| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Slobodanka Colovic |
YUG |
2:03.13 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Janet Bell |
GBR |
2:03.45 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lyubov Kiryukhina-Tsyoma |
URS |
2:03.63 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Gabriela Sedláková |
TCH |
2:03.69 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Diana Richburg |
USA |
2:03.85 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Maria Pintea |
ROU |
2:03.91 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Violeta Beclea-Szekely |
ROU |
2:04.03 |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Christine Wachtel |
GDR |
2:04.39 |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Joetta Clark-Diggs |
USA |
2:04.56 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Montserrat Pujol |
ESP |
2:04.88 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Soraya Vieira Telles |
BRA |
2:05.09 AR |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Maureen Stewart |
CRC |
2:07.72 NR |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Rosa Colorado |
ESP |
2:07.72 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Célestine N'Drin |
CIV |
2:07.96 NR |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Alejandra Ramos |
CHI |
2:08.42 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Justine Craig |
NZL |
2:09.48 |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | Geeta Zutshi |
IND |
2:10.79 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Donna Bean |
BER |
2:13.98 NR |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Cristina Girón |
GUA |
2:22.80 NR |