| Final 19:10 | time | L | | 1. Liliya Nurutdinova |  URS | 1:57.50 | 7 | | 2. Ana Fidelia Quirot |  CUB | 1:57.55 | 2 | | 3. Ella Kovacs |  ROM | 1:57.58 | 8 | | 4. Maria Lurdes Mutola |  MOZ | 1:57.63 | 3 | | 5. Letitia Vriesde |  SUR | 1:58.25 | 6 | | 6. Christine Wachtel |  GER | 1:58.90 | 4 | | 7. Ann Williams |  GBR | 2:01.01 | 1 | | 8. Svetlana Masterkova | URS | 2:02.92 | 5 |
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| Heat 1 | time | L | | 1. Ana Fidelia Quirot | CUB | 2:00.08 | 4 | | 2. Ella Kovacs | ROM | 2:00.13 | 5 | | 3. Liliya Nurutdinova | URS | 2:00.13 | 6 | | 4. Ann Williams | GBR | 2:00.30 | 8 | | 5. Milena Matejkovicova-Strnadova |  TCH | 2:00.47 | 1 | | 6. Maria Magnolia Figueiredo |  BRA | 2:01.53 | 2 | | 7. Joetta Clark |  USA | 2:02.35 | 3 | | -. Sigrun Wodars-Grau | GER | DNS | 7 |
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| Heat 2 | time | L | | 1. Christine Wachtel | GER | 1:59.10 | 5 | | 2. Letitia Vriesde | SUR | 1:59.15 | 3 | | 3. Svetlana Masterkova | URS | 1:59.15 | 4 | | 4. Maria Lurdes Mutola | MOZ | 1:59.29 | 8 | | 5. Birthe Bruhns | GER | 1:59.93 | 1 | | 6. Charmaine Crooks |  CAN | 2:00.63 | 6 | | 7. Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:01.32 | 2 | | 8. Delisa Walton-Floyd | USA | 2:01.32 | 7 |
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| Heats | Saturday 24.08 17:35 |
| Heat 1 | time | L | | 1. Ella Kovacs | ROM | 2:01.06 | 4 | | 2. Ann Williams | GBR | 2:01.44 | 7 | | 3. Maria Magnolia Figueiredo | BRA | 2:01.71 | 3 | | 4. Joetta Clark | USA | 2:01.81 | 2 | | 5. Tuuli Merikoski |  FIN | 2:03.84 | 6 | | 6. Gabriella Dorio |  ITA | 2:07.54 | 1 | | 7. Nana-Kadidia Thera |  MLI | 2:30.77 | 5 |
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| Heat 2 | time | L | | 1. Svetlana Masterkova | URS | 2:04.52 | 6 | | 2. Charmaine Crooks | CAN | 2:04.60 | 1 | | 3. Meredith Rainey-Valmon | USA | 2:04.84 | 4 | | 4. Mitica Junghiatu-Constantin | ROM | 2:06.53 | 5 | | 5. Sharon Stewart |  AUS | 2:08.72 | 2 | | 6. Angelina Mantokoane Pitso |  LES | 2:24.63 | 3 | | -. Shermaine Ross |  GRN | DNS | 7 |
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| Heat 3 | time | L | | 1. Maria Lurdes Mutola | MOZ | 2:00.86 | 2 | | 2. Ana Fidelia Quirot | CUB | 2:00.88 | 3 | | 3. Sigrun Wodars-Grau | GER | 2:00.99 | 7 | | 4. Maria Akraka |  SWE | 2:02.58 | 6 | | 5. Maite Zuniga |  ESP | 2:03.24 | 5 | | 6. Edith Nakiyingi |  UGA | 2:05.19 | 1 | | -. Dawn Williams-Sewer |  DMN | DNS | 4 |
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| Heat 4 | time | L | | 1. Delisa Walton-Floyd | USA | 2:00.05 | 7 | | 2. Birthe Bruhns | GER | 2:00.11 | 6 | | 3. Liliya Nurutdinova | URS | 2:00.13 | 1 | | 4. Lorraine Baker | GBR | 2:01.22 | 2 | | 5. Ellen Van Langen |  NED | 2:02.02 | 3 | | 6. Aisling Molloy |  IRL | 2:02.31 | 4 | | 7. Sharmaine Williams |  TKS | 3:00.97 | 5 |
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| Heat 5 | time | L | | 1. Christine Wachtel | GER | 2:01.45 | 2 | | 2. Letitia Vriesde | SUR | 2:01.51 | 5 | | 3. Milena Matejkovicova-Strnadova | TCH | 2:01.95 | 3 | | 4. Inna Yevseyeva | URS | 2:03.09 | 4 | | 5. Tudorita Chidu | ROM | 2:03.81 | 6 | | 6. Elsa Amaral |  POR | 2:03.83 | 1 | | 7. Paula Fryer | GBR | 2:04.64 | 7 | | 8. Sylene Blake |  MNT | 2:51.71 | 8 |
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