Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Margaret Kelly-Hohmann | GBR | 2:39.01 | 7. | 2. Joann Baker | CAN | 2:39.27 | 9. | 3. Lisa Borsholt | CAN | 2:39.94 | 11. | 4. Melanie McKay | CAN | 2:45.08 | 23. | 5. Annick de Susini | FRA | 2:45.63 | 26. | 6. Karin Deleurand | DEN | 2:45.96 | 27. | 7. Chiharu Mori | JPN | 2:46.04 | 28. | 8. Elena Ospitaletche | URU | 2:53.60 | 36. |
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Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Marina Yurchenya | URS | 2:37.92 | 5. | 2. Susanne Nielsson | DEN | 2:41.09 | 12. | 3. Ann-Sofi Roos | SWE | 2:41.38 | 13. | 4. Christine Jarvis | GBR | 2:41.61 | 14. | 5. Lauri Siering | USA | 2:41.66 | 15. | 6. Gabriele Askamp | FRG | 2:42.58 | 19. | 7. Kazuyo Inaba | JPN | 2:44.08 | 21. | 8. Patricia Spohn | ARG | 2:59.51 | 38. |
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