| 1. Catherine Carr |  United States | 2:42.30 | | +-.--s | - | | 2. Ludmila Porubaiko |  Soviet Union | 2:42.68 | | +-.--s | - | | 3. Robyn Farrell |  Australia | 2:48.49 | | +-.--s | - | | 4. Kathy Manger | United States | 2:48.92 | | +-.--s | - | | 5. Chieno Shibata |  Japan | 2:53.50 | | +-.--s | - | | 6. Silvia Dokerill |  Canada | 2:58.70 | | +-.--s | - | | 7. M. Borlasse |  Great Britain | 2:59.41 | | +-.--s | - | | 8. Rosa Trikarico |  Italy | 3:01.94 | | +-.--s | - |
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| 1. Catherine Carr | United States | 2:47.00 | | +-.--s | - | | 2. Kathy Manger | United States | 2:49.71 | | +-.--s | - | | 3. Robyn Farrell | Australia | 2:49.81 | | +-.--s | - | | 4. Ludmila Porubaiko | Soviet Union | 2:49.93 | | +-.--s | - | | 5. Chieno Shibata | Japan | 2:54.63 | | +-.--s | - | | 6. Silvia Dokerill | Canada | 3:00.92 | | +-.--s | - | | 7. Rosa Trikarico | Italy | 3:00.94 | | +-.--s | - | | 8. M. Borlasse | Great Britain | 3:01.27 | | +-.--s | - | | 9. Karia Correa |  Brazil | 3:01.43 | | +-.--s | - |
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