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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 3, 1984
Date Finished: August 3, 1984
Format: Top three in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Doina Beşliu-Melinte |
| Silver: | Kim Gallagher |
| Bronze: | Fiţa Lovin |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margrit Klinger | 24 | West Germany | FRG | 2:03.66 | 6 | QU |
| 2 | Ruth Wysocki | 27 | United States | USA | 2:04.05 | 4 | QU |
| 3 | Jill McCabe | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 2:04.16 | 5 | QU |
| 4 | Ranza Clark | 22 | Canada | CAN | 2:04.67 | 3 | QC |
| 5 | Céléstine N'Drin | 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | CIV | 2:06.06 | 2 | |
| 6 | Christine Bakombo | 21 | Congo (Kinshasa) | COD | 2:18.79 | 7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiţa Lovin | 33 | Romania | ROU | 2:01.51 | 4 | QU |
| 2 | Robin Campbell | 25 | United States | USA | 2:01.72 | 6 | QU |
| 3 | Lorraine Baker | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:01.73 | 2 | QU |
| 4 | Angelita Lind | 25 | Puerto Rico | PUR | 2:01.84 | 3 | QC |
| 5 | Selina Chirchir | 15 | Kenya | KEN | 2:07.17 | 7 | |
| 6 | Grace Bakari | 30 | Ghana | GHA | 2:14.50 | 5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doina Beşliu-Melinte | 27 | Romania | ROU | 2:02.77 | 2 | QU |
| 2 | Caroline O'Shea | 23 | Ireland | IRL | 2:03.60 | 4 | QU |
| 3 | Chris Slythe-Wynn | 22 | Canada | CAN | 2:04.17 | 7 | QU |
| 4 | Shiny Abraham-Wilson | 19 | India | IND | 2:04.69 | 3 | QC |
| 5 | Alejandra Ramos | 25 | Chile | CHI | 2:05.77 | 6 | |
| 6 | Evelyn Adiru | 22 | Uganda | UGA | 2:07.39 | 8 | |
| 7 | Zonia Meigham | 30 | Guatemala | GUA | 2:14.17 | 5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Gallagher | 20 | United States | USA | 2:00.37 | 6 | QU |
| 2 | Gabriella Dorio | 27 | Italy | ITA | 2:01.41 | 2 | QU |
| 3 | Elly van Hulst | 25 | Netherlands | NED | 2:03.38 | 3 | QU |
| 4 | Grace Verbeek | 25 | Canada | CAN | 2:04.16 | 4 | QC |
| 5 | Albertina Machado | 22 | Portugal | POR | 2:05.74 | 7 | |
| 6 | Laverne Bryan | 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | 2:11.44 | 5 |