| Final | | time | | L | | 1. Natalya Chistyakova |  Soviet Union | 55.24s | WB | 3 | | 2. Gisela Ahlemeyer |  West Germany | 56.2s | | 2 | | 3. Tatyana Arnautova | Soviet Union | 56.3s | | 1 | | 4. Ika Maričić |  Yugoslavia | 56.5s | | 4 |
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Heats - Saturday, 9th March | | First 2 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Gisela Ahlemeyer | West Germany | 56.38s | Q | | 2. Tatyana Arnautova | Soviet Union | 56.4s | Q | | 3. Rita Kühne |  East Germany | 57.3s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 1. Natalya Chistyakova | Soviet Union | 55.87s | Q | | 2. Ika Maričić | Yugoslavia | 56.4s | Q | | 3. Libuše Macounová |  Czechoslovakia | 56.7s | | | 4. Josefina Salgado |  Spain | 58.1s | |
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