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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