| 1 | Ella Kovacs | ROM | 2:02,18 | Q |
| 2 | Nadeshda Olisarenko | URS | 2:03,12 | Q |
| 3 | Rosa Colorado | ESP | 2:04,03 | q |
| 4 | Slobodanka Colovic | YUG | 2:04,04 | q |
| 5 | Petra Kleinbrahm | FRG | 2:04,44 | |
| Zuzana Moravcikova | TCH | DNS |
| 1 | Kirsty McDermott | GBR | 2:03,42 | Q |
| 2 | Cristeana Cojocaru | ROM | 2:03,88 | Q |
| 3 | Sigrun Ludwigs | GDR | 2:04,62 | |
| 4 | Maite Zuniga | ESP | 2:06,21 | |
| 5 | Svobodka Damyanova | BUL | 2:06,76 |