| Final | | time | | | 1. Anita Barkusky |  East Germany | 2:05.6 | | | 2. Sarmīte ŀtūla |  Soviet Union | 2:06.2 | | | 3. Rositsa Pekhlivanova |  Bulgaria | 2:06.3 | | | 4. Elżbieta Katolik |  Poland | 2:08.3 | | | 5. Colette Besson |  France | 2:11.5 | | | 6. Nikolina Shtereva | Bulgaria | 2:20.3 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 8th March | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Sarmīte ŀtūla | Soviet Union | 2:06.6 | Q | | 2. Anita Barkusky | East Germany | 2:06.9 | Q | | 5. Colette Besson | France | 2:07.2 | q | | 6. Rositsa Pekhlivanova | Bulgaria | 2:07.4 | q | | 10.Barbara Waśniewska | Poland | 2:08.4 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 2. Elżbieta Katolik | Poland | 2:06.9 | Q | | 4. Nikolina Shtereva | Bulgaria | 2:07.1 | Q | | 7. Valentina Gerasimova | Soviet Union | 2:07.8 | | | 8. Brigitte Kraus |  West Germany | 2:08.1 | | | 9. Jozefína Ŭerchlanová |  Czechoslovakia | 2:08.3 | | | 11.Anne-Marie Van Nuffel |  Belgium | 2:12.8 | | | 12.Chantal Jouvhomme | France | 2:13.9 | |
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