| Final | | time | | gap | L | | 1. Anett Fiebig |  East Germany | 2:12.77 | | | 5 | | 2. Andrea Pollack | East Germany | 2:15.14 | | +2.37s | 4 | | 3. Susan Jenner |  Great Britain | 2:15.45 | | +2.68s | 2 | | 4. Tamara Chelofastova |  Soviet Union | 2:15.58 | | +2.81s | 1 | | 5. Mathilde Vink |  Netherlands | 2:16.87 | | +3.10s | 3 | | 6. Cinzia Rampazzo |  Italy | 2:17.40 | | +4.73s | 6 | | 7. Lena de Val |  Sweden | 2:18.70 | | +5.93s | 7 | | 8. Patricia Clug |  France | 2:19.65 | | +6.88s. 8 |
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Heats - Thursday, 18th August |
| Heat 1 | time | Rk. | | 1. Patricia Clug | FRA | 2:19.02 | 8. | | 2. Christina Quintareli | ITA | 2:20.59 | 11. | | 3. Eva Kiss |  HUN | 2:22.59 | 16. | | 4. Sophie Falandry | FRA | 2:23.43 | 18. | | 5. Iwona Wjksza |  POL | 2:24.39 | 20. | | 6. Margaretha Maunsbach |  DEN | 2:26.06 | 22. |
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| Heat 2 | time | Rk. | | 1. Susan Jenner | GBR | 2:17.79 | 5. | | 2. Tamara Chelofastova | URS | 2:18.79 | 7. | | 3. Anja Pettersson | SWE | 2:20.17 | 10. | | 4. Anca Miclaus |  ROU | 2:20.78 | 12. | | 5. Marita Karlsen |  NOR | 2:22.30 | 15. | | 6. Thorun Alfredsdottir |  ISL | 2:27.23 | 23. |
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| Heat 3 | time | Rk. | | 1. Anett Fiebig | GDR | 2:15.17 | 2. | | 2. Mathilde Vink | NED | 2:17.32 | 3. | | 3. Cinzia Rampazzo | ITA | 2:17.59 | 4. | | 4. Elizabeth Taylor | GBR | 2:21.89 | 13. | | 5. Miriam Hopkins |  IRL | 2:22.64 | 17. | | 6. Jasch |  FRG | 2:24.07 | 19. |
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| Heat 4 | time | Rk. | | 1. Andrea Pollack | GDR | 2:14.53 | 1. | | 2. Lena de Val | SWE | 2:18.68 | 6. | | 3. Yolanda Aggenbach | NED | 2:20.01 | 9. | | 4. Barbara Gellbrich | FRG | 2:22.17 | 14. | | 5. Magda Camps |  ESP | 2:23.79 | 21. | | -. Tijoerina |  RUS | DSQ | |
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