Final 26.08 | | time | | Heat F W_F_800m | 1. Astrid Strauss | East Germany | 8:32.12 | | Heat F W_F_800m | 2. Anke Sonnebrodt | East Germany | 8:37.72 | | Heat F W_F_800m | 3. Sarah Hardcastle | Great Britain | 8:40.44 | | Heat F W_F_800m | 4. Jolande van der Meer | Netherlands | 8:40.77 | | Heat F W_F_800m | 5. Carla Lasi | Italy | 8:43.40 | | Heat F W_F_800m | 6. Ina Beyermann | West Germany | 8:48.21 | | Heat F W_F_800m | 7. Irina Laritscheva | Soviet Union | 8:49.20 | | Heat F W_F_800m | 8. Aneta Patrascoiu | Romania | 9:01.14 | | Heat F W_F_800m |
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Heats - , --th August | Best 8 times advanced to Final. |
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