Final | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Marina Koshevaya | URS | 2:33.35 | 1. | 2. Marina Yurchenya | URS | 2:36.08 | 5. | 3. Lyubov Rusanova | URS | 2:36.22 | 4. | 4. Hannelore Anke | GDR | 2:36.49 | 3. | 5. Karla Linke | GDR | 2:36.97 | 2. | 6. Carola Nitschke | GDR | 2:38.27 | 8. | 7. Margaret Kelly-Hohmann | GBR | 2:38.37 | 7. | 8. Deborah Rudd | GBR | 2:39.01 | 6. |
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Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Karla Linke | GDR | 2:37.13 | 2. | 2. Carola Nitschke | GDR | 2:39.06 | 8. | 3. Wijda Mazereeuw | NED | 2:39.59 | 10. | 4. Toshiko Haruoka | JPN | 2:44.11 | 22. | 5. Janis Hape | USA | 2:45.57 | 25. | 6. Brisy Véronique | BEL | 2:47.55 | 30. | 7. Nancy Deano | PHI | 2:53.08 | 35. |
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Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Hannelore Anke | GDR | 2:37.21 | 3. | 2. Lyubov Rusanova | URS | 2:37.45 | 4. | 3. Dagmar Sierck-Rehak | FRG | 2:41.98 | 17. | 4. Anna Skolarczyk | POL | 2:42.05 | 18. | 5. Judith Hudson | AUS | 2:43.88 | 20. | 6. Anette Fredriksson | SWE | 2:45.31 | 24. | 7. Colette Crabbe | BEL | 2:47.16 | 29. | 8. Angela López | PUR | 2:52.71 | 34. |
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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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Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | 1. Marina Koshevaya | URS | 2:35.14 | 1. | 2. Deborah Rudd | GBR | 2:38.26 | 6. | 3. Marcia Morey | USA | 2:41.85 | 16. | 4. Cristina Teixeira | BRA | 2:47.69 | 31. | 5. Allison Smith | AUS | 2:50.11 | 32. | 6. Beatriz Camuñas | MEX | 2:50.78 | 33. | 7. Dacyl Pérez | VEN | 2:56.76 | 37. |
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