| Final 17:15 | Team | time | L | | Bib | | 1. Adriana Munoz | CUB | 2:04.08 | 1 | | 119 | | 2. Gabriela Elizabeth Medina | MEX | 2:04.41 | 6 | SB | 192 | | 3. Rosibel Garcia | COL | 2:04.45 | 8 | | 80 | | 4. Rose Mary Almanza | CUB | 2:04.82 | 1 | | 97 | | 5. Christiane Santos | BRA | 2:06.15 | 5 | | 52 | | 6. Heather Rae Kampf | USA | 2:07.11 | 7 | | 263 | | 7. Christina Mone Rodgers | USA | 2:08.29 | 2 | | 276 | | 8. Nancy Soledad Gallo | ARG | 2:09.10 | 4 | PB | 5 | | 9. Daysi Ugarte | BOL | 2:16.94 | 3 | | 25 |
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| World Record: | | Jarmila Kratochvolova (TCH) 1:53.28 | | Munich (FRG) 26.07.1983 | | Panamerican Record: | | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) 1:58.71 | | La Habana (CUB) 08.09.1991 |
| Intermediate | | 400m - Adriana Munoz (CUB) 1:04.27 |
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