Final | | time | | 1. Milena Matějkovičová | Czechoslovakia | 1:59.52 | CR | 2. Doina Melinte | Romania | 1:59.81 | | 3. Cristieana Cojocaru | Romania | 2:01.24 | | 4. Jill McCabe | Sweden | 2:02.88 | | 5. Petra Kleinbrahm | West Germany | 2:03.46 | | 6. Zuzana Moravčíková | Czechoslovakia | 2:03.72 | |
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| First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
Heat 1 | | time | | 5. Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:06.10 | Q | 6. Zuzana Moravčíková | Czechoslovakia | 2:06.41 | Q | 7. Lyudmila Borisova | Soviet Union | 2:06.71 | | 8. Martina van Dam | West Germany | 2:07.20 | |
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Heat 2 | | time | | 1. Milena Matějkovičová | Czechoslovakia | 2:04.61 | Q | 2. Cristieana Cojocaru | Romania | 2:04.71 | Q | 3. Petra Kleinbrahm | West Germany | 2:04.83 | q | 4. Jill McCabe | Sweden | 2:05.09 | q |
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