| Final | Team | time |
| | 1. Christine Wachtel | GDR | 1:59.24 | | 2. Tatyana Grebenchuk | URS | 1:59.53 | | 3. Ellen Kießling | GDR | 1:59.68 | | 4. Violeta Beclea | ROM | 2:00.26 | | 5. Gaby Lesch | FRG | 2:01.09 | | -. Joetta Clark | USA | DNF |
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| Heats. First 2 and Best 3 to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | Team | time. | | 1. Christine Wachtel | GDR | 2:02.29 | | 2. Tatyana Grebenchuk | URS | 2:02.35 | | 3. Tudorita Chidu | ROM | 2:02.85 | | 4. Maite Zuniga | ESP | 2:03.65 | | 5. Alisa Harvey | USA | 2:04.03 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time. | | 1. Ellen Kießling | GDR | 2:01.74 | | 2. Violeta Beclea | ROM | 2:01.88 | | 3. Joetta Clark | USA | 2:01.96 | | 4. Gaby Lesch | FRG | 2:02.20 | | 5. Erzsebet Szabo | HUN | 2:03.37 | | 6. Marcia Tate | JAM | 2:05.28 |
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