| Final | | time | | | 1. Stefka Yordanova |  Bulgaria | 2:02.65 | WB | | 2. Elfi Rost |  East Germany | 2:02.83 | NR | | 3. Elżbieta Skowrońska |  Poland | 2:02.90 | NR | | 4. Svetla Zlateva | Bulgaria | 2:03.59 | | | 5. Maritta Politz | East Germany | 2:06.40 | | | 6. Colette Besson |  France | 2:08.61 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 10th March | | First 3 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Svetla Zlateva | Bulgaria | 2:07.05 | Q | | 3. Elżbieta Skowrońska | Poland | 2:07.30 | Q | | 6. Elfi Rost | East Germany | 2:07.56 | Q | | 9. Joke van Gerven |  Netherlands | 2:09.20 | | | 10.Brigitte Kraus |  West Germany | 2:09.90 | | | 11.Zina Boniolo |  Italy | 2:10.55 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 2. Maritta Politz | East Germany | 2:07.10 | Q | | 4. Stefka Yordanova | Bulgaria | 2:07.42 | Q | | 5. Colette Besson | France | 2:07.46 | Q | | 7. Anneke de Lange | Netherlands | 2:07.96 | | | 8. Rosemary Stirling |  Great Britain | 2:08.14 | |
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