| 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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