| 1 | Svetla Slateva | BUL | 2:07,05 | Q |
| 2 | Elzbieta Skowronska | POL | 2:07,30 | Q |
| 3 | Elfi Rost | GDR | 2:07,56 | Q |
| 4 | Joke van Gerven | NED | 2:09,20 | |
| 5 | Brigitte Kraus | FRG | 2:09,90 | |
| 6 | Zina Boniolo | ITA | 2:10,55 |
| 1 | Marita Politz | GDR | 2:07,10 | Q |
| 2 | Stefka Yordanova | BUL | 2:07,42 | Q |
| 3 | Colette Besson | FRA | 2:07,46 | Q |
| 4 | Anneke de Lange | NED | 2:07,96 | |
| 5 | Rosemary Stirling | GBR | 2:08,14 |