| Final 19:40 | time | | 1. Nadezhda Olizarenko | URS | 1:57.15 | | 2. Sigrun Wodars | GDR | 1:57.42 | | 3. Liubov Gurina | URS | 1:57.11 | | 4. Gaby Bussmann | FRG | 1:58.47 | | 5. Milena Strnadova | TCH | 1:58.89 | | 6. Mitica Junghiatu | ROU | 1:59.22 | | 7. Liubov Kiryukhina | URS | 1:59.67 | | 8. Christine Wachtel | GDR | 2:00.02 |
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| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Liubov Gurina | URS | 1:59.66 | | 2. Milena Strnadova | TCH | 2:00.02 | | 3. Mitica Junghiatu | ROU | 2:00.02 | | 4. Christine Wachtel | GDR | 2:00 36 | | 5. Shireen Bailey | GBR | 2:00.50 | | 6. Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:02.03 | | 7. SIobodanka Colovic | YUG | 2:02.59 | | 8. Rosa Colorado | ESP | 2:05.56 |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Sigrun Wodars | GDR | 1:58.26 | | 2. Nadezhda Olizarenko | URS | 1:58.70 | | 3. Gaby Bussmann | FRG | 1:58.97 | | 4. Liubov Kiryukhina | URS | 1:59.05 | | 5. Gabriela Sedlakova | TCH | 2:00.61 | | 6. Diane Edwards | GBR | 2:00.84 | | 7. Regina Berg | BEL | 2:02.05 | | 8. Violeta Beclea | ROU | 2:08.25 |
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| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Liubov Gurina | URS | 2:00.22 | | 2. Gaby Bussmann | FRG | 2:00.27 | | 3. Sigrun Wodars | GDR | 2:00.28 | | 4. Mitica Junghiatu | ROU | 2:00.35 | | 5. Shireen Bailey | GBR | 2:00.41 | | 6. Kaisa Ylimaeki | FIN | 2:06.37 |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Diane Edwards | GBR | 2:03.59 | | 2. Milena Strnadova | TCH | 2:03.59 | | 3. Liubov Kiryukhina | URS | 2:03.55 | | 4. Rosa Colorado | ESP | 2:03.74 | | 5. Christine Wachtel | GDR | 2:03.81 | | 6. Violeta Beclea | ROU | 2:04.86 |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Nadezhda Olizarenko | URS | 2:02.12 | | 2. Gabriela Sedlakova | TCH | 2:02.57 | | 3. Slobodanka Colovic | YUG | 2:02.59 | | 4. Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:02.62 | | 5. Regina Berg | BEL | 2:02.67 |
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| Team | Athletes | | URS | 1. | 3. | 7. | | GDR | 2. | 8. | | FRG | 4. | | TCH | 5. | 1/2 5. | | ROM | 6. | 1/2 8. | | GBR | 1/2 5. | 1/2 6. | 1/2 6. | | BEL | 1/2 7. | | YUG | 1/2 7. | | ESP | 1/2 8. | | FIN | H 6. |
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