| 1 | Ileana Silai | ROM | 2:06,28 | Q |
| 2 | Gisela Ellenberger | FRG | 2:06,76 | Q |
| 3 | Maria Sykora | AUT | 2:07,26 | |
| 4 | Margaret Beacham | GBR | 2:08,90 | |
| 5 | Birgitte Jennes | DEN | 2:11,09 |
| 1 | Gunhild Hoffmeister | GDR | 2:06,18 | Q |
| 2 | Donata Govoni | ITA | 2:06,34 | Q |
| 3 | Svetla Slateva | BUL | 2:06,57 | q |
| 4 | Christa Merten | FRG | 2:06,82 | q |
| 5 | Marta Velekei | HUN | 2:09,69 | |
| 6 | Danièle Verriest | FRA | 2:11,82 |