| Final | | time | | | 1. Doina Melinte |  Romania | 2:00.39 | CR, NR | | 2. Martina Steuk |  East Germany | 2:01.07 | | | 3. Jolanta Januchta |  Poland | 2:01.24 | | | 4. Bernadette Louis |  France | 2:03.12 | | | 5. Simone Büngener |  West Germany | 2:03.78 | | | 6. Nikolina Shtereva |  Bulgaria | 2:04.21 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 6th March | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 3. Jolanta Januchta | Poland | 2:05.08 | Q | | 4. Martina Steuk | East Germany | 2:05.10 | Q | | 7. Elly van Hulst |  Netherlands | 2:05.38 | | | 9. Zuzana Moravčíková |  Czechoslovakia | 2:05.66 | | | 10.Petra Kleinbrahm | West Germany | 2:06.77 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:04.67 | Q | | 2. Nikolina Shtereva | Bulgaria | 2:05.01 | Q | | 5. Simone Büngener | West Germany | 2:05.12 | q | | 6. Bernadette Louis | France | 2:05.24 | q | | 8. Rosine Wallez |  Belgium | 2:05.50 | |
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