| Date | 12 October 1964 — 20:20 |
|---|---|
| Location | Kokuritsu Yoyogi Kyogijo, Shibuya, Tokyo |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Galina Prozumenshchikova |  URS | 2:46.4 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Claudia Kolb |  USA | 2:47.6 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Svetlana Babanina | URS | 2:48.6 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Stella Mitchell |  GBR | 2:49.0 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Jill Slattery | GBR | 2:49.6 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Bärbel Grimmer |  GER | 2:51.0 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Klenie Bimolt |  NED | 2:51.3 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Ursula Küper | GER | 2:53.9 |
