| | | Final |  | time |  |  | 1. Anneliese Ehrhardt |  East Germany | 8.02s | WB |  | 2. Valeria Bufanu |  Romania | 8.16s | NR |  | 3. Teresa Nowak |  Poland | 8.23s |  |  | 4. Meta Antenen |  Switzerland | 8.27s | NR |  | 5. Ilona Bruzsenyák |  Hungary | 8.32s |  |  | 6. Jacqueline André |  France | 8.48s |  | 
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 |  |  | First 3 from each Semi advanced to Final. | 
 | | Semi 1 |  | time |  |  | 1. Anneliese Ehrhardt |  East Germany | 8.07s | Q |  | 4. Valeria Bufanu |  Romania | 8.32s | Q |  | 5. Ilona Bruzsenyák |  Hungary | 8.34s | Q |  | 6. Uta Nolte |  West Germany | 8.39s |  |  | 7. Mieke van Wissen |  Netherlands | 8.40s |  |  | 10.Ivanka Koshnicharska |  Bulgaria | 8.48s |  | 
 |  | | Semi 2 |  | time |  |  | 2. Teresa Nowak |  Poland | 8.23s | Q |  | 3. Meta Antenen |  Switzerland | 8.30s | Q, NR |  | 8. Jacqueline André |  France | 8.43s | Q |  | 9. Judy Vernon |  Great Britain | 8.46s |  |  | 11.Elfriede Meierholz |  West Germany | 8.52s |  |  | 12.Carmen Mähr |  Austria | 8.58s |  | 
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 | Heats - Sunday, 10th March |  | First 4 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Semi-Finals. | 
 | | Heat 1 |  | time |  |  | 5. Valeria Bufanu |  Romania | 8.42s | Q |  | 7. Carmen Mähr |  Austria | 8.48s | Q |  | 8. Jacqueline André |  France | 8.48s | Q |  | 11.Uta Nolte |  West Germany | 8.53s | Q |  | 13.Grażyna Rabsztyn |  Poland | 8.54s |  |  | 15.Nedyalka Angelova |  Bulgaria | 8.69s |  | 
 |  | | Heat 2 |  | time |  |  | 1. Anneliese Ehrhardt |  East Germany | 8.06s | Q, WB |  | 3. Meta Antenen |  Switzerland | 8.30s | Q, NR |  | 4. Ilona Bruzsenyák |  Hungary | 8.34s | Q |  | 11.Ivanka Koshnicharska |  Bulgaria | 8.53s | Q |  | 14.Marlies Koschinski |  West Germany | 8.66s |  | 
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 | | Heat 3 |  | time |  |  | 2. Teresa Nowak |  Poland | 8.24s | Q |  | 6. Mieke van Wissen |  Netherlands | 8.46s | Q |  | 9. Judy Vernon |  Great Britain | 8.49s | Q |  | 10.Elfriede Meierholz |  West Germany | 8.51s | Q |  | 16.Gunhild Olsson |  Sweden | 8.94s |  | 
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