,28 | |
| 21 | Arja Kantola | FIN | 1.35,45 | |
| 22 | Lisbeth Berg | NOR | 1.35,56 | |
| 23 | Kirsti Biermann | NOR | 1.35,76 | |
| 24 | Trijnie Rep | NED | 1.35,82 | |
| 25 | Jeon Seon-Ok | KOR | 1.36,24 | |
| 26 | Lee Kyeong-Hyi | KOR | 1.36,50 | |
| 27 | Choi Dong-Wuk | PRK | 1.36,67 | |
| 28 | Yoshiko Onozawa | JPN | 1.36,99 | |
| 29 | Cathy Priestner | CAN | 1.37,11 | |
| 30 | Sylvia Filipsson | SWE | 1.37,24 | |
| 31 | Choi Jung-Hyi | KOR | 1.37,57 | |
| 32 | Gayle Gordon | CAN | 1.38,32 | |
| 33 | Ruth Budzich-Schleiermacher | GDR | 1.52,65 | fall |
Held on 10 February 1972 , with 31 skaters from 12 countries.
| Pos | Skater | Nat | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dianne Holum | USA | 2.20,85 | OR |
| 2 | Stien Baas-Kaiser | NED | 2.21,05 | |
| 3 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | NED | 2.22,05 | |
| 4 | Elly van den Brom | NED | 2.22,27 | |
| 5 | Rosemarie Taupadel | GDR | 2.22,35 | |
| 6 | Nina Statkevich | URS | 2.23,19 | |
| 7 | Connie Carpenter | USA | 2.23,93 | |
| 8 | Sigrid Sundby | NOR | 2.24,07 | |
| 9 | Kapitolina Seregina | URS | 2.24,29 | |
| 10 | Monika Pflug | FRG | 2.24,69 | |
| 11 | Satomi Koike | JPN | 2.25,16 | |
| 12 | Kim Bok-Sun | PRK | 2.25,48 | |
| 13 | Han Pil-Hwa | PRK | 2.25,64 | |
| 14 | Lyudmila Savrulina | URS | 2.25,85 | |
| 15 | Paula Dufter | FRG | 2.26,00 | |
| 16 | Tuula Vilkas | FIN | 2.27,09 | |
| 17 | Emiko Taguchi | JPN | 2.28,19 | |
| 18 | Kaname Ide | JPN | 2.28,34 | |
| 19 | Lisbeth Berg | NOR | 2.28,36 | |
| 20 | Sylvia Filipsson | SWE | 2.29,38 | |
| 21 | Sylvia Burka | CAN | 2.29,60 | |
| 22 | Choi Jung-Hyi | KOR | 2.29,79 | |
| 23 | Kirsti Biermann | NOR | 2.29,94 | |
| 24 | Leah Poulos | USA | 2.31,29 | |
| 25 | Ylva Hedlund | SWE | 2.31,31 | |
| 26 | Ann-Sofie Järnström | SWE | 2.31,53 | |
| 27 | Gayle Gordon | CAN | 2.31,86 | |
| 28 | Jeon Seon-Ok | KOR | 2.32,06 | |
| 29 | Kim Myeong-Ja | PRK | 2.32,55 | |
| 30 | Jennifer Jackson | CAN | 2.35,22 | |
| 31 | Monika Stützle | FRG | 2.37,15 |
Held on 12 February 1972 , with 23 skaters from 10 countries.
| Pos | Skater | Nat | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stien Baas-Kaiser | NED | 4.52,14 | OR |
| 2 | Dianne Holum | USA | 4.58,67 | |
| 3 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | NED | 4.59,91 | |
| 4 | Sippie Tigchelaar | NED | 5.01,67 | |
| 5 | Nina Statkevich | URS | 5.01,79 | |
| 6 | Kapitolina Seregina | URS | 5.01,88 | |
| 7 | Tuula Vilkas | FIN | 5.05,92 | |
| 8 | Lyudmila Savrulina | URS | 5.06,61 | |
| 9 | Han Pil-Hwa | PRK | 5.07,24 | |
| 10 | Sigrid Sundby | NOR | 5.07,76 | |
| 11 | Kim Bok-Sun | PRK | 5.07,93 | |
| 12 | Satomi Koike | JPN | 5.09,21 | |
| 13 | Kim Ok-Sun | PRK | 5.09,69 | |
| 14 | Sylvia Filipsson | SWE | 5.11,13 | |
| 15 | Rosemarie Taupadel | GDR | 5.12,85 | |
| 16 | Kaname Ide | JPN | 5.17,30 | |
| 17 | Leah Poulos | USA | 5.17,38 | |
| 18 | Akiko Ariga | JPN | 5.22,60 | |
| 19 | Jeon Seon-Ok | KOR | 5.24,27 | |
| 20 | Kirsti Biermann | NOR | 5.25,21 | |
| 21 | Arja Kantola | FIN | 5.30,88 | |
| 22 | Jean Omelenchuk | USA | 5.32,87 | |
| NS | Choi Jung-Hyi | KOR | - |