| Final | Team | time | | 1. Christine Wachtel |  GER | 2:01.51 | | 2. Violeta Beclea |  ROM | 2:01.75 | | 3. Ella Kovacs | ROM | 2:01.79 | | 4. Lyubov Gurina |  URS | 2:02.04 | | 5. Charmaine Crooks |  CAN | 2:02.27 | | 6. Meredith Rainey |  USA | 2:04.82 |
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| Semi 1 | Team | time | | 1. Christine Wachtel | GER | 2:01.70 | | 2. Ella Kovacs | ROM | 2:01.75 | | 3. Meredith Rainey | USA | 2:02.19 | | 4. Aisling Molloy |  IRL | 2:02.93 | | 5. Olga Burkanova | URS | 2:03.51 | | 6. Malgorzata Rydz |  POL | 2:03.54 |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | | 1. Violeta Beclea | ROM | 2:01.44 | | 2. Lyubov Gurina | URS | 2:01.48 | | 3. Charmaine Crooks |  JAM | 2:01.63 | | 4. Joetta Clark | USA | 2:02.02 | | 5. Gabriele Lesch | GER | 2:02.68 | | 6. Sharon Stewart |  AUS | 2:03.98 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | | 1. Ella Kovacs | ROM | 2:02.86 | | 2. Aisling Molloy | IRL | 2:03.56 | | 3. Gabriele Lesch | GER | 2:03.70 | | 4. Malgorzata Rydz | POL | 2:04.03 | | 5. Olga Burkanova | URS | 2:05.00 | | -. Evelyn Musonda |  ZAM | DQ |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | | 1. Christine Wachtel | GER | 2:03.26 | | 2. Violeta Beclea | ROM | 2:03.50 | | 3. Charmaine Crooks | JAM | 2:03.70 | | 4. Joetta Clark | USA | 2:03.84 | | 5. Carmen M. Arrua |  ARG | 2:07.70 |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | | 1. Lyubov Gurina | URS | 2:05.37 | | 2. Sharon Stewart | AUS | 2:05.54 | | 3. Meredith Rainey | USA | 2:05.64 | | 4. Helena Dziurova |  TCH | 2:07.58 | | 5. Li Wenhong |  CHN | 2:07.93 |
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