| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athletes | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
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| 1 | 4 | GBR0 | FILER Carole - MCCLELLAND Averil - TRIMBLE Joan - HORDER Jane | W55 |  GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 4:52.70 | |
| | | | European Champions | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | ITA | FASSI Daniela - BARLETTA Cinzia - RUGGIERI Nadia - MICHELETTI Anna | W55 |  ITA ITALY | 5:12.89 | |
| 3 | 6 | GBR1 | GODSELL Helen - AHMET Linda - ARGENT Fiona - MARLER Caroline | W60 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 5:18.21 | |
| 4 | 3 | GER0 | GEBAUER Elisabeth - KAPPEI Ute - SCHWARZ Sigrid - BASEDA Wiebke | W55 |  GER GERMANY | 5:32.90 | |
| 5 | 8 | GBR2 | WEST Moira - COPSON Angela - STANLEY Patricia - TABOR Rosalind | W65 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 5:52.74 | |
| 6 | 5 | RUS0 | VERESHCHAGINA Elena - LAPAEVA Galina - KOZYREVA Olga - KUDRIASHOVA Valentina | W60 |  RUS RUSSIA | 6:08.20 | |
| 7 | 7 | RUS1 | SOROKINA Lidiia - NEUSTROEVA Mariia - ZYRYANOVA Valentina - TOMILOVA Nelli | W65 | RUS RUSSIA | 6:31.72 | |
| | 9 | GER1 | VENN Hannelore - HOUBEN Helgard - LAY Vroni - RITTER Lydia | W70 | GER GERMANY | DNS | |
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