| Final | | time | | | 1. Svetlana Kitova |  Soviet Union | 2:01.28 | | | 2. Zuzana Moravčíková |  Czechoslovakia | 2:01.66 | | | 3. Olga Simanova | Soviet Union | 2:02.25 | | | 4. Doina Melinte |  Romania | 2:02.70 | | | 5. Ines Vogelgesang |  East Germany | 2:03.11 | | | 6. Jane Finch |  Great Britain | 2:03.21 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 5th March | | First 2 from each Heat and Best 2 times advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Svetlana Kitova | Soviet Union | 2:02.93 | Q | | 2. Ines Vogelgesang | East Germany | 2:03.25 | Q | | 7. Teena Colebrook | Great Britain | 2:03.89 | | | -. Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | DNS | | | -. Anne-Marie Van Nuffel |  Belgium | DNS | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 3. Olga Simanova | Soviet Union | 2:03.31 | Q | | 4. Jane Finch | Great Britain | 2:03.32 | Q | | 5. Zuzana Moravčíková | Czechoslovakia | 2:03.33 | q | | 6. Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:03.33 | q |
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